The Food Doctor Wholesome Pot

In a bid to maintain my blood sugar levels throughout the day, I've been having bits and bobs before and after lunch, usually some mandarin segments or fruit and nut mix or whatever I have to hand.  A bit concerned that I would be eating more than usual, a smaller lunch is something I'm trying out.

Today, I tested The Food Doctor's Bulgar Wheat & Quinoa Wholesome Pot.  The pot is a good size to pop into my bag in the mornings, although I was a bit concerned that the foil lid would be pieced by my handbag's lurking items.  Unscathed, at lunchtime, I flicked the kettle on at work and filled the water to the indicated "fill line" - this line is not obvious and it took some looking to find it (located on the outside of the pack).  You have to give it a good stir or else the power remains at the bottom, replace the foil lid then leave it for a good ten minutes.

Bulgar Wheat & Quinoa Wholesome Pot

At 303 calories per pot, it doesn't look overly sufficient for lunch, however, I had this with a cuppa and found this to be filling enough to last me til my afternoon titbit.  Although it is fairly tasty, it does become a bit monotonous and could perhaps do with having some extra vegetables to help with the texture and flavour control.  The pot states that it was tomato, black olive and basil flavour and although I could identify the olive and basil, it would have been better if it was a bit more tomatoey.  As can be the case with freeze dried goods, there was no unpleasant aftertaste so I think I'll give this the thumbs up and see if one of their alternative pots can excite my lunchtimes a bit more.

Philips Sonicare Airfloss

I once read somewhere that people who floss every day extend their lives by two years.  So with a couple of years of my life at steak, I'm always looking into ways to make this a more interesting task.

A few years back I started off by using the Waterpik Water Flosser, but found the force of the water to be a bit painful and not really suitable for my sensitive gums.  Not to mention that it meant that water would continuously flow from my mouth and into the sink - not a pretty site or something that appeals to me.

Recently, I walked past the Philips Sonicare Airfloss and it caught my attention as it mentioned "air" and not "water".  Having researched it a bit more (and knowing that I still needed a solution to help me extend my life!), I decided to try it out...

Philips Sonicare Airfloss

Really quick and simple to use; you put a small amount of water (it must be less than maybe about 15ml) into the well at the back and then switch it on.  There is a large mouse-like button on the top (where you finger naturally rests) and you use this to fire a puff between each of your teeth.  Each puff is mainly air but with a little spray of water - you can use mouthwash instead of water if you prefer.  I have only used this with water as I tend to run out of water during my flossing and have to refill the well at least once which would be just wasting mouthwash.

It is suggested that you use one puff between your teeth but I like to fire a few to make sure all is clean.  There is no water dribble so there's little mess and the thin head attachment lets me access the hard to reach areas at the back of my mouth.  I feel the Philips Airfloss has my teeth are a lot cleaner, encouraged me to floss daily and (perhaps!!) even enhanced my longevity!