Low Calorie Carrot and Celeriac Soup with Coriander: I’ve been something of an irregular follower of the 5:2 diet over the last year. The result is that my weight has gradually crept up and I now feel a need to lose a few kilos again. Around 8kg would be perfect. For 2017, I’ve decided on […]
My 5:2 Diet – Spicy Spinach and Chickpea Soup and More
5:2 Diet Tips – Spicy Spinach and Chickpea Soup – Planning Perfect Fast Day Meals: Despite a five day holiday, I’m trying my best to get back into a routine with the 5:2 diet. Last time round I developed something of a pattern with home-made soup for lunch and dinner of fresh white fish […]
Soup Story – Low Calorie Creamy Leek Soup
Low Calorie Creamy Leek Soup – experimenting with Raw Food: I should be doing the 5:2 Diet. I know I should be – I’ve put on a bit of weight and I’ve discovered that the 5:2 diet is a way that works for me – if I fast (500 calories) one day a week I […]
Overdone it at Christmas and New Year?
Healthy Soups for the New Year: It’s the 1st of January; I had a lovely Christmas with family and friends and brought in the New Year with some style (luckily not captured on camera!). Like many of us I suspect, I’m now dreading stepping on the scales and facing the damage! One way that I […]
Truffled Cream of Mushroom and Cauliflower Soup
A 5:2 Diet Staple and Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe: Some time ago I tried making cauliflower cream. The idea is to create something that has all the consistency of cream but none of the fat content or calories. Or at least, FAR fewer calories. Blitzing an entire cauliflower actually makes rather too much for […]
Low Calorie Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
Diet Soup Recipe – Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato: It is definitely soup season again. Any regular reader may have noticed that I am not the most patient of cooks. While I prefer to cook from scratch, I am quite prepared to take shortcuts. And, although I would always recommend buying your vegetables ‘whole’, sometimes […]
Celeriac and Cucumber Soup – Testing the Froothie
Celeriac and Cucumber – Raw Soup for Health: I tend to avoid smoothies. It’s partly that I like my fruit with ‘bite’ and partly that I have a few food allergies and a few dietary guidelines which are specific to hypothyroidism. One of the guidelines for anyone who is hypothyroid is to avoid uncooked or […]
Watercress Soup With Quail Eggs for the #5:2Diet
A Simple and Elegant Watercress Soup for the 5:2 Diet: Watercress is a brilliant ingredient for soups and this low calorie watercress soup is a great addition to any diet recipe collection. The stalks in particular have a lovely peppery taste, though they can be just a little stringy. Some recipes suggest using just the […]
Virgin Mary Soup – Sorted Food for the 5:2 Diet
Sorted Food with Lea & Perrins – Virgin Mary Soup: My Father enjoyed cooking. Only a few dishes…curry, tomato soup, mince and tatties, fried breakfast and chips. Occasionally, inspired by one of the TV chefs of the time (Graham Kerr otherwise known as the Galloping Gourmet was a particular favourite), he’d try to be creative […]
Another 5:2 Diet Fast Day – Another Soup Recipe
Celeriac and Sweet Potato Soup – a 5:2 Diet recipe: You know, I keep promising I won’t make more 5:2 diet recipe soups. And then, I try to work out what I want to eat on my 5:2 diet fast days – and I keep coming back to soup. Luckily there are an infinite number […]