It's our food diary

Lynne and I started a different approach to food in July 2021.

Our ethos is to eat as less processed food as possible and have come to realise that good whole food is actually far from bland and has so much taste.

We cook with less sauce and flavour with herbs, spices, salt and pepper.

Anything that needs oil we use the fat free type of sprays.

The biggest problem we now find is when we eat out (not that often), we can be quite dissapointed in the quality of many places, when in fact good tasty food can be so simple that even I can prepare it!

I have started this diary today (11 Oct 2022) after talking to my son, Ian who was asking what we ate and was after ideas for himself.

David's daily porridge

For many years I start my day the same. I think I could live on porridge!

  • Rolled porridge oats

  • Raisins

  • Semi-skimmed (sometimes skimmed) milk

  • Cinnamon


Daily go to!

Salmon & mushy peas

Did we mention we love mushy peas?

  • Oven cooked salmon

  • Baked potato

  • Mushy peas

  • Mint sauce

  • Pepper to finish

Thursday 13th October

Teriyaki chicken

  • Slow cooked teriyaki chicken

  • mini sweet peppers

  • egg noodles

Wednesday 12th October 2022

Fusilli pasta dish

Very filling meal

  • Wholemeal fusilli

  • Passatta

  • Chicken breast

  • Diced lean gammon

  • Garlic

  • Peas

  • Sweetcorn

  • Seasoned with salt and pepper

Tuesday 11th October 2022

Tuna lunch

An array of tastes and refreshing to the pallet

  • Tuna

  • Pickled

  • Red cabbage

  • Beetroot

  • Sweetcorn

  • Grated carrot

  • Tomatoes

  • Cucumber

11 October 2022 lunch

This is quite typical of our lunch when we are at work, we prepare the night before and bring in tubs ready to serve up. We may add eggs or substitute the tuna for cooked ham.

Tip: Use the lettuce as a parcel wrap to eat!

David's simple salmon

Delicious, simple and yet very tasty


  • Salmon ,poached eggs and asparagus

  • Potato baked in the oven 180c for just over 1 hour

  • Salmon in the same oven for 20 mins wrapped in foil

  • Asparagus boiled for 3 mins then finished on the griddle sprinckled with garlic granules

Sunday 9th October 2022


Lynne's Omelette

An explosion to the taste buds!


  • Spinach

  • Bacon (fat removed)

  • Onion

  • Tomatos

  • Picallily

  • Lettuce

Friday 7th October 2022

Shredded ham hock

So much taste and very filling


  • Ham hock (oven cooked for 3 hours @120c)

  • Poached egg

  • Asparagus

  • Spinach

  • Roast potatoes

  • Soy sauce

Saturday 1st October 2022

Our food journey documented