Spicy Prawn and Coconut Noodle recipe with Coriander and Ginger: Dieting in the summer is so much easier – somehow as the nights close in and the temperature drops, our minds turn to sticky toffee pudding, sausages and mash and delicious calorific food that really doesn’t work on a fast day. But, despair not. There […]
Mediterranean Chicken en Papillote – a 5:2 Diet Recipe
Mediterranean Chicken En Papillote – Chicken Parcels: Cooking en papillote is a great method for anyone trying to eat healthy food or to diet, whether you are following the 5:2 diet like me or not. Essentially, your fish, vegetables or meat are put into a pouch made from foil or parchment with whatever seasoning you […]
Cooking with Quorn for the 5:2 Diet – Vegetarian Pasta Bolognese
Pasta Bolognese – a 5:2 Diet Recipe with Quorn: I first came across meat substitutes when I was a kid. My mum used to add dried soy mince to our regular mince and dried soy meat to casseroles. Although we were a seemingly well off professional family, my brothers were both sent to boarding school […]
A 5:2 Diet Recipe To Fill You Up – Spinach and Lentil Soup
Healthy, Filling 5:2 Diet Recipe – Spinach and Lentil Soup: Yes I know I keep making soup for the 5:2 diet. Particularly in winter I find that a generous bowl of home made low calorie soup is one of the best ways to manage a 5:2 diet fast day. And, I’ve learnt a new trick […]
The 5:2 Diet Made Easy – Recipes and 5:2 Diet Tips
Starting the 5:2 Diet – recipes, menu plans and more for the 5:2 Fasting Diet: I’ve been following the 5:2 diet for over a year now and I’ve lost 14kg in total. I’ve hit my target weight, although I am now trying to lose just a little more (and also recover from some seasonal indulgences). […]
5:2 Diet Recipes for leftovers – Chicken and Leek Casserole
Chicken and Leek Casserole or Soup – a 5:2 Diet Recipe for leftovers. It’s back to work and back to the 5:2 diet for me. I’ve had family staying over Christmas and the New Year so I’ve been cooking more and making richer food than normal. On New Year’s Eve we had some fabulous thyme […]
Stuffed Squash – Low Calorie 5:2 Diet Recipe
Stuffed Squash – Autumnal Flavours without Winter Calories for 5:2 Diet: Using up leftovers of meat if you are dieting can be quite a challenge. When I am not dieting or on a 5:2 diet fast day, I would normally use leftover chicken or ham in a risotto or pasta dish. Once meat has been […]
5:2 Diet Plateau and a Gingered Parsnip Soup Recipe for a 5:2 Fast Day
Weight Loss Plateau – Gingered Parsnip Soup Recipe for 5:2 Diet: Every so often with the 5:2 diet, I seem to hit a diet plateau and no matter if I am fasting twice a week or not, I simple stop losing weight. Although I find the 5:2 diet quite easy to follow it’s quite often […]
5:2 Diet Recipe – Cream of Leek Soup #Vegetarian #Vegan
Low Calorie 5:2 Diet Winter Soup made with Cauliflower Cream and Almond Milk: Do you use pinterest? I pin all my recipes and follow some of my friends boards. Jac, who blogs over at Tinned Tomatoes is vegetarian and has a vegan husband and she produces some of the most fantastic vegetarian food. Not so […]
Simple Spicy 5:2 Diet Pork Stir-Fry Recipe
A Simple Spicy Pork Stir-Fry Recipe for the 5:2 Diet – Countdown to Bootcamp: While I may sometimes lose focus on the 5:2 diet, it has, for me been one of the most successful ways of eating because for the most part it lets me get on with my normal life. I’m very slowly losing […]