Dedicated Swallower of Passion (Fruit) - 10 / 10 thread

[FrannyandZooey]

For anyone who wants a boost to their general health. The suggested goals are:

EAT 10 PORTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES EVERY DAY - if you don't usually eat much fruit and veg I would build up gradually or you could upset your digestion.

DO (AT LEAST) 10 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY - can be yoga, stretching or something more energetic. The plan is that the idea of doing 10 minutes is not too daunting, and having started you may well find you want to do more.

There are no restrictions on what you eat so long as you get your 10 fruit and veg as well. The focus is not on weight loss but on improving our energy levels and hopefully our general mood and well-being. Sign up below and post here to tell us how you're getting on and how you are feeling.

Basic guidance on what constitutes a portion of fruit and veg here and you can download more detailed information by following the link at the very bottom of the page

Fmv, my boys were weaned onto baked potatoes baked cheese boats - baked pots, halved, sprinkled with cheese and grilled. I even put masts and paper sails on the first couple of times.
Your boys eat quite a lot - but I know you only see the limitations when you are living with them.
What about bulghar wheat/other grain with chopped fruit?
Our cheap standby is veg stew with dumplings. With bits of veggie sausage if we're feeling flush.

Lully, itchy feet? Where will you go next? Near us?

anywhere Toot
just anywhere really

ds had always loved baked pots until we had one with very dodgy cheese & the theatre locally.He wont touch them now

Hmm FMF I can see how cutting down is hard becasue of you are eating a portion of meat / fish on it's own it needs to be a decent size and good quality.

We eat lots of casseroles, stews, chilli, pasta sauce etc and it is really easy to cut down on the meat content but that's no help i can see.

I suppose the cheapest thing you are goint to be able to do is all eat the same thing, as cooking two meals each day must make things more expensive? Even if v. dull... Would they eat bean burgers / felafel type things

Ds has renamed the emoticons

aprrantly is cool

is cheeky

and

is yawn

the irony is that my friends envied me when they were little. They would eat anything. i remember making the most beautiful concoctions with couscous and courgettes and aprcitos and..and..then they both turned odd when they hit two. My only consolation is ds1 is getting a little more adventurous in his old age (in recent memory has has embraced yorkshire puddings, spagbol, anchovies, smoked mackeral, thai red curry and tried kale. I just hope ds2 turns out the same...

it's the quality thing. If they are going to eat meat, I cannot give them econo-burgers or slurry sausages.etc. Tis hand-made with lean minced steak all the way etc...poncey poncey poo.

meanwhile, I'm living off lentil soup!

I am coping with my fussy eates by REFUSING to discuss what is for supper - well a breezy - 'oh it's your favourite' if pushed and then putting it on the table for a bit of stress and grated cheese adn it is kind of eaten.

This was done to minimise the stressful part as it is only when they sit downb that they find out what it is.

I am a bitch mind.

oh hang on was that patronissing?

it wasn;t menat to be - it was written in a 'I feel your pain' kind of way.

(that is bad for your shoulders - don;t make me do it again.)

no it wasn't patronising...

do you know I have done the whle ''this is what's for dinner and if you don't eat it, tough'' thing. But after 6 days they had eaten breakfast and packed lunch and that was all. Did I give up too soon?

oh god - I don;t think I oculd have stuck it out that long TBH.

I think there is always some element of the meal they will eat and grated cheese helps with mine.

I do food they like that is somewhat healthy as a starteer if I know there is little chance (cheese and beetroot on a cocktail stick, olives, nuts or summat.)

starter??

oh yes - do you not do starters?

I hope that means you don;t do palattee cleasners either.

seriously - is starter is name only - no prawn cocktail a la frou frou

is literaly a piece of cheese adn a beetroot on a stick!

I went to school quiz (it was on here we talked school quiz?)

There was a man on our team who captained a university challenge team in his youth so even if I did know the answer I couldn;t get a word in.

My only contribution to our success was miss marple's first name.

Well, I bought new weighing scales today as my old ones were broken and weighing me in at a riduculous amount considering how much I've been running and clearly, must be getting thinnner.

You can see where this is going. The new scales must be broken too because they are also weigh me in at a ridiculous amount, half a stone more than usual in fact. It's very strange as my running partner has reported a gain of 7lbs and I laughed and said don't be silly, we will be fit who cares what we weigh. Except I do kind of care. Everyone else on the running thread has been losing pounds. I know muscle weighs more than fat but, but, but...

it is annoying, no?

Hello everyone

MrsC it doesn't matter how much you weigh, but I can see it is annoying if you are making an effort to exercise and were expecting to lose weight. How long have you been running?

I don't think I can come for tea and cakes [sulk]

but I want you to come, why not? Try harder.

About a month now I think, and I've stopped eating crisps.

Fmv, did I weird you out with that email I sent you? Or did you not get it?

Bee, I also try not to tell them what dinner will be in advance. If they know early, it gives them more time to work up a whinge/feel ill.

MrsC you did not need to lose weight at all, so you have just put on lots of lean muscle. This is v good and means you will be able to eat more without getting lardy

you know I think it is only going to be you and me so far (slthough haven't checked emails today) feel free to back out if necessary

FMF I don't really know what meat costs but I know good meat isn't cheap. I wondered if quorn sausages might be an alternative - they are not exactly a health food but they don't have ears and fannies and things in. I think they are quite pricey to begin with, but the supermarkets regularly sell them at half price which would be something like about 90p for 6? Maybe worth a try, I don't know. I thought your menu sounded quite good really and a lot more varied than many children would eat. Have you thought about speaking to them about money and so on and explaining that it would help if eg one day a week they could try something new? Could you ask them for ideas of some new things that they would be prepared to try? Would they eat thick veg soup with hunks of bread?

TooT hello, I have missed you, I wondered if you had schismed. I have bought lovely Astrid Lindgren book am planning to gloat a bit about book fair shortly if no-one minds. Had fab time and also very very nice lunch of grilled panini with halloumi and grilled vegetables, avocado and leafy salad, and potato wedges with sour cream. Plus chocolate cake with chocolate custard and chocolate ice cream [bloat]. I was meant to buy a cake for tomorrow's tea on the way home but I just couldn't face going in the baker's. I may possibly be able to eat food again one day.

Tatties you have to come, I have something for you

I am going to drink vodka now

Have a good evening everyone!

FMF if you make them try one thing make them try chickpea fritters.

MrsC I think the weight thing will be down to muscle. I tried to quiz the not-so-lovely Gavin about this at gym induction, but he c/wouldn;t give me a straight answer. i agree about weight, it is irrelevant imo, what you need are "measuring pants".

BTW "pants" actually trousers in this case, but a good friend of mine from NZ came up with this theory and she always called them pants.

You have a pair of well loved and slightly on the tight side trousers, jeans perhaps, and they are the marker of whether or not you need to cut down on the crisps.

Right, now, I really am off to indulge myslef for one night only

when I used to go to the gym 3 times a week I had to buy new jeans, as my thigh muscles wouldn't fit in the other ones

bugger it, I have let that go and no mistake

have LOTS of fun FK but drink a tall glass of water in between every alcoholic drink and you may not feel quite so like you want to die in the morning