What I eat in a day, edition 3

@emmatalksnutrition

What I eat in a day 3 ? How I turn all these lovely fresh ingredients into meals ?️ First, breakfast this oat & cashew traybake ? Plus, before everyone comes at me… no I don’t fire up the oven and make this every morning of life. It’s all about buying the fresh ingredients in bulk, and then batch cooking to save on time & money ? Now, back to the recipe and what went in? Oats, banana, cinnamon, milled flax, pea protein (special mention of how epic the actual protein content is – due to no added extras)(check your ‘protein’ of choice next time, especially if it’s flavoured!), cashew butter, and your milk of choice. Bake for about 15mins and then add your toppings. (I also meant to add the raisins in, but hey, next time, and they work great as a topping instead.) Tea of choice for today was Roobios to keep caffeine down, but antioxidants up, and I tried this kefir mid-morning, quite liked it ☕️ Lunch – my edamame & halloumi salad ? Going in with Edemame (cooked for a few minutes in Herbamare Spicy), spinach, spring onions, red pepper, sesame seeds, chilli flakes, Kelpamare or soy sauce, and some super quick grilled halloumi. All fresh, single ingredients elements coming together with some lovely fresh colours. Dinner, a really quick go to for me, my Seafood, Saffron & bean soup. Use any seafood, fish or protein of your choice, I buy frozen so I can portion them up and keep the cost down ?? EVOO – garlic, spring onions, saffron, stock, tomatoes plus another tin ful of water, herbamare spicy which I loooove for little extra spice and seasoning, but sometimes I also add some extra chilliflakes. A can of mixed beans, then lid on and let that simmer for 10mins. Then in with your seafood or choice, I go for raw options usually. Let them cook for another 10 minutes whilst you make your bread ? Seeded sourdough here, toast on one side and then add homemade garlic butter – literally butter, crushed garlic and dried parsley, few secs in the mircrowave to soften, onto your bread and top with grated cheese, I went with mozzarella here as that’s what I had in the fridge. Grill, serve up, dunk, enjoy and save the rest for lunch the next day ?

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27 March 2025

Breakfast

Cashew butter & oat bars - makes 4-8 portions

Ingredients

  • 300g oats
  • 1x banana mashed
  • 2x tbsp cinnamon
  • 1x tbsp milled flaxseeds (optional)
  • 1x tbsp plant protein powder (optional)
  • 2x tbsp cashew butter
  • 200ml milk
  • Greek yoghurt, fruit and dried fruit of choice for toppings

Method

  1. Mix the oats, banana, cinnamon, flaxseeds, protein powder, cashew butter and milk together and pack into a lined oven dish.
  2. Bake at 180°C for 15 mins.
  3. Let it cool slightly, cut into portion and serve with your toppings of choice.

 

Lunch

Halloumi & Edemame salad - serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1x 225g pack of halloumi
  • 250g frozen edemame beans
  • 80g baby spinach 
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1/2 red pepper diced
  • 50g sesame seeds
  • sprinkle of dried chilli flakes
  • A good dash of Kelpamare or soy sauce
  • Herbamare Spicy or Sea Salt of choice

 

Method

1. Boil the edemame beans for a few minutes with a dash of Herbamare Spicy or your seasoning of choice.

2. Drain the edemame and add the spinach, spring onions, red pepper, sesame seeds, chilli flakes and Kelpamare. Mix well and set aside.

3. Slice the halloumi into thick slices and grill on a high setting (I rubbed a tiny bit of olive oil in so it didn't stick).

4. Serve your salad topped with slices of halloumi.

 

Dinner

Seafood, saffron & bean stew - serves 2

Ingredients

  • Seafood selection - I opted for frozen squid, mussel meat and prawns
  • 1x tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 6x spring onions cut into batons
  • 5x cloves of garlic
  • large pinch saffron
  • 1x stock cube
  • 400g tin plum tomatoes
  • Herbamare spicy or Seasoning / chilli of choice
  • Tin of mixed beans
  • 2-4 slices of sourdough bread of choice (depending on size)
  • 1x tbsp butter
  • 80g grated mozzarella or cheddar
  • sprinkling of dried parsley

 

 

Method

  1. Add the oil to a pot and add 4 garlic cloves (sliced), spring onions, saffron, stock, tomatoes, beans and add another canful of water. Pop a lid on and simmer for 10 minutes.
  2. Add your seafood, a sprinking of Herbamare Spicy or chilli flakes, pop the lid back on and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
  3. Toast the break on one side, make your homemade garlic butter by added a crushed garlic close to the butter, along with the dried parsley and melt in the microwave for a few seconds. 
  4. Spoon the homemade butter onto the bread, top with the cheese and pop under the grill for a few minutes until bubbling and brown.
  5. Split the soup between two bowls and serve with the bread.

 


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