Recovery week

Hi people, my last post mentioned me being ill. And this week has been a recovery week however I have been out of energy so haven't worked out at all this week. My appetite wasn't too good either but its coming along. Although I was still a bit ill that didn't stop me from revising. I managed to write 1k words for one of the assignment, still got 2k to go though lol. I also managed to revise for finance and read a chapter of this boring Strategy Safari book by Henry Mintzberg. The Strategy exam is based on that book so I have no choice but read it.

Anyways, I didn't take many pictures of the food this week as I didn't actually eat much. Despite not having the appetite I still ate out a few times lol.

On Monday, I went to China town with my mum to get her hair done. We had lunch in Wan Chai Corner, a restaurant in China town we always go to. I just had a bowl of won ton soup noodle, it was quite bland. Not sure whether the won ton wasn't seasoned properly or I was still ill so my taste bud wasn't working properly. In the evening, my boyfriend ordered some Jamaican takeaway; oxtail (my favourite Jamaican dish) with rice and peas and macaroni cheese - only had a small plate of it. On Thursday, I went out for dinner with my best friend Hollie and had Italian. Had mussels and scallops for starter (we shared that), I had pumpkin risotto for main. It was nice but was quite heavy so couldn't finish it. Dessert was disappointing, dessert is the main part of the meal for me lol.

Dessert at Zero

I tried to make some Jamaican coconut rice and peas this week and it turned out nice. Its actually really easy to make. I think I can do it better than my boyfriend lol.  On the side is some roast courgette and swede. The swede was really nice, it tasted like sweet potatoes.

Coconut rice & peas with roast veggies

Smoothies of the week

I didn't make smoothies every day this week. But here are a few.

The top one is made from grapefruit, orange, apple, carrot, a bit of ginger and mixed seeds (from Holland & Barratt). The grapefruit made it taste quite bitter.

Middle one is a protein shake that I made for breakfast. I put a kiwi, an apple, 1/4 cup of blueberries, mixed seed and a scoop of hemp protein. 

My dad made the bottom one, he put carrots, apple, cherry tomatoes, grapes, a bit of ginger, mixed seeds and water. 

I think my appetite is fully back now because I felt like making a big breakfast this morning. So made a cheese and tomato panini and a protein banamond (I made that word up) shake, the shake tasted so nice that I scrapped everything off that cup lol. 

Sunday Breakfast

Here's the recipe for my protein 'banamond' shake:

- 1 small banana

- 1 scoop of hemp protein (Strawberry flavour)

- 1 tbsp mixed seeds

- 1-2 cup of almond milk. 

Blend together until smooth.

That's it for now. Thanks for reading!

Do you make smoothies at home? What's your favourite recipe?

What do you eat/ cook when you don't have the appetite?