Savory Oats ... Made with Sardines in BBQ sauce.

So I've been on an no "processed foods" food plan. Oops. I do eat oatmeal. A great way to start off the day. A little fruit , some tea and my oats, great way to start my day. Well one lunch I got super hungry, so I decided to whip up an easy savory oatmeal.

Savory oatmeal

3/4ths cup of oats.
1 cup of water
1 small avocado
2 tomatoes ( use cherry tomatoes if you have them)
1 can of sardines ( I made the mistake of not looking at the tin and bought sardines in BBC sauce. It was delicious !)
Pinch of salt and pepper
A sprinkle of cayenne pepper .

I pour hot water over my oats and let them sit for 10 minutes. Then I add the rest of my ingredients . Enjoy. The result will be a creamy, tasty, healthy meal. Again... Enjoy.

5 rand - $0.60 cents

Do you see how healthy one can eat for so little?

Imagine if we all grew what we needed to eat and traded to get things that were essential?

Tomato-Cabbage-onion-garlic soup. Budget. No processed carbs.

I had half of a head of cabbage that I split with a friend. I cooked up a fourth of mine and cooked the remaining three-fourths today. It was really really easy and the end result was absolutely delicious. Now I'm not blazing any paths but I am living in a rural setting... On less than $100 a month. Budget budget budget.


Cook time: 15 minutes to steam the cabbage , tomatoes, and onion. 30 minutes on simmer to reduce the water content.

Ingredients :
Soup serves 1.
Cabbage mixture serves 4 as a side dish.



1/4 of a head of cabbage
2 tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
1 small onion
2 tbs of sunflower oil
1 1/2 cup of water

For the spices I just added and tasted. Salt and paper added last
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/2 tbs of curry powder
2 tbs of gaaram masala
1 tbs of fine jeera ( cumin )
1tsp of tumeric

These are all suggestive I recommend eyeing what you put in.

Cut up tomatoes, onion, cabbage, and garlic. Throw into a pot with some oil and 1 cup of water. Let steam for 15 mins on high heat. Watch it and turn down heat if it gets to hot. Mix in spices and add the rest of water. Stir put a lid on it and check on it over the course of the half an hour. I drained the soup and put the cabbage mixture away to eat tomorrow as a side dish. Tasty and nutritious .

New leaf. No more eish food.

I now stay away from most processed grains. No bread, pasta, rice, or porridge. My first week proved to be quite a challenge. I work at two schools one school buys me lunch. Mainly pap and meat and some salads, usually beetroot, potatoes and cabbage. Well I said no more Bogobe ...to looks of complete bewilderment and questions if why? I explained u wanted to feel healthy again so I was giving up breads and other named items for just meat and veggies. I'm one week in for a month long experiment... And I feel great! Below was one of ny last bread meals and some other goodies.