I ought to be having pricks of conscience in that I'm about to pass on an old tablet to my grandson aged 12 so that he can practise solving tasks at home on it. The idea is to help him use the tablet they get at school more confidently.
Almost teared up reading the current Tele bullying/suicide series. The victims are are as young as 12/13 years, mostly girls and no doubt at least some of their bullying would've come on social media. I know how damaging bullying can be from my years in that boarding school. I was a recipient and I saw others copping the same treatment. Luckily I was born with a good amount of intestinal fortitude and survived it. Unfortunately these girls keep their bullying bottled up instead of telling their parents, until they can take it no more. Leaving a devastated family to try to come to grips with the tragedy. So bloody sad.
Fully agree, Terry. Just adding that you shouldn't forget the Omega3 star and that's walnuts. 15g a day is all you need to meet your daily requirements. Those plus tomatoes are the essentials men and women need on a daily basis.Listening to my radio about diets I've become more aware about the benefits of Omega3 from eating certain "oily" fish.
Every third meal I fry up some fish, but not often the oily ones like Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel, Herring, Sardines, ... Once a week would help and it has heart benefits.
Anyway, Salmon is gorgeous but very pricy, Tuna steaks taste like leather, Sardines, tinned Mackerel is cheap and the fish most loaded with Omega3 and sardines are just ok and healthy to eat.
So with Omega3 in mind I've been adding low sodium mackerel to my pets diet and mine soon.
Tinned Tuna is cheap and usually ok, no charge for the mercury.
Tinned Pink Salmon is cheapish and I've been making fried Salmon patties with potato, onions, peas and corn.
Another string to my culinary fiddling I hope.
Any man simple recipes for Oily Fish?
Don't mention Rollmops Thomas. My German friends force fed me them. Same for me with other raw flesh delicacies.
Thanks for the tip about Walnuts Thomas. I googled their great benefits and Almonds were given the thumbs up too. I'll put them both on my next shopping list.
I use a stick blender and put the powder into yoghurt or muesli. Gives them an added nutty note.Thanks for the tip about Walnuts Thomas. I googled their great benefits and Almonds were given the thumbs up too. I'll put them both on my next shopping list.
Nuts are an easy light and healthy snack for sure.
I still try to avoid fat, sugar and salt for my heart's sake but once did love my pan fried lean bacon rashers with mushrooms....
As a born and bred Ulster boy my Irish mother fed her family the best offal like Ox tongues, hearts, livers, tripe, kidneys, ... which shocked my class mates in Oz as a boat immigrant pom.
The sort of Offal delicacy I've always loved is jellied pigs' trotters, that's boiled and jellied pigs' feet. You suck out the fat, marrow, flesh, ... off the bones.
An Ulster delicacy were our Pork sausages.
My Irish uncle Tom was a pig farmer.
Walnuts and almonds one of the Super food nut variety Thomas. Cashews also good for you. I eat them every day, tho in moderation as they are hi in fat too. Almonds contain Melatonin which can induce a sleep like state. Only wish I had known that decades ago as I may have avoided my curse, insomnia. The other Super foods are green leaf vegies, orange vegies, berries and assorted beans which we eat regularly.
Terry you can still eat bacon. I now buy the healthy D'Asogna No Artificial Nitrite (harmful preservative) brand. Also has all fat removed. So once again I am enjoying a bacon and egg toasted sanga without any health worry. I give the rashers 30secs in the microwave, never fry them.I still try to avoid fat, sugar and salt for my heart's sake but once did love my pan fried lean bacon rashers with mushrooms....
One of my fave fish meals Terry but can be fiddly to prepare so we dont eat it often. Tinned mackeral, not had that before or tinned herring.
I just take a fish oil cap once a day.Listening to my radio about diets I've become more aware about the benefits of Omega3 from eating certain "oily" fish.
Every third meal I fry up some fish, but not often the oily ones like Salmon, Tuna, Mackerel, Herring, Sardines, ... Once a week would help and it has heart benefits.
Anyway, Salmon is gorgeous but very pricy, Tuna steaks taste like leather, Herring, tinned Mackerel is cheap and the fish most loaded with Omega3 and sardines are just ok, cheap and healthy to eat.
So with Omega3 in mind I've been adding low sodium mackerel to my pets diet and mine soon.
Tinned Tuna is cheap and usually ok, no charge for the mercury.
Tinned Pink Salmon is cheapish and I've been making fried Salmon patties with potato, onions, peas and corn.
Another string to my culinary fiddling I hope.
Any man simple recipes for Oily Fish?
Don't mention Rollmops Thomas. My German friends force fed me them. Same for me with other raw flesh delicacies.
Broccoli is a super food too, I try to eat it often, and now that winter is here I make pans of beef stew(minus the beef, I use beef stock instead) then I add green veggies and carrots, onion, diced potatoes and sometimes a big squirt of HP sauce, absolutely delicious during our freezing evenings here!
You are most welcome Thomas and all other Germans.Yes, and they are even available in your country which exports them right to my place. Thank you, mates.
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With my high blood pressure Craig I have to avoid salty foods like bacon.
Sodium nitrite is a synthetically produced compound made in a lab Terry. My bacon is minus that. That brand also make sodium nitrite free ham. I gave away salty foods too but now I feel safe eating this brands products.With my high blood pressure Craig I have to avoid salty foods like bacon.
Are they available here?
