Going strong!...

I am loving this Low GI lifestyle. I started on the 5th of May and I have not looked back since then. It means that this is long-term and a true change of my way of eating. There can be nothing better than that.

The recipes have been mostly great and this morning I made myself Green Pea Soup (not split pea soup) for breakfast. Yes - for breakfast:) It came from Eating for Sustained Energy 3. What great books. The soup contains onion, garlic, lean bacon, courgettes, (I changed that from baby gem squashes because that is what I had in the fridge) potato, frozen peas, chicken stock, lite evaporated milk and fresh grated nutmeg. Yummeeeee! I had one and a half servings. 383 calories. One serving was just not enough.

The reason I made the soup is because I have not been eating enough vegetables and I reckoned that this was a good way to get a few in. It is a twofold reason in that I am also trying out different soups for my tea garden as the menu is based on Low GI foods. If it is good for me then it must be good for everyone. I love herbs and spices so the foods that I offer are filled with flavour and there is no way that someone would think it was "diet" food.

My one week holiday was a great success in that I did not put on an ounce. I did not lose but I did not put on and that is a huge plus. We are making Leek and Potato soup for tonight as well as Beef Chilli to be served with brown rice and a garden fresh salad. My lettuces are growing beautifully and the new salad garden is looking promising. The spinach is all growing so beautifully and the tomato plants are sporting their little yellow flowers with the promise of red luscious fruit to come. These are all planted with companion plants and organically grown. We make our own compost and I have supplemented with Seagro and Nitrosol - all organic. It is now time to plant root vegetables as the moon is on the wane. I have some carrots, onions and beetroot seeds just waiting to go in. It is so satisfying to eat from my own garden! At least I will know that it is truly organic!

On to the rest of this lovely day...