Hi all,
Here is a rough guide at what i’m looking to put in practice as my diet for the next 8 weeks. Thoughts ??
Breakfast –
Flat mushroom, cherry tomatos & bacon medallions
Scrabbled eggs & beans ( reduced sugar )
Flat Mushroom and poached eggs
bacon medallion & egg baked in the oven
Mushroom and cheesy beans ( reduced sugar )
Shakes instead of cooked breakfast
Green tea & blueberry shake- Chilled green tea, blueberries, greek yogurt, almonds & flaxseed
Melon, spinach & blueberry – melon, blueberries, unsweetened almond milk, spinach leaves & sunflower seeds
Weekend brunch – cause sometimes weekend days mean we can’t eat 3 meals.
The pancakes made with coconut flour & strawberries
A decent omlette, mushrooms, onion, cherry tomato, spinach, worcestershire sauce ( use egg whites and one full egg to reduce cal )
Sausage ( low cal gluten free ), bacon, poached egg, beans ( reduced sugar )
Poached egg & salmon stack – flat mushroom, smoked salmon, creme fraiche, wholegrain mustard, lemon juice, poached eggs, pine nuts
Veg Frittata ( like an omlette ) – red peppers, scalons, garlic, chickpeas, paprika, spinach, eggs ( one full and one white per portion )
Right lunches
Chicken salad – chicken cooked in cajun mix, onion, peppers, sweetcorn, rocket, snap peas, chick peas, cherry tomato
Tuna salad as above but mixed with either yogurt, hummus or avacado ( to be decided after samples to taste )
Add to that
Spanish chickpea and spinach soup, it has chorizo in it as well
Med chicken soup – baked chicken breast, onion, leak, rewd pepper, veg stock, tinned tomato, garlic, basil, oragano.
Prawn Pho, its a soup with bean sprouts, sweetcorn, snap peas etc.
Veg Frittata – as above can be reheated and reduce cal buy replacing 2 eggs with egg whites.
At home –
Lettuce cups –
Crab & Mustard – crab meat, creme fraiche, dijon mustard, lemon juice ( can add onion or peppers )
Chicken & Walnut – As above but with chicken, and some tiny pieces of red apple, sprinkle some walnut pieces on top.
Ricotta, Pear & Walnut salad – ricotta, scalons, green beans, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic clove, pear & walnuts.
Skinny spicey bean burgers – mushrooms, coriander, cannellini beans, kidney beans, onion, chilli,
Dinner
Our chilli ( honey removed ) – Lean mince, tinned tomato, worcestershire sauce, garlic, chilli, reduced sugar baked beans, onion, red peppers, mushrooms, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, beef stock cube.
Steak with side salad – Leans steak
Bulked up stir fry – prawn/chicken/beef with stir fried veg, coconut oil, soy sauce and low cal sweetner, chilli, garlic, ginger.
Cottage pie with celeriac topping – lean mince, tinned tomatos, onion, mushroom, garden peas, garlic.
Cajun chicken with 3 types of veg
Fish pie with celeriac topping – onion, leek, parsley, mushrooms, white fish, prawns, 1 bay leaf, milk.
Courgetti Prawns – leek, courgette, ginger, chilli, garlic, lemon juice, prawns, cannellini beans
Beef & pine nut meatballs & Moroccan salad – (meatballs) – lean mince, onion, garlic, pine nuts, paprika, all spice, cumin, egg white, parsley (salad ) – spinach, sliced almonds, chickpeas, scalons, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice.
Spicey chicken & lentils – fennel, red onion, garlic, thyme, chilli, chicken, green lentils, snap peas
Crabcakes – crab, sweetcorn, paprika, woster sauce, mayo, scalons, parsley, lemon juice, serve with veg.
Turkey steaks – serve with veg
Spicey turkey mince – Turkey mince, yellow peppers, onion, chilli, garlic, soy sauce. – served with a side salad.