observer Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Ch4 did a prog on sandwiches last night - frightening! Aside from the total lack of hygene standards by some suppliers, the amount of saturated fats and salt in some products was OTT. Problem is, food labelling is totally inadequate, and even when provided is in ultra-fine print, so folk don't have a choice as to how much fat/salt they consume. Interesting also, that processed meats are full of water and additives - EG. they compared a properly cured ham, which is the rear rump/leg of the pig against what was claimed to be ham. The real ham was a reddish colour, whilst the processed version was white and would be made of bits of meat from all parts of the pig. SO, much safer, and cheaper, to make tour own butties and to get your meat from the butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Make your own, sooooo much nicer and cheaper too and you know what your eating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wow - I thought this thread was going to be about what is healthy to eat!! Of course anything that is processed is not healthy - that goes for cheeses too! Make your own - add what you like and take it along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Anyone think of a healthy eating menu for the week? Just don't know what to eat nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 oh these programs love so much to show us how we eat and drink crap...and they are soo good and on our side. the vast majority of places that prepare food do it to a higher standard than we do in our own kitchens. in the UK we have probably the safest food in the world, thats why were always ill when we go on holiday, we have no resistance anymore. Thanks to my recent food poisoning in the dominican republique I lost 7lbs in 2 weeks....so its not all bad...cant wait to go back ang get down to under 14stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 One way of losing weight I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 A little and often is suppoed to keep the metabolism going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Is there such a thing as a healthy "burger"? I fancied having a go at making some using mince meat, onions, garlic etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 don't know how healthy they are but heres the link to Jamie Olivers burgers as featured on the Sainsburys advert..... they sound rather yummy actually although I've not tried them myself yet. http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/family/tasty+ideas/feed_family_for_a_fiver/meal_ideas/lovely_lamb_burgers.htm For healthy low fat burgers here's another site with some interesting suggestions on keeping yer burgers moist.... although I've never tested the internal temperature of a burger before I just wait 'till its a burnt then I know it's cooked properly http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/summer/a/lowfatburgers.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Me mum used to make rissoles when I were a kid, and i grew up healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Never had a rissole (well not that I can remember anyway) so had to look up what one was... I'm really embarrassed now as I thought a rissole was a sort of rice dish so if anyone if as bad at cooking as me (which I doubt) here's snobby Delia's recipe for rissoles... although they do sound rather nice and burger like too... but not sure how healthy they are as they are fried. http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/rissoles,1577,RC.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Thanx Diz: presume the breadcrumbs bind the burger? I've heard of egg being used for this purpose, but I'm not sure? My plan is to create a burger with plently of ingredients included in it - so time to start experimenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Our's were made like the burger shape, and as it was in the 50's there was none of the fancy stuff such as garlic. That was in the days of a large Sunday joint and a use for the left overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 I thought they had rice in too, wonder why??? Maybe in it's in the name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 No Rissoles were left over Sunday?s meat mixed with a bit of onion, eggs to bind and breadcrumbs to pad it out then shaped like a burger then fried. As a kid, they were my all time favourite food even beating a regular burger for taste but surprisingly you can?t buy them ready made these days, probably due to the need to use re-cooked meat. The nearest I?ve come to a real rissole was an Indian kebab thingy, forget what it was called but it wasn?t from the usual Indian type restaurants. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Can't believe so many people didn't know what a rissole was! And why is Delia snobby? Is it because she happens to be good at something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Might have a go at the home made burgers tonight using mince meat; does the mince need to be pre-sealed or can you make the burger up with the raw meat? Does the burger need to stand in the fridge to set prior to cooking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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