Don’t try this at home
Posted by Paola
Yesterday I made a passing mention in my Dieting Tips that Frank had put on 30 lbs when I was preparing all his meals.
Today I made him breakfast: a fried eggy banana sandwich with peanut butter and chocolate spread. (And that’s after two days of him eating only a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts.)
One slice of bread is spread thicky with peanut butter, another with hazelnut and chocolate spread. Plus a whole chopped banana.
Dipped in an (organic free-range) egg and fried in oil.
And, then, EVEN THOUGH I knew I’d be blogging this, I still sprinkled on vanilla sugar.
Because I love him.
Ugh. My tendency to over-eat manifests itself as over-feeding, methinks. :-/
Since I don’t eat this kind of thing any more, I estimated the calories of the sandwich for this post – I am a bit shocked just how calorific the sandwich turned out to be.
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rapeseed oil | 83 | 9.2 | |||
| large organic free-range egg | 93 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 0.1 | |
| banana | 104 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| wholemeal bread | 115 | 5.6 | 20.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| chocolate hazelnut spread | 116 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| peanut butter | 123 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 1.2 |
| Total | 634 | 20 | 62 | 35 | 9 |
| 12% | 38% | 50% | |||
You know the phrase “a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”?
Well, here’s an addition: “once you get to his heart, don’t kill it.“
I know I’m not alone in wanting to make my partner happy and to show my love through food. But be careful not to ‘love’ your partner to an early death.
Be aware of what you’re feeding the people you love. I only make these kinds of things for Frank 2-3 times a month.
My Abel & Cole boxes come with a sheet of news and information. This week’s has the following story.
Family Celebration Meal
By Rachel de Thample
For me, family equals food. [...] My visits home to Texas are defined by food, and when my family venture this way to England, their stay is equally food-focused. I love introducing them to British classics [...]
Offering someone food is like offering them a gift, a fabulous gift that’s enriched with culture, history and, of course, nourishment.
When I have family or friends coming over to stay, the first thing I plan is what food I’m going to offer them – forget about cleaning [...] or ironing the bed linen!
Although this is related to what I wrote earlier, if I were part of this family, I’d be offended by the opening sentence.
There is more to family than food.
Becky said,
29 August 2008 at 5:29 pm
This reminds of the Monte Cristo sandwiches we had at Disneyland when I was a child. It was a deep fried ham and cheese sandwich then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Only 900 calories! (It makes me sick to think of it now)
Paola said,
29 August 2008 at 5:43 pm
Oh, and don’t forget the Krispy Kreme burgers.
(I forgot the egg and updated the info table.)
Sylvia said,
29 August 2008 at 11:38 pm
oh.my.god they look awesome. Everyone in this house but me hates bananas, I’m ever so jealous.
Which is a weird reversal of the food thing – if no one else likes it then we don’t have it in. Hey, I count too?
Connor bought a tub of Haagen Dazs toffee ice cream – it’s been sitting in the freezer, calling to me. Connor says it’s not as good as vanilla.
He’s wrong. I’m sure of it. I just need a spoon to prove it.
Paola said,
30 August 2008 at 12:35 am
If it’s still hot where you are, peel and freeze a banana. It’s a cool yummy lower-calorie substitute for ice cream.
Speshelle said,
30 August 2008 at 3:11 am
Oh goodness this looks good enough to die for!!! shock factor failed. Im going to make one next week :-)
Paola said,
30 August 2008 at 11:11 am
If you MUST make it, here are my suggested compromises:
- have half a banana (60g) rather than a whole one (freeze the other half for another day)
- choose EITHER choc spread OR peanut butter (10g)
- for sticky yumminess on the other side, use a very low-fat soft cheese or cottage cheese (20g)
- fry in spray oil
The result will then be under 350 calories.
Paola said,
30 August 2008 at 11:15 am
By the way, I’m not sure whether y’all got the message in my post that, despite what I have learned about food and the long time it’s taken for me to lose weight, there is still a monumental pride in cooking very yummy things, even if they’re outrageously high in calories. It is irrational but cultural indoctrination.