Do you struggle to eat meat?
Do you own a slow cooker?
If you answered yes to the first question and no to the second then you are missing out. Everyone who has Gastric Band surgery should own a slow cooker. Your surgeon should give one to you as part of your program! My mum has used them for years so it was no revelation for me. It is however amazing to hear how many people have never used them and just how much they enjoy them after they get one!
Olivia and I love putting dinner on before we head to work in the morning. Our favourite is simply to put some diced lamb in the pot with some onions and carrots and pour over a simple packet mix sauce. There are special slow cooker packet mixes now but you can even just throw in a simple French onion soup packet mix if you have one in the pantry.
When we get home you open the door to a house that smells amazing! It takes us 5 minutes to cook some cous cous and dinner is ready to go. Its especially great through winter. In summer we tend to cook on the BBQ more but we still use the slow cooker once a week.
The cheaper cuts of meat cook and taste the best so you can save some money also!
Enjoy
Andy
I'm with you on this one Andy. I bought a slow cooker just before my surgery as I read how many people with a band struggled with meat. Meat is an essential part of my diet, especially seeing as I struggle to keep my iron levels up, so using a slow cooker is going to be ideal. I'm still in the mushie phase, but as soon as I can handle anything a bit more solid the slow cooker will be coming out.
ReplyDeleteLove the ribs recipe in your next post. Will give it a try soon. V.