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2018: A Year In Food

In 2018, my gym coach assigned me to keep a food blog so he could track my meals. Through developing healthy eating habits to satisfy all of my nutritional needs and a rigorous exercise programme, I lost the 21 kg between January-August 2018 I'd gained on anti-depressants.

I wanted it to be somewhere more private rather than being shoved down people's throats (literally) through Instagram/WhatsApp. Hence I've posted my culinary creations here.

​Being vegetarian and/or vegan always presents a challenge in terms of hitting the protein target so this was particularly the most interesting challenge for me.

I made a conscious decision to stop food blogging in 2019 (due to time restraints), but it's useful to have a year's diet documented as a reference and a source of inspiration!

28/10/2018

28/10/2018

 
Mushroom omelette.

27/10/2018 Lunches

27/10/2018

 

27/10/2018 Dinner

27/10/2018

 
Falafel, halloumi and green beans.

21/10/2018 Dinners 20 & 21 October

21/10/2018

 
Various baked potato dishes.

Dish 1:
Broccoli and crumbled feta topped with chilli.

Dish 2:
​Mushrooms, garlic and feta.

Dish 3:
Hummus, quorn and peas.

20/10/2018 Lunches & Dinners

20/10/2018

 
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16/10/2018 Dinner

16/10/2018

 

15/10/2018 Dinners

15/10/2018

 
​Based on Deliciously Ella's "Sun-dried Tomato Pasta" recipe, with some slight adaptations.

This pasta is perfect for a rainy, cold day. It's wonderfully hearty and wholesome, and so quick to throw together. The sauce is made from a mix of flavoursome sum-dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. You can add other veg to this too though. I stirred through some spinach at the end and threw in some sautéed mushrooms. I finished this with some roasted Yum & Yay mixed nuts and seeds, which adds more flavour and texture, while also making it look beautiful.

I used Spelt pasta.

14/10/2018 Lunches

14/10/2018

 
6 yellow peppers chopped and fried. 6 eggs boiled in with red lentils, drained, peeled and added to the peppers along with 1 pot of garlic and herb Quark cheese and 2 bags of watercress, spinach and rocket salad. Finished with thyme, garlic and salt to taste.

13/10/2018 Lunch

13/10/2018

 
Saturday- in food: sweet potato 🍠 portobello mushroom 🍄 carrot 🥕 batons, mozzarella cheese 🧀 and quorn egg bites drizzled with Nando's sauce and mayo maize
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13/10/2018 Dinner

13/10/2018

 
Change of plan: egg curry instead 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

08/10/2018 Dinner

8/10/2018

 
Blocked the tofu!

08/10/2018 Lunch

8/10/2018

 
​My lunch wraps for the week... got home late last night so needed to do a quick fix. It's basically a veggie fry up... in a Wrap 😝
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06/10/2018 Breakfast

6/10/2018

 
Saturday morning muesli, raspberries, blueberries, yoghurt🍦 and milk 🍼 then...off to the gym!
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03/10/2018

3/10/2018

 
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