We all know the euros are on – lets face it we can’t escape it (even if we want to). Whether is two pints of lager and a packet or crisps or a Cheeky Vindaloo – It’s easy for those Calories to creep up on you.
We are going to share some top tips on how to enjoy your pre-match pint and snacks or post match Curry – but still stay on the wagon.
Drinks
We all like a drink, in fact when watching the football for a lot of people its almost expected. To find out your lowest calorie brew Click Here.
According to an NHS Digital study, the average English person drinks 11.7 units of alcohol each week. A unit’s worth of alcoholic drink contains roughly 85 calories on average. This means they also consume about 1,000 calories from alcoholic drinks each week – the same amount of calories as two Big Macs. Since a pound of fat contains about 3,500 calories, this also means that the average person could lose 15 pounds (6.8kg) in one year by going tea-total.
Calories in alcohol: 3 charts comparing the calories in 20+ drinks (finder.com)
Snacks
We all love to snack here are some ideas of some low cal snacks trying having a measured bowl with a mix of some of the below.
- Silver skin Pickled Onions (80 grams is 10Kcals – Don’t know if I could eat 80g but goes to show how low Cal they are)
- Pickled Beetroot – 63Kcals in 100 Grams
- 50% reduced fat cheddar cheese – 88 Kcals per 30g serving.
Curry
A curry is just what’s needed after (or during) a stressful footie match – played or watched. Most takeaways probably wont be able to tell you how many Kcals in a serving – and if they are made with Ghee butter – do you really want to know. Be prepared – make your own in advance – Curry’s are great to batch cook and freeze and the beauty is you can count the Kcals as you making it so you know exactly what to budget for in your daily calorie count – you can put it in your app at the beginning of the day and then you know you are covered.
Here is one of my Favourites:
Chicken madras!
310 calories per portion!
Serves 4
4 large onions chopped.
Half green pepper chopped
Half jar pataks madras paste
500g chicken breasts cut chunky
1 knorr chicken stock cube
2 teaspoons easy garlic (not in oil)
1 teaspoon madras curry powder
4 tablespoons of tomato purée
- Cover onions in boiling water just to top of onions add garlic and boil til soft.
- Blend them until puréed, add curry paste and tomato purée and green pepper and mix in simmer for a few minutes stirring all the time.
- Mix chicken stock cube with half a pint of water and mix in, add curry powder and bring to boil, boil for 15 mins stirring frequently. Add chopped chicken and bring to boil again. Turn down heat to simmer for 45 mins until chicken is cooked right through. Stirring frequently.
- I find it nicer to cook night before and serve next day as spices have marinated and matured ♥️
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