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Eating food where all ingredients are from Kent for a week - day 2

06:00, 26 June 2019

updated: 10:29, 26 June 2019

We've set our editorial apprentice, Rebecca Tuffin, the challenge to only eat foods where all ingredients are from Kent for a whole week.

She has now completed her second day - check out how day one went by clicking here.

It's only day two but I'm ashamed to say, intense cravings for sugary junk food have already begun.

Rebecca surrounded by all the food she is going to try and resist for a week
Rebecca surrounded by all the food she is going to try and resist for a week

I'm sat at work and can't help eyeing up the biscuits which are staring at me from my colleague's desk.

Hopefully, regular fruit and honey will keep me going.

For my second day, I have planned meals which contain no potatoes, as I'm a bit potatoed out after yesterday.

Breakfast

Some carbs to keep me going
Some carbs to keep me going

I got some flour from Henhurst Farm Shop in Staplehurst which is produced by Pure Kent - Eckley Farms, also based in the village, which means I was able to make pancakes - my ultimate favourite morning meal.

Along with eggs from Far Acre Farm in Marden and milk from Silcocks Farm Shop in Tenterden, I whisked up a silky smooth batter, ready for frying.

With a drizzle of Loose honey, at a pricey £6.50, this breakfast was glorious but definitely wasn't on budget.

Lunch

Salad ingredients
Salad ingredients

I made a salad with spinach, lettuce, beetroot, chicken, cucumber, spring onion and goats cheese today.

Bit of a hotch-potch but it tasted pretty good.

The lettuce and spinach was from L.J.Betts in Offham, the beetroot and spring onions from an Aylesford market stall, the chicken from Stour Valley Game and the cheese from Wychling.

I am going zero tolerance with this challenge, which means no salt, pepper, or other seasoning that's not made nearby.

Wild Food Folk forages natural foods from along the Kent coastline
Wild Food Folk forages natural foods from along the Kent coastline

I added some sprouted chickpea and rock samphire hummus to flavour the salad, which is from Wild Food Folk, who forage foods from the Kent coastline to produce 100% natural food products.

Pickled seaweed and seaweed crisps are also some bestsellers, which I had a try of at the market.

Dinner

Omlette ingredients
Omlette ingredients

I've always loved an omelette - quick, easy, simple, and delicious.

For this one I used eggs, spring onions, spinach, blue cheese and sausages.

My delicious omlette
My delicious omlette

The sausages were bought from Haven Farmshop but actually produced in a nearby women's prison, where pigs are also kept, which I thought was rather interesting.

It was tasty - especially the sausages.

Cherry juice from Dallaway £3
Cherry juice from Dallaway £3

A bottle of cherry juice finished the meal off nicely - lovely and sweet.

Daily updates on what Rebecca has been eating will be published on KentOnline each morning this week at 6am.

If you'd like to get involved in the challenge, send your pictures and where you bought your food to rtuffin@thekmgroup.co.uk or tweet @rtuffinKM with the hashtag #eatlocalkent

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