Health(ier) Snacks

My mom wanted to drop by the bakery shop and so I took her there. Lo and behold... they were selling Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios etc by the bagfulls! Being the cheap ass I was, I grabbed to Sunflower seeds (RM 8.50 per kilo) and hesitated with the almonds (RM 20.50 per kilo). The rest were not even on my radar as either they were wayyy too expensive (Pistachios at Rm 55.50 per kilo???) or they could not be eaten RAW (yeah.. did I mention I was LAZY as well?)

So here are my new tea break "snacks" (I never had tea break snacks since I started working). Hopefully, to give me extra energy and stave off hunger..

Lunch/Dinner cost estimation

Just to do a rough estimation of the cost of a new diet:

1. 1 slab of Lean Chicken Meat (RM 7.34/3 = RM 2.50 approx)
2. Half a can of Beans (RM 3/2 = RM 1.50)
3. Vegetables (RM 1?)

Total = RM 4


Some other "facts"
A carton(?) of 30 Grade C eggs = RM 8.99
3 Pieces of lean Chicken Breast Meat = RM 7.34

A new Diet Begins

So today begins my new diet (partial) as advocated by Tim Feriss in his book "The 4-Hour Body". Went to Tesco yesterday in an attempt to find beans but more importantly, affordable and healthy beans. Managed to get some that claims it is so-and-so beans "in water". Later, I will attempt to find dried raw beans and prepare them instead of buying ready processed ones in an attempt to drive costs down (yes, I'm frickin' poor, ok?). So for starters, I am listing down what I bought and in later blogs, will attempt to break costs down and also rate the palateability of these beans.











So here's the breakdown in price (there was a sale):
Heinz Baked Beans (no added salt) 420gm net (I assume with liquid) RM 3.89

Tesco Cannellini Beans in water 246gm RM 2.99

Tesco Flageolet Beans (good gawd... what in hell's name is this?? Hope it's not Flatulence-a-Lot) 246gm RM 1 (CHEAP! - will review how it tastes later)

Tesco Garden Peas in water 300gm RM 2.90

Marina Processed Peas (I hesistated after seeing the word "processed" but heck... it was on special offer) 425gm net (assumed with liquid) RM 3.89

Tesco Garden Peas in water 300gm RM 2.90

Tesco Red Kidney Beans in water 240gm RM 2.25

CheRos Australian Dhal 300gm (dry) RM 1.39

CheRos Black Eyed Peas 300gm (dry) RM 2.79



Made a breakfast meal out of the Red Kidney Beans (1/3 of a can) today + 2 eggs:
I was supposed to be full but I'm still hungry.. maybe it's mental

Total costs: 0.75 (1/3 Red Kidney Beans) + 0.30 (2 Grade C eggs)= RM 1.05


Compare this with my previous breakfast which was Gardenia Bonanza White Bread. RM 3.30 for 28 slices... add to the fact I use jame/ peanut butter etc as breadspread.. the total costs for 3 slices of bread is approx RM 0.69 (which kept me full). Really need to look into the cheaper beans as I guess I need to eat more...