Category Archives: Choices: Did I Eat Today? No Diet.

99p Is It Worth It?

99P Is It Worth It? Before A few years ago, I used to visit McDonald’s and purchase two double cheese-burgers, two portions of fries and sometimes two apple pies. I would always ask the Cashier to place them into two separate bags and smile while saying, ‘I’m getting lunch today for a friend.’ 99p wasContinue reading “99p Is It Worth It?”

Don’t Hurt Yourself

Don’t Hurt Yourself The days you’re running late and convince yourself there’s not enough time to make breakfast. The days you head out to work, and you’re hungry, so you visit Greggs, or some café and purchase a hot drink and a pastry. Commence workaround 09:00, and by 10:00 you’re hungry! You’re hungry because youContinue reading “Don’t Hurt Yourself”

Vegan Carrot Curry by Unique Fatso

Vegan Carrot Curry by Unique Fatso Ingredients Carrots Chestnut Mushrooms Onions Sesame Seeds Chinese Curry Powder Brown Basmati Rice White Cabbage Tomato Puree Pink Himalayan Sea-salt Black Pepper. Method for the Curry Place a saucepan on stove and pour a drizzle of sunflower oil. Chop the chestnut mushrooms (rinse) and place into the saucepan. ChopContinue reading “Vegan Carrot Curry by Unique Fatso”

Banana Loaf Recipe – Unique Fatso

Ingredients 4 Very ripe bananas 110g of soft light brown sugar (I use muscovado sugar) 2 large eggs 120ml/ ½ Cup of sunflower oil 225g/ 1 ½ Cup of plain flour 1 tsp of bicarbonate of (baking) soda Golden flaxseeds (I’ve also used pumpkin seeds, and that was delightful.) Method Preheat the oven to 170°CContinue reading “Banana Loaf Recipe – Unique Fatso”

Wholesome Vegan Curry by Unique Fatso

Ingredients Onion Mushrooms Carrots Garden peas Potatoes Vegan-friendly curry sauce Sesame seeds Method Peel, chop and rinse potatoes – add to pot of boiling water, with a pinch of pink Himalayan salt. Lightly saute onions and mushrooms in oil. Clean and slice the carrots – add to the pot. Once cooked through a bit, pourContinue reading “Wholesome Vegan Curry by Unique Fatso”

Super Plant-based Soup

Ingredients Broccoli Carrots Red-lentils Potatoes Sesame Seeds Dried noodles/spaghetti Dumplings (Made with organic flour, a pinch of sugar & salt, mixed with soya milk) Method – Apologies, I don’t measure or know. I simply follow my mind. Peel and chop potatoes and add to pot with water and a sprinkle of Pink Himalayan Sea-salt. KneadContinue reading “Super Plant-based Soup”

Plant-based Pud!

Ingredients Banana Swedish Glace (soy-based ice-cream) Brown Sugar Syrup (optional) Method Peel banana and place on into suitable oven dish. Drizzle syrup across banana. Sprinkle brown sugar on top. Bake in the oven. Top Tips You have control over the amount of sugar/syrup you use. Plant-based ice-cream is healthier that one made with cows milk.Continue reading “Plant-based Pud!”

Break Fast

As I sleep, I’m indulgent in dreams of food and drink that keeps me in at the seams. I want cakes, chocolate, ice-cream and pic ‘n’ mix. I want deep-fried chunky chips with gravy and plant-based cheese melting at the tips. Homer and I are leaping, bunny hops into sugared dust. Homer and I areContinue reading “Break Fast”

Vegetarian Curry by UniqueFatso

Ingredients Mushrooms Garden peas Onion Pepper Carrots Wild rice Soya milk Organic Flour Linda McCartney vegan-friendly sausages Sesame Seeds Pataks Curry sauce Into the saucepan: Carrots, red pepper, onion and mushrooms. All sliced and diced. Into a pot: Wild rice, with a pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt. Into a pot: Dumplings (made with soyaContinue reading “Vegetarian Curry by UniqueFatso”

A Lil Nibble

I used to drool in my mind, about the right time when I could try foods I know, in time will make me cry. I had no reasons why! But I knew I wanted a lil nibble. I told myself that a lil nibble makes no difference. My weight won’t change, it will stay theContinue reading “A Lil Nibble”

Neat Meat Easy Eats: Chickpea Chicken and Soy Meat!

‘I could NEVER give up meat!’ ‘How can you live off vegetables?’ ‘That’s what animals are there for, to eat!’ – Meat Eaters Today marks 30 days since I made an ethical and healthy choice to refrain from eating meat. Last night I tried cooking with meat alternatives courtesy of Veggie Kitchen (purchased from Farmfoods,Continue reading “Neat Meat Easy Eats: Chickpea Chicken and Soy Meat!”

Update: My Monthly Menstruation

Last month I wrote about the horrible pains I had experienced during my period. Last month I wrote about the horrible pains I had experienced during my period. And how I believed that the foods I was consuming, were causing the unbearable and consistent pains. Well this month, my period arrived on the 29th ofContinue reading “Update: My Monthly Menstruation”

The Story of Unique Fatso

Unique Fatso *Disclaimer, this was written a while ago. Foundation I can’t remember how old I was exactly. But I know I was young. A small booklet arrived with the daily post and was placed in the fruit-bowl by one of my family members. During breakfast, I picked it up and was looking through it,Continue reading “The Story of Unique Fatso”

Monthly Madness: Munchies During Menstruation.

Each month, on time my period arrives and with it’s delivery comes cravings. They’re expected in the sense that I’ll have them but exactly what I’ll crave is always a surprise. This month has been difficult, as I’ve had a mixture of cravings and they’ve gone from one extreme to the next. Jerk Chicken CucumbersContinue reading “Monthly Madness: Munchies During Menstruation.”

Try

Do you ever wish you had tried something earlier? Often I fear change and avoid it where possible. However, I recently came across red/lentil penne pasta, during a recent visit to @MarksAndSpencer yesterday, I made some and it was delicious. During my meal, I thought about all those opportunities I’ve passed up: events I’ve missed,Continue reading “Try”

Tea Time with Pukka

Late last night, I made a mug of Pukka Tea, #PukkaCleanse to be exact. After consuming a large portion of battered chips 😔I felt a combination of sadness, disappointment and the need to fix it. The taste (for me) was awful. But I downed it, I finished to whole cup. It’s goodness that will noContinue reading “Tea Time with Pukka”

Kale Juice & Floradix

I’m a big advocate of kale juice. I suffer with iron deficient anaemia. My GP has advised me to take iron tablets. My nails were brittle and kept breaking. And I also experienced hair loss. The issue with those, is that they give me side affects such as; headaches, loss of taste, chest pains. SoContinue reading “Kale Juice & Floradix”

Oat Milk

So I asked myself recently, what do I need milk for? And the only answer is porridge! I absolutely LOVE porridge. So last week I made a healthy choice and purchased a healthier option, #OatMilk which is a plant based milk alternative. I haven’t yet tried it. However, it’s the only milk now available toContinue reading “Oat Milk”

Got Milk?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always suffered from acne. More so during menstruation but generally throughout non-menstrual days. Big bumpy, unsightly spots! My daily breakfast (previously) consisted of a 40g bowl of porridge with a cup of milk! Throughout the day, I enjoyed drinking hot-chocolate, with a mountain of whipped cream…Mmm AcneContinue reading “Got Milk?”

The Green Smoothie

The Green Smoothie On and off, here and there I’ve been buying the following in packs: Oranges Lemons Limes Cherries Raspberries Carrots   With great aspirations to make my own juices/smoothies, in order to facilitate my diet. However, I would purchase these and more, then find myself either tired of the prep work or withContinue reading “The Green Smoothie”