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Banting – Eating Out…
It was a beautiful day in the mountains and it was my sister’s last day with us so we went off to The Red Plate restaurant in Haenertsburg village where they have a Banting menu. What a treat. We sat on the deck under the trees and we Banting girls had a great selection from which to choose. We each chose to have the juicy Banting Burger on a Courgette Fritter. It was topped with bacon, cheese and avocado and served with a few butternut crisps. I didn’t miss the bun at all and the dish was truly filling! I am looking forward to trying all the dishes on the menu. One at a time…
Delicious Banting Burger at the Red Plate Restaurant in Haenertsburg
This next photo is our snack plate from yesterday:
Banting Snack Plate
Salami, prosciutto, cheddar cheese, brie cheese and olives. Very satisfying.
Here’s to a great Banting week. More food trials to come, and a commitment to eat more vegetables!
Viva the Revolution!…
(I am a follower of the Real Meal Revolution written by Tim Noakes et al)
Banting Dessert Recipe for Today…
Today has been a good one so far. Breakfast strawberries were followed later by a cold roast chicken thigh on the move. (Me, not the thigh…:) My hunger felt satisfied for a fairly long while. A snack in between was biltong (with the fat on!) and droe wors (beef jerky and dried farmer’s sausage) with my Pink Drink (sparkling mineral water with bitters). Sipped on lemon juice through the day.
This was lunch in the middle of the day: (In Ayurveda, midday is the time for the biggest meal of the day when the agni – digestive fire – is at its highest. A light early supper is the way to end the day and an early night is never a bad idea. Here I am lecturing myself, as I tend to stay awake late playing Scrabble with the droid and only put out the light when I have nearly dropped the phone twice while falling asleep.)
Roast Chicken. Eat the Skin!
And this was dessert:
Banting Chocolate Mousse
Banting Chocolate Mousse Recipe:
3 or 4 Big Tbs Double Cream Greek Yogurt
1 Tbs Cream
1 tsp Cocoa, unsweetened
1 or 2 tsp Xylitol to taste
Whip it all together and eat with abandon.
There is rugby at 5, (the Boks playing Australia at Newlands. Go Bokke!!!…) and I am making Banting Burger Patties with Blue Cheese Cream Sauce. (My goodness I love that cream!) Hubby gets the bun. I will post that recipe and photo in the next entry.
The Revolution rocks…