Once upon a time there was a young lady name Holly.  She was a bigger girl, she always was a bigger girl, being big was all she had every known!  She owned a set of scales but very rarely, and when I say rarely I mean NEVER, used them because it was honestly too depressing
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Nuts and Banana Protein Cookies Makes: 12 Ingredients: 1 banana 200g smooth natural peanut butter 2 scoops (60g) vanilla protein powder 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a tray with baking paper Break up the banana and mash with a fork, for best result use an
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I have been pondering about writing this post for a while and I have really struggled with how to approach it, but today I have decided that I am going to give it my best shot. To there is a well known saying that “patience is a virtue” and this is basically the essence of
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Quinoa Salad Makes: 3 bariatric portions Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa 1 cup chicken stock 6 cherry tomatoes 2 baby cucumber 2 spring onions 60g diced roast pumpkin 1/4 cup shredded fresh herbs 30g crumbled feta cheese Squeeze lemon juice Method: Place the quinoa and stock with an additional tablespoon of water in a small saucepan
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Thai Chicken Serves: 4 serves (or 10 bariatric portions) Paste ingredients: 1 small onion, roughly chopped 1 long green chilli, roughly chopped 4 garlic cloves 1cm fresh ginger 1 lemongrass stalk 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 3 tablespoons fish sauce 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar Curry
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Thai Beef Sausage Rolls Makes: 12 portions (or 24 pieces) Ingredients: 3 mountain bread wraps 500g lean beef mince 1 egg 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1cm fresh ginger, finely chopped 1 long red chilli, finely chopped 3 spring onions, finely chopped 1/2 cup fresh coriander, shredded (stem included) 2 scoops (60g) pure protein powder
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Latte Protein Panna Cotta Makes: 6 Ingredients: 1 cup strong black coffee 1 teaspoon sweetener (optional) 1 & 1/2 teaspoons powdered gelatine 160g vanilla YoPro yoghurt 1/2 cup milk 2 scoops (60g) vanilla protein powder Method: Dissolve the sweetener and gelatine in the boiling black coffee until full dissolved, make the coffee as strong or
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It’s been over a week since my last sleeve update so I thought it would be timely to touch base with how Percy and I are travelling. Since my last post I have some numbers to report back on. I have had another weight in losing another 1kg taking the total to an astronomical 86.7kg
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Tomato Relish Makes: approximately 16 portions (50g) Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large red onions 4 garlic cloves 25g mustard seeds 1kg tomatoes 3 long red chilli 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1 bay leaf Method: Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan and add in the roughly chopped
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Chocolate Meringue Bark Makes: 24 pieces Ingredients: 1/2 cup egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tar tar 2 scoops (60g) chocolate protein powder 1/2 cup almond meal Method: Preheat the oven to 120 degrees Celsius and line a tray with baking paper Using electric beater whip the eggs whites until you have soft peaks Add
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