Need to replace chocolate digestives in my diet. What with?

Need to replace chocolate digestives in my diet. What with?

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Du1point8

21,674 posts

198 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Hoofy said:
Du1point8 said:
Ok... a favourite dish of mine at the moment is:

Avocado
few tablespoons of raw cacao powder
few tablespoons of agave/honey
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
glug of almond/soya milk

chuck it in the blender/nutribullet and turn on until its a mousse.

have some fruit, etc with it and its a healthy alternative to loads of sugar/butter, etc...
Daren't think how many calories that has in it. 500? Sounds good, though.
using 2 avocados in the above and some chia seed results in the following info:

Serves: 4
Serving size: 108 g
Calories: 232
Fat: 14.4 g
Saturated fat: 3.5 g
Trans fat: 0.0 g
Carbohydrates: 25.7 g
Sugar: 17.3 g
Sodium: 12 mg
Fiber: 5.9 g
Protein: 1.4 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

So not unbelievably bad, but its good fat and stuff rather than bad fat.

only website I got the data from.

http://aseasyasapplepie.com/avocado-chocolate-mous...

plus a picture


Hoofy

77,445 posts

288 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Du1point8 said:
Hoofy said:
Du1point8 said:
Ok... a favourite dish of mine at the moment is:

Avocado
few tablespoons of raw cacao powder
few tablespoons of agave/honey
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
glug of almond/soya milk

chuck it in the blender/nutribullet and turn on until its a mousse.

have some fruit, etc with it and its a healthy alternative to loads of sugar/butter, etc...
Daren't think how many calories that has in it. 500? Sounds good, though.
using 2 avocados in the above and some chia seed results in the following info:

Serves: 4
Serving size: 108 g
Calories: 232
Fat: 14.4 g
Saturated fat: 3.5 g
Trans fat: 0.0 g
Carbohydrates: 25.7 g
Sugar: 17.3 g
Sodium: 12 mg
Fiber: 5.9 g
Protein: 1.4 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

So not unbelievably bad, but its good fat and stuff rather than bad fat.

only website I got the data from.

http://aseasyasapplepie.com/avocado-chocolate-mous...

plus a picture

They look great but let's face it, one is probably tiny. They used a macro lens. You'd have to eat 2 or even 3 to make it satisfying. biggrin

craigjm

18,414 posts

206 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Ayahuasca said:
craigjm said:
Ayahuasca said:
Easy peasy.

150 grams butter
150 grams brown sugar
300 grams porridge oats
3 tablespoons golden syrup

Mix all together, put in baking tray, oven for 25 minutes, sorted. Keeps perfectly well except it will be eaten in double quick time. Healthy? All natural ingredients....
Butter, sugar and syrup may be natural ingredients but.... healthy???
Just solid porridge, that's what it is I keep telling myself.
I would stop kidding myself if I was you. How many does that make? That recipe must easily be 3000 plus calories and God knows how much sat fat

Hoofy

77,445 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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craigjm said:
Ayahuasca said:
craigjm said:
Ayahuasca said:
Easy peasy.

150 grams butter
150 grams brown sugar
300 grams porridge oats
3 tablespoons golden syrup

Mix all together, put in baking tray, oven for 25 minutes, sorted. Keeps perfectly well except it will be eaten in double quick time. Healthy? All natural ingredients....
Butter, sugar and syrup may be natural ingredients but.... healthy???
Just solid porridge, that's what it is I keep telling myself.
I would stop kidding myself if I was you. How many does that make? That recipe must easily be 3000 plus calories and God knows how much sat fat
I know what you need: https://youtu.be/Nv7qh_XL_yM

Schmy

162 posts

112 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Have you tried will power?

Dave200

5,671 posts

226 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Foliage said:
craigjm said:
Butter, sugar and syrup may be natural ingredients but.... healthy???
Yep, Healthy.
Definitely not healthy... High in sugar, high in saturated fat, and not entirely different nutritionally from a Digestive...

DoubleSix

11,921 posts

182 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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BoRED S2upid said:
anonymous said:
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Good call. Keeps fresh forever and is low in fat. Our son loves it I'd prefer him eating it to choc biccies.
I always have to put butter on malt loaf though...

madzo14

159 posts

128 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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The non chocolatety hob nobs? At least they are slightly healthier....

soad

33,398 posts

182 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Schmy said:
Have you tried will power?
It has failed me. wink

Saleen836

11,408 posts

215 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Milk chocolate shorties or richtea biscuit sandwhich (butter between 2) biggrin

shakotan

10,777 posts

202 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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craigjm said:
Ayahuasca said:
Easy peasy.

150 grams butter
150 grams brown sugar
300 grams porridge oats
3 tablespoons golden syrup

Mix all together, put in baking tray, oven for 25 minutes, sorted. Keeps perfectly well except it will be eaten in double quick time. Healthy? All natural ingredients....
Butter, sugar and syrup may be natural ingredients but.... healthy???
Not particularly.

150g oats
150g protein powder
1 tblsp natural peanut butter
1 tblsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 Bananas
60g Apple Sauce

Mush it all together in a bowl then put some egg-sized dollops on an oiled baking tray, in the oven at 180 degrees for 10-12 mins

Job done.



Hoofy

77,445 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Schmy said:
Have you tried will power?
Is it low in fat?

Schmy

162 posts

112 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Hoofy said:
Schmy said:
Have you tried will power?
Is it low in fat?
I've found it's high in smug

Hoofy

77,445 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Schmy said:
Hoofy said:
Schmy said:
Have you tried will power?
Is it low in fat?
I've found it's high in smug
hehe

WTFWT

845 posts

229 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Nairns Cheese Oatcakes. Non nom non...

anonymous-user

60 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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WTFWT said:
Nairns Cheese Oatcakes. Non nom non...
^ the winner. By a mile.

Hoofy

77,445 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Greg66 said:
WTFWT said:
Nairns Cheese Oatcakes. Non nom non...
^ the winner. By a mile.
They are tasty but have you seen how much salt they have? I think they have more than a packet of McCoy's.

mattdaniels

7,354 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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So you don't have a weight problem, have your 5 a day....I don't see a problem. Stick with your digestives, a man deserves a treat every day.

Atmospheric

5,325 posts

214 months

Sunday 12th July 2015
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Bloody hell.

Cut down by half 5 instead of 10. As suggested try to make an alternative.

Best idea is certainly cut them out and have once and twice a week. Put it this way, it catches up with you eventually.

Sugar is addictive.