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Where else in Oxford is good for a salad lunch?

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:40:03 +0000

If you've not got the time or inclination to prepare your own fat loss lunch then you need to find a solution where you can get yourself what you need. There is nothing worse than going somewhere and having to work out what you can eat that fits in with your eating plan.

I was in Oxford earlier in the week with my son Jack, he was playing chess (we like to keep him well rounded) and I nipped out to the nearest deli Taylors on Woodstock Rd,

Their salad bar was absolutely awesome. This is the type of place you should be looking for.

You get to choose what type of leaves you want
1 portion of protein
4 additional items
and then a dressing

Here is the selections

This is what I chose

Deli leaves ( a mixture of different coloured leaves with some rocket)
Poached Salmon
Cooked Beetroot
Avocado
Hoummous
Bolied Egg
Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

It was delish…

If I was on a strict fat loss phase I would have switched the beetroot and hommous for something else like green beans and cucumber.

Sure Taylors had all the Panini's and Hot Pasta dishes, but generally we dont need that type of food at lunchtime unless you are coming straight from the gym. The message is this if you are often eating out then find somwhere like Taylors.

My salad only cost £4.25 and an extra serving of protein was an extra £1.10.

Where else in Oxford is good for a salad lunch?

Sunday morning low carb fat loss breakfast

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:59:13 +0000

This was a yummy breakfast I knocked up for Lorna and I.

Spinach with a big lightly steam/fried mushroom on top. Fantastically flavoursome tomato from waitrose with basil leaves shavings of Parmesan and a drizzle of home made raspberry vinegar with some creamy scrambled eggs.

Date and tamarind cake

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:10:57 +0000

I wish Lorna would stop reading Dan Leppards column un the gaurdian and making delicious cakes.

This is amazing moist, sweet, rich syrupy with sourness from the tamarind and a cardomom seed flavoured drizzle like topping.

It’s scandalously delicious and I am home alone with it tomorrow.

Going to have to slice it and whack it in the freezer as an occasional after hard training treat.

Kids Protein shake

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:47:46 +0000

My son and his cousins drinking kinetica protein shake

Secret Restaurant Oxford ?

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:08:12 +0000

I’m an avid reader of Jay Rayners Restaurant reviews in the Observer Magazine on Sundays.

Last week we saw him twice at the Hay Festival, we saw him interview Heston Blumenthal which was really informative, the hall was jammed there must have been a few thousand people listening to an absolute GENIUS (Heston that is).

Anyway this week Jay talked about visiting a private dining club. Basically it’s someones house that turns into a restaurant for the evening.

There’s also a bit of commentary on the Observer blog as well

I’ve always fancied myself as a wannabe Chef, when Raymond Blanc was doing his Restaurant Show we went to one of the retaurants (Mad Mike and his daughter Welcome to the Mad House) for an evening and loved it.

I reckon putting yourself under the spotlight and putting yourself out there and cooking for people who are going to pay you- Could be a bit of an adrenaline rush!

Anyway I live in Oxford and am SERIOUSLY thinking about having a crack at it.