Do The Mussels

Well, it's new year and people are back to normal eating habits, some people start going on diet, some going to gyms. New series of Biggest Loser (American version) has started on TV and I have started watching this. This programme should inspire us to be active, to have regular exercise for better health and well-being. My problem is that every time I watch this, I always end up being couch potato, munching junk food away. Not a single lesson learnt....

So you need to find a restaurant where you can have something guilt free (a sort of) and it does not break your bank balance.

My husband and I have recently been to Mussel Inn Seafood Restaurant in Glasgow (http://www.mussel-inn.com) for their Lunchtime Quickie deal. For £7.50 you can get a bowl of mussels or seafood chowder with salad or chunky French fries, with crusty bread, a choice of bottle of Carlsberg, glass of wine or soft drink.  For sauce, you can choose from Natural (simply cooked in their own juice), Shallot (white wine, garlic, shallots and cream), Red Pepper (roasted red pepper sauce and basil pesto), Leek (leek, Dijon mustard and cream), Moroccan (chillies, garlic, ginger, coriander and cumin) and Blue Cheese (cheese, bacon and cream). They are doing this deal 7 days a week, how wonderful!

We both order mussels with Natural sauce (Yes, healthy!) with fries (You got to!), and a glass of wine each (Definitely!).  Portion was just right and by the time we left the restaurant, we were happily full, not stuffed and felt almost light to the point that we could actually 'Do the Hustle', ha ha ha.

To be really honest, next time we would probably go for Shallot sauce so that we can mop up all the juice and sauce with lovely crusty bread!  And as we felt so good after the lunch, we went to Tinderbox in Princess Square (See my earlier blog, A little Lisbon in Glasgow) for coffee and ended up ordering a custard cream cake each!  So much for the healthy option....

If there is any consolation, according to Mussel Inn's website, mussels are nutritious, low in sodium and saturated fat and provide a readily absorbed source of B&C vitamins, amino acids, Omega 3 fatty acids and vital minerals including iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc.  There you go. This does not make me feel so bad!!

Having checked their website, they are also doing pre-theatre menu for £10.95 for 2 course and also if you register on-line now, you get £5 voucher toward your order when spending £20 or more. I think I should get a commission from them telling you all these .....  Not!  They do other seafood as well, not all about mussels so we must go back there again. Anyway, Do the Mussels!

That's all forks!

This was beside our table as everyone was still in festive mood when we went there....