Politely requesting ideas?

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Ok, been to GP this morning and my new diet cannot contain -

Wine
Cheese
Chocolate
No spice
Caffeine
Tomatoes
Low carb
Low fat (as in very low fat)

I currently have no oven has it broke and I can't afford to replace just now The hob and grill work, and I do have a slow cooker.

I can only think of chicken and salad vs chicken and veg, but then I've never been the greatest cook.

Just myself and 2 DDs

Grilled fish
Soup
Chicken casserole

Did the GP not offer you a diet sheet?

Vegetable casserole, Nige makes a very nice on in Hotpots on BBC iPlayer ATM, could easily be done in slow cooker I would think.

Bad news about cheese and wine ~ poor you!

Thanks Allalone, nope - no diet sheet, just an appointment with the nurse when I presume I'll get some more info, but that's not for two weeks.

I didn't think of fish thanks

omelettes with lots of veg, peppers courgettes etc. stir fry, meat lots of veg (again)

Quinoa is a protein and not a carb, but can be used as a replacement for carbs.Some lovely recipes which mix quinoa and lentils, which you could also put roasted peppers and carrots into, and for texture some toasted almonds. I quite often have this for lunch! Filling too.

Oh and don't forget that fish cooks well in the microwave!

This mini oven is almost half price at Argos, if it would be easier to afford for now until you can replace your oven.

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4234834.htm

Pasta with loads if different sauces/ toppings-

Courgette and lemon
Chilli garlic and parsley
Mushroom sausage and fennel
Creamy mushroom stroganoff ( or beef or chicken stroganoff)
Crab and peas
Smoked salmon, asparagus and peas
Basil and pine nuts
Rocket garlic and lemon

Rice - risotto- endless varieties ( there's really no need to add cheese if it's stirred enough to really release the starch)
Jamaican rice and beans with grilled chicken
Egg or chicken or ham fried rice
Sticky rice with red braised pork
Mexican green rice
Medjera
Coconut based curries - red Thai, green Thai, Korma etc

Vegetable Stir fry, teriyaki beef salmon or chicken with noodles,

Meat ( salmon , chicken , pork) with boiled new pots and green beans or with salad

Eggs- Tortilla( with leftover potatoes from above), frittata , omelette, on top of potato hash, in a full English, scrambled with mushrooms or asparagus etc

Soup- pea and ham done in slow cooker is lovely ( some find it weird but a poached egg dropped in a bowl of pea and ham soup is lovely)
Dhal ( just leave out the toms) with flatbreads
Carrot and coriander
Spring vegetable
Courgette
Country veg
Leek and potato
Chicken noodle
Butternut squash
Miso soup with beef and pak choi

Cous cous with med veg and Harissa /veg tagine / grilled courgette lemon and garlic

Baked potatoes in slow cooker are lovely at this time of year with a salad and butter.

Ooh, lots of lovely ideas thanks!

I didn't know I could do baked potatoes in the slow cooker - that may need trying, same with quinoa never heard of it

Many thanks guys, it's certainly going to be a challenge

Don't mention quinoa to anyone else until you know it's said keen-wah.

- bitter from the years I spent embarrassing myself talking about quin oh a -