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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello Everyone 
Saw a Dietician yesterday -- and she talked about Self care -- Food, salt, sugar and water
How much water do you drink a day ??
How much salt do you have a day ??
Sugar -- how much a day ?? do you have fruit and veges everyday , salad
she has challenged us to eat mor heathlier in the month of Apri
Who is going to join me or have some wonderful hints and tips to share
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @clairesy, @Former-Member, @soul, @Former-Member
for lunch today I made ham and salad sandwiches -- tomato, cheese, lettuce, beetroot, ham
and having some grapes now
how are you going today xx
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soulSenior Contributor
Good on you @Former-Member@Shaz51 - still have Easter goodies in the house - so tempting. Don't know whether I should just eat it all so it's gone or savour them over the next few days.
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Hello @Former-Member @Shaz51 @soul and welcome @clairesy
well as predicted managed water part of self care
lunch function on easter sunday was a disaster - 6 of us. 2 served their meals; we just said eat while they are hot. an hour passed. I was simmering and biting my tongue. Front of house waitress kept coming to the table and making excuses. another half hour passed, more excuses, said would get manager who came and refunded those of us who had not had our meals. I then said cancel mine, I was past being hungry, irritated and the whole idea was to share a meal with the family not eat individually. so after nearly two hours last meal arrived for vegetarian - a pizza that had bacon on. more excuses. we left and all went and bought some fudge and english sweets!
so failed miserably as a result of sufferance.
needless to say i am nibbling at my chilli chocolate fudge every day, savouring the flavour.
otherwise meals are healthy.
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soulSenior Contributor
What an awful experience for you @Former-Member. It would have really ruined the meal being subjected to such sub standard service. Chilli chocolate fudge sounds very delicious. Have had chilli chocolate but not in fudge.
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soulSenior Contributor
Hey @Former-Member - if you churn up frozen mango and banana in a blender it makes the most delicious ice cream without the bad stuff.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @soul, @Former-Member, @Former-Member, @clairesy, @CherryBomb
had crumbed steak and spaghetti tonight
Wonder how you know if you have fluid in your body
With kidney disease , you can drink too little water or too much
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soulSenior Contributor
@Former-Member@Shaz51 - great topic 😆
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