Thank you for replying. I am borderline obese, my knees hurt and I know if I lose weight they will be better and I generally hate my current size. I don’t drink alcohol, I know I ate far too much chocolate and crap over Christmas but it’s been piling on the last three years. Due to a family members health we don’t go out much so exercise is very limited to what it was pre Covid.
I mainly eat lean meat (chicken, lamb, pork, steak) and two veg (or three or four veg). I try to limit potatoes, I eat, carrots, broccoli, peas, green beans, mushrooms, cauliflower, peppers, Brussels, cabbage, swede, celeriac, parsnips, red onion, spring onion.
i probably don’t eat enough salad mainly because I don’t find it filling but I do make a chunky coleslaw of white cabbage, carrot, spring onions, red onions about once a week and add a small amount of low fat dressing. I always cut the fat off meat before I cook it. I try to limit bread.
once a week I do a massive stir fry and include lots of the above and have tinned bean shoots and water chestnuts.
i want to try and boost the foods that help the most, ie are carrots better than say parsnips, someone told me to eat peas with every meal.