Has your diet changed??

[ErmintrudeMcMoo]

I`ve been reading the pumpkin thread and it got me thinking about how much my diet has changed since arriving in Oz. If you`d asked me back in UK to eat pumpkin or sweet potato, I would have answered honestly that I didn`t much care for either, yet when we first arrived we stayed at relatives and (not wanting to be rude) ate some - finding that I really enjoyed it! I don`t know what is different about it over here but I do enjoy roast pumpkin & sweet potato. We also eat a lot more fresh meat (especially lamb) and there seems to be more choice with vegetables and fruit and I find myself being a bit more adventurous in what I try (though it is mostly seasonal, which I think is good anyway). Anyone else noticed a difference in what they eat??

[Stuju]

Yes my diets changed & so has my waist,butt & boobs,
i always thought oz was a healthy country - ive gone up arrrggghhh !!!!!

[ErmintrudeMcMoo]

LOL!! I`ve lost weight since arriving nearly a year ago - back in the UK we had a sweet shop, chippie, chinese takeaway and off license about 50 metres away (a bit too handy when I`d had a hard day at work).

[taffy 62]

Yep tried more foods than ever since living here along with a good variety of wines, well you got to get the balance right Just got to get the balance right on those scales now

[Stuju]

yep its all about balance - a chocolate in each hand !!!!

[kiwi]

I intend to change our diet, because my kids are so unadventurous and I'm bored with cooking the same old thing.


New country, new foods. I need to learn how to cook more adventurous Barbie food though. We're a bit limited here. Any suggestions? Please tell me what to do with King Prawns on the Barbie.

[taffy 62]

Put on bbq for 3 to 5 mins and baste with lemon or garlic butter yum!!!!!!!!!

[mandy1]

Hi all
We eat a lot more salad and we eat together a lot more too as a family. We like the bbq and its nice & easy just to chuck a couple of steaks on and have them with jacket potatoes & a bowl of salad. We don't have many take outs either (mainly cause no one seems to deliver & you have to drive to get it!).My daughter is mad on trying the tropical fruits you get in the supermarkets (at our local co-op in the UK an aubergine was considered exotic-lol). Alos love the variety (and price) of the Aussie wines!
Mandy x

[Brisbane or bust]

We have hosed the BBQ down and used it this week. Getting into the swing of ozzie life before we get there.

Can't imagine anything better than OH cooking tea every night. WELL BBQ's a mans job isn't it!!!!!
I will just sit and watch whilst drinking a nice BIG glass of wine. LOL

[ali]

yep - I've put on weight too - think it may be the wine and beer sampling though lol