Meal Plans for the 5:2 Fast Diet - with Menu Illustrations
This book contains 21 fasting day menus to make it so much simpler for you to follow the 5:2 Fast Diet, that's over 40 delicious recipes totalling 10 weeks of the 5:2 Fast Diet. This is the 'diet' that lets you to eat normally five days a week but on the other two, called fasting days, you should try to eat only 500 calories if you are a woman and 600 calories if you are a man.
If you can't make up up your mind what to eat on a fasting day then dip into this recipe book. You can choose from 21 daily plans with over 40 recipes with illustrations, that will satisfy even the fussiest eater. The recipes are delicious but simple to cook and it makes sense to cook something quick and easy on your fasting days as you don’t want to be in the kitchen too long when you are trying to eat less.
The plans are based on two meals a day and have some easy lunches and tasty low calorie dinners which have been taken from my larger cookbook, Recipes for the 5:2 Fast Diet. The recipes are carefully put together with a balance of protein and carbohydrates. They will satisfy even the hungriest appetites on your two fasting days and they don’t just have smaller portions. You can easily mix and match the menus, just add up the calories on your day and choose. There is also a very handy ‘snacks’ table that will help you overcome any cravings you may have. Choose according to how many spare calories you have left.
Includes
About the 5:2 Fast Diet
Who Should NOT Fast
How to Use this Meal Plan Guide
Useful Cooking Guide
Meal Plans
Day 1 - 360 kcal
Spinach & Mushroom Pie - 220
Day 2 - 395 kcal
Homemade Potato Salad with Easy Mixed Salad - 160
Pork Chops with Roasted Vegetables - 235
Day 3 - 500 kcal
Butternut Squash Soup - 150
Tuna Steaks with Salad & Beans - 250
Day 4 - 435 kcal
Canned Tuna Salad - 105
Pork Stroganoff with Rice - 330
Day 5 - 445 kcal
Hearty Potato & Leek Soup - 150
Salmon & Ginger Stir Fry - 295
Day 6 - 355 kcal
BLT Sandwich - 175
Chicken Parcels with Mixed Vegetables - 280
Day 7 - 450 kcal
Mixed Salad with Avocado - 120
Mixed Vegetable & Potato Bake - 330
Day 8 - 450 kcal
Kippers with Easy Mixed Salad - 165
Mushroom Risotto with Brown Rice - 285
Day 9 - 380 kcal
Poached Eggs on Spinach - 200
Prawns with Cabbage - 180
Day 10 - 355 kcal
BLT Sandwich - 175
Turkey & Vegetable Loaf - 180
Day 11 - 365 kcal
Tomato & Red Pepper Soup - 185
Vegetable Curry - 180
Day 12 - 385 kcal
Lentil & Spring Greens Soup - 110
Leek & Bean Frittata - 215
Snacks
& so much more
Recipes are set out in either 1, 2 or 4 portions depending on ingredients and are calorie grouped. The author suggests cooking bigger batches and freezing the extra portions for your other fasting days. This will save you cooking more than is necessary, especially on your fasting days. All recipes that are suitable for freezing are marked as such.
So if you want some delicious but low calorie meals that will help you to lose 3-5 pounds a week or really easily, give this book a try. You will be thrilled with the results for both your weight loss and your health.
