The things you shouldn't be eating on a diet!

Diets traditionally tell you not to eat fatty food like burgers and chips or chocolate. However slimming world is completely different to any other diet I've ever tried. They say you can eat chips and burgers if you make them your self. You can also have chocolate and count it as syns.

So me being me had burger and chips last night. It was completely free on slimming world as i counted the bread bun as a healthy extra b. It was well worth the time it took to make the burger.

Burger, chips and salad.

To make the burger all i did was mix some beef mince (5%fat or less), with a onion, and salt. added a beaten egg to the mix to help bind, then spilt the mixture in to 4 patties. Rest in the fridge for at leat half an hour. Then grill until cooked.


I've also made a chocolate, orange and cardamom chocolate mouse. Now this is 4.5 syns on slimming world but it's worth it. It's like eating melted terry's chocolate orange.

Mouse recipe:

Ingrediants:

• 60g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 1 orange
• 3 medium eggs, separated*
• 6 tbsp artificial sweetener
• ½ tsp crushed cardamom seeds
• 4 tbsp fat-free natural fromage frais, to serve

Method

1. Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water (or in the microwave on a low heat for 30 seconds). Allow to cool slightly. Finely grate the zest of half the orange and peel thin strips of zest from the other half. Set aside.
2. Put the egg whites in a clean glass bowl. Beat with an electric hand whisk on a medium speed until they stand up in stiff peaks, but are not too dry.
3. Whisk together the egg yolks, 4 tbsp sweetener, the grated orange zest and cardamom seeds. Mix with the chocolate.
4. Using a large metal spoon, lightly fold in the egg whites until well combined. Spoon the mixture into 4 individual cups, ramekins or glasses and chill for 3-4 hours, or until set.
5. Cut any white pith off the strips of orange peel and put in a small pan with the remaining sweetener and 400ml water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 12-15 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.
6. Decorate each mousse with the crystallised orange zest and serve with a spoonful of fromage frai