After I had been to see my friend N yesterday, I drove into Carmarthen and went to Chris Thomas's brilliant greengrocery. Nothing for me in the £1 boxes yesterday, but this lot came to £14.80. Pumpkin (for Tam and Rosie - carving and soup) was £2. Raspberries (I've eaten some of them) quite dear at £2 but they are huge and tasty; Two bags of small Russet apples - £1.50 each. 4 big juicy plums £1. A Kilo bag of 9 lemons £1 (! I am turning them into Lemon Marmalade). Strawberries £1.50. 3 cucumbers - use 'em up fast - for £1 the 3. 5 lbs Maris Piper spuds £2.50, and then bananas 80p. As I have another 3 visits to town (as I still call it, that having been our nearest town when we lived in the Cothi Valley) I shall shop there each week for bargains like these.
As I was striding past M&S yesterday (clocked up nearly 9000 steps just around town), I thought I would go in on the way back (having bought shoes) and get a good stir fry mix for our tea tonight. I've just got chicken breasts out of the freezer to go in it. The sauce is Soy, Ginger and Garlic.
Now, the confession. I hadn't really had breakfast before scooting out of the house, so stopped at a garage on the way and hastily grabbed a sausage roll without being AT ALL MINDFUL. I got to the car and looked at the ingredients sticking it shut and was truly horrified at the number of them. I know many of the bits are preservatives and natural flour ingredients, but even so I do not think I have ever seen anything quite so disgustingly UPF in my life and believe me never will again. I am ashamed.
Right, this won't do. I need to go out for my walk now, change my library books, and make a healthy Minestrone soup for lunch.
Scary list of ingredients. Have you seen Joe Wicks and Dr Chris van Tulleken’s programme, Licensed to Kill, on UPF?
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