In my list of recommendations from my most recent visit to the GP (along with a coeliac blood test and Buscopan) was to increase the fibre in my diet, and apparently this Digestive 1st cereal was the way to do it.
My doctor couldn’t remember the name of it at the time, just said it was from CSIRO and that it would have much more fibre than the regular muesli I eat. Oh and that if I do have coeliac disease it would probably make me feel worse.
I googled it from my phone, and bought it from Woolies.
I have to say, it’s very sweet (I’m used to the raw oats of untoasted muesli), and I had to get used to it being toasted. I would eat it if I need it, but I think I’d prefer my untoasted for taste and texture reasons. But if you’re a toasted muesli fan, you should probably give it a try. Or the Protein 1st or Heart 1st if that’s what you need!
(I’m back on untoasted this week!)
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food,
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The food festival day of the National Multicultural Festival was yesterday. Since I wasn’t there for the beer, unlike much of Canberra who drank their way through the day, I busied myself in the Middle East – working my way through the samples of coffee and dates that Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Iraq, Kuwait, the Emirates etc had on offer to me.
I think I had about 8 or ten dates, which is enough for my stomach to bear.
Some were really juicy
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dates,
food,
Middle East,
Multicultural Festival
There are so many language goals you can target by simply playing with milk arrowroots, icing, food colours and some lollies. I tend to have the kids requesting the items them want into order to make the iced biscuits of their dreams. Practising question forms, descriptions, listening skills, clear speech, and sequencing (you know, so they actually ice the biscuit before they try sticking lollies on). Then there’s describing to their parents what to put on their biscuit.
Then there’s the one where the therapist pre-prepares the biscuits and we run the “canteen” in the group session. The kids have to buy the biscuits, but they have to describe them pretty thoroughly in order to get the biscuit they actually wanted. Cupcakes work well too, depending on how motivated you are!
Of course, there’s always the checking for allergies and other food issues, but most kids are allowed one treat from the speech canteen :)
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food,
speech pathology
Went in to meet Rish for lunch a couple of times this week, to relieve the boredom (I promise you, this was enough exertion for one day)… and Wednesday finally got to try Zambrero, the taco place on a corner at the Civic bus interchange. We’ve passed it a few times on a Sunday when it’s closed, with Rish saying “you have to go there with me one day” each time!
We both ordered a Dos Capas each – for $4.95 you get a taco with a tortilla to hold it all together. Good size for me… though I still managed to lose much of my cheese and sauce. A little small for Rish though, he would have liked two to himself, and while $5 is okay for a small snack, it’s prbably not really $10 worth for two. Not with Subway so close!
But it was crunchy and yum, and it’s always nice to get some salad in at lunch time. *crunch*
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food,
mexican
I love anything that involves throwing things in a pot, putting it in the oven, and showing up 1-1.5 hours later to eat it!
Let’s call it a “Taste test” with the eyes. What are the ingredients to this dinner?
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chicken,
food
Ahh we love to go “gourmet” around here. That means few ingredients, minimal chopping and impressive results. Like this mushroom, rocket and romano cheese salad. Dress with Balsamic vinegar. Nice.
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food,
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salad
12 stalks of rhubarb
juice and grated zest of one lemon
2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh or bottled is fine)
Tablespoon sugar (the recipe reckons artificial sweetener, like Splenda, but I don’t have any, and don’t think it’s worth it!)
Teaspoon ground cinnamon
Teaspoon vanilla essence
Put into a pot on low heat. stir stir stir for about 10 minutes until you get a delicious mush. I don’t like it stalky, prefer it close to the one consistency. You will end up with a few lumpy bits.
Serve with Greek yoghurt. Which I shouldn’t have, but I did anyway. I wonder is a little honey would be nice on top?
(Recipe is slightly modified from the one in the CSIRO Total WellbeingCookbook
)
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dessert,
food,
recipe
While I was in Newcastle, I went to The Depot, a new cafe on Darby St, twice for lunch. Mostly because I hadn’t been there yet, and the first time because I was by myself on Saturday and it looked like I could tuck away at a table with a magazine and eat without being disturbed… while listening to their music that strongly fell into my tastes (Goldfrapp was playing when I got there).
I had an awesome roast vegetable salad (with the usual diet coke) with pumpkin, beetroot, chick peas, pistachios and some rocket, topped with halloumi and pesto. Oh yums! :) The waiter observed that I was in a purple mood, with purple tights, purple handbag and a new purple clip. I ate in peace and read some local music magazine. Noice :p
The next day I went with Rish and his family. Aside from them not being able to do chai to save themselves (lack of brewing in milk – came out as a tea bag, separate pot of water, server of milk – only to be sent back to be brewed in the milk – so either ask for it how you like it, or hope they will learn over time) all was reported to be yummy. My latte (above) was very cute, and very drinkable :) And the toastie was yummy and warm with a nice chili/tomato jam. I was happy anyway.
Not the ‘same’ atmosphere as the Goldberg’s and the Grind on the street (with their wooden tables and chairs and French/Italian posterage), but I liked the walls and the clean industrial feel (clipboard menus are the thing I hear, I had one at dinner on Friday night, too). May or may not have been resting my head on the cork/chip board on the walls :p
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Darby Street,
food,
newcastle
I’m up in Newcastle for the next few days, seeing friends and family… Tonight I’m out at Honeysuckle … Because the council has funded a ‘livesite’ with a band and lots of fires, presumably to serve the dual purposes of looking awesome and keeping people warm.
Photos will of course follow on my return to Canberra. But for now I’m sitting at a table at ‘Twist’, awaiting my friends and sipping my drink. Smells wonderfully like wood fires :)
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food,
friends,
newcastle
Barely a sniffle these past few days, aside from battling with a red curry last night :) Went with friends for dinner and then to see Gomorrah at Dendy. I can’t believe I’ve not been to Dendy in the Canberra Centre until now – the seats are so comfy! And wide! :)
The movie was hard to follow – I kept getting characters mixed up – perhaps if I’d known a little bit of the political/social background it would have been easier. One of the risks of watching something that was loved at Cannes :)
Aside from that, beena pretty cruisy weekend :) Very pleased with the lack of sniffles, but I think I spoke too soon last night before going to Cocoa Black and ordering cake and mousse when I declared that I could eat chocolate without troubles once more. Will have to keep it down to only a little at a time, I think. I had a chocolate truffle the other day, and was fine with that, but too much doesn’t seem to be good!
About to hit the gym, head home, sleep, and wake up tomorrow to know that Rish has probably already landed in Sydney! :)
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food,
health,
movies
The plan is to go back to work next week, fit as a fiddle! I’m down to a few coughing fits (had one at 5am this morning) and woke up with a sore throat… and some other semi-related pains due to antibiotics messing with my pill and getting an extra period. *grumbles* Such is life. And I’d rather than that have a worsening chest infection, wouldn’t you? :p
Crumpets have been on special this week -so I’ve been buying them and eating them.. and I’ve been strong even though I bought Rish some Nutino (just a different brand of nutella) I haven’t had any. It’s strangely easy to resist yummy foods when you’ve made a connection between its ingredients and massive stomach pains and other unpleasant side effects. Much more motivating than the fat and sugar content of these things. Chocolate and cream and cheese might lead to weight gain if eaten too much, but then it will also lead to me feeling horrid for the rest of the evening.
At least that’s the theory. I’ve started a food and symptoms type journal to see if there’s other links instead of the dairy one. I like my milk and cheese and chocolate! Feta cheese seems to be okay, but not cracker barrel cheese on toasted sandwiches.
ahhh so looking forward to working again next week. And getting back to the gym!
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dairy,
food,
health
Made with water and milk powder because we’re out of real milk, added some brown sugar and yum!
Tastes like winter :)
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