AMAZING VARIETY OF SWEETS DURING RAMADAN

Though I write posts and articles on eating healthy, deep inside I am lover of sweets. All the supermarkets, hypermarkets and bakeries have an big variety of freshly made traditional sweets during Ramadan. What a visual delight!. Visual...that's a restriction I have to follow.  I did buy a few of my personal favorites though.  Would have loved to buy more, and its just the two of us - my husband and I, and too many sweets is definitely not good for us.  And if we buy in plenty, we are bound to eat it so we are trying to exercise restraint.  Here are photos of sweets displayed at City Centre. My all time favorite is kanaafa. 

LU&LU HYPERMARKET - FRESH JUICE AND SALAD COUNTER

A week ago on a very warm afternoon, we dropped into Lu&Lu Hypermarket in Shuwaikh. I was feeling so thirsty and had finished the water I was carrying in my bag. I noticed they had a new Juice and Salad Counter beside the hot food counter. What's nice about it is that the juices and salads are all fresh. The lady at the counter told me that she just prepared the juices and filled them in little bottles and cups.  I had the watermelon juice. It was sweet and absolutely divine and no added sugar in it. There are a variety of freshly prepared juices (kiwi, avacado, mango, orange, pineapple, grape, papaya, apple, carrot and Indian lassi - yoghurt based drink), cut fruits and assorted salads at this newly opened counter, which you could try.  

Fresh juices

Fresh cut fruits and juices

Salad counter

Fruit counter 

ZIZZI RISTORANTE - ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN BIRMINGHAM

The Mail Box is a beautiful Mall located in the heart of Birmingham city center. Among a variety of restaurants at the Mail Box, is a lovely Italian restaurant, 'Zizzi Ristorante'.  It's one of my daughter's favourite restaurants she likes to frequent with her friends.  Last month, our daughter took us to Zizzi twice. And both times, I had lasagna prepared to perfection served with green salad. The lasagna was amazing. Here are some photos taken during our first visit to Zizzi. 

My daughter ordered sea food

My lasagna

My husband ordered rice with shrimp, squid, fisha and vegetables

The most wonderful tasting Tiramisu I had...( As per my self imposed food restrictions, I had to suffice with two spoons, while  they had the rest)

MANGO MILK

Milk is excellent for health. I usually have the fresh milk from Almarai. But sometimes, I can't help picking up their Mango Milk. It just tastes absolutely divine. In a calorie controlled diet, I am able to fit in mango milk whenever I feel like having, which is probably just twice or thrice a month.  My husband got curious and now he likes it too.