I love food! Eating delicious
meals is something I really enjoy. The trouble
is, as I grow older, I’m finding I need to adjust more and more how and what I eat.
As I mentioned in my last post, I am sometimes using
chopsticks to help me eat a bit slower. I’m
also trying to watch the portion sizes that I serve myself.
The recommended size of one serve of pudding/dessert is half
a cup, which doesn’t seem very much but is actually quite adequate.
Dinner just doesn’t seem complete without something sweet to
finish with, and I’m afraid fresh fruit doesn’t usually do it for me (even
though I enjoy it for breakfast and lunch).
Feeling guilty about what you eat is a terrible way to live,
so I am not going to deny myself the pleasure of eating pudding. I just want to control how much I eat.
And so it was that when I went op/thrift shopping last week,
I was delighted to find these two wine glasses that hold half a cup each.
Don’t you just love the neon blue colour of this blueberry
jelly? Although I shudder a little to
think what colour it will make my insides!
I only make up half a packet at a time, so I can finish it
within two days. I will have one tonight
and the other tomorrow night, and eat them (slowly!) with a small teaspoon.
The other item I was delighted to find was this decorative
china plate. It is one of a 1996
Bradford Exchange issue by artist Lena Liu, and I just loved the whole pretty
picture it made.
We continue to have hot weather here, often quite sultry. Thankfully it is a little cooler in the
mornings so I can get things done around the house.
The pets struggle a bit.
Son gives the rats cold ice cubes to gnaw on and they spend a lot of
their time sitting on stones and staring out the cage towards any air movement
(we often have a fan directed at them).
The cats find the coolest spot they can, usually the
concrete beneath the carport in the shade.
They sprawl out with their bellies on the ground, and their fur seems to
all be standing up on end (the worst of being a long-haired cat). We brush them both regularly but they are
still shedding hair.
This is Mittens enjoying the deck before the sun began to
bake it.
I hope your day is a good one š
Margaret.
Love that plate. Not so sure about blue jelly.
ReplyDeleteGreat Op Shop finds Margaret - and a great, and rather pretty, way to 'ration' what you eat... The plate is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes the heat is certainly oppressive - we hit 31.5 degrees today - so glad we have air con... my boy tinka sleeps on my bed, which is in quite a cool room, and also gets the benefit of the air con, but not directly on him.
Blessings
Maxine
We don't have a heat pump, so no air con here (only fans). But we love the fire in winter, so it is sort of a trade-off :)
DeleteIm certainly not going to judge you at all, I can understand why you like jelly especially over Summer, it's been so hot
ReplyDeleteHi, via Susan's blog (KamoLady)
ReplyDeleteYes, half a cup never sounds enough...even though it is!
We quite like something sweet after tea as well, usually an ice cream about 8 or just after.
ReplyDeleteA lovely way to finish a day :)
DeleteDiana, I wonder if I can cheat and get a comment to you via Margaret, I'm not able to leave a comment you your blog. Just wanted to say how good it is to see you back in blogland.
DeleteBravo. Eat what you desire. Small portions often satisfy. Its enough to finish off a good meal. And isnt it strange but eating or drinking out of pleasurable 'containers' always makes it delicious
ReplyDeleteMy Husband has to have something sweet each day. I make muffins and one satisfies him. Good plan with the pudding.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers on the plate look three dimensional. Beautiful.
It´s so cold here, I look SO forward to go to Perth!
ReplyDeleteI believe I have the same wine glasses as the ones you have. The decorative plate is so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteYou're fortunate that jelly satisfies your sweet tooth...mine demands chocolate. Still, it doesn't take much to satisfy. Feeling guilty about what we eat is definitely a poor way to live.
Stay cool if you can ššš
Oh the blue is so pretty- it made me laugh when you wondered about its reaction once inside ! I agree - so love food but as I get older and the metabolism slows it is a real struggle to battle weight gain. Keep as cool as possible - oh and what a lot of people here do is freeze water in plastic bottles and then put them alongside their pets - might help cool them down a bit.
ReplyDeleteI might try that idea for myself - in the bedroom at night when it is too hot to sleep well :)
DeleteThose glasses are a brilliant idea for making half a cup of dessert look like a special treat. Fortunately I'm not a great sweets fan (sugar makes my tongue feel strange) but Mr B does love his sugary treats. Poor Mittens - Mr T could have sympathized given his time in Greece.
ReplyDeleteAnother great tip for limiting my food intake, Margaret. Pretty plates/glasses are a wonderful idea.
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