Week 8: Now updated with actual meals and calories counts.

I’ve been reading Alain Ducasse “Nature” so I’m inspired by that this week. His recipes are new to me, with some interesting ideas and combinations and slightly different techniques.

Seasonal produce from my shopping in Lauzerte market: broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, rocket, watercress, spring onions, radishes, pears and clementines. Some  parsnips, beetroot and  salsify from the garden too. 

We eat very well on limited calories: portion sizes are small, but there is plenty of variety – normal days are 1200 kcals for me, 1800 for my husband. If we want to eat or drink more than that, we exercise! I try and include fresh fruit and raw vegetables every day, as well as lots of cooked veggies. Many of our normal meals could equally be used on a fast day.

This meal plan is intended to support weight loss of 1 – 2lbs a week for us.

Saturday  

• 1/2 a pink grapefruit, 1 slice w/w toast with 5g butter and marmite – 163 kcal 
  Porridge with prunes and 1/2 banana – 195kcal
• Home-made Pizza – 320 / 480 kcal
  Mixed Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette – 30 kcal
  Satsuma – 30 kcal
• Spicy Pumpkin Soup  120 kcal with crackers + 54kcal
  Hummus with a strip of wholewheat pitta bread – 65 kcal
  Tuna and Bean Salad with Feta – 230 kcal
  Vanilla and Banana Soya Custard – 166 kcal

Sunday 

• 1/2 a pink grapefruit – 52 kcal 
   toast and marmalade – 220kcal
• lunch: Moroccan Spiced Cauliflower & Almond soup (BBC Good Food –  but using less olive oil and almonds) -160 kcals
  leftover Pizza – 160 kcal
  Green Bean Salad with Tuna – 115 kcal
  satsuma – 30kcal
• Herby Roast Chicken (Alain Ducasse) with seasonal vegetables – 280 kcal
  
Chocolate Pear Crisp – 120 kcal

Monday – FAST day 

• breakfast: Scrambled Egg with Smoked Trout 140/215 kcals
• dinner: Watercress Soup 60 kcal
  Chicken and Pesto Tomatoes (Stella Body Plan, 200 kcal) with steamed Broccoli
  Five Spice Cherries
 with 0% Fromage Frais (55 kcals)

Tuesday    

• Guacamole (85 kcal) with a few Taco Chips
 – 150 kcal 
  Turkey and Bean Chilli
 with brown rice and accompaniments – 260 kcal
• satsuma – 30 kcal
• Broad Bean and Goats Cheese Tartines (Alain Ducasse, see above)
• Fromage Blanc with crystallised ginger (see photo above)
  
  

Wednesday

• Minted Pea and Vegetable Frittata (Lavender & Lovage, 200kcals) with Salad
  Wholewheat Bread and Butter, Carrot and Fennel Salad
• Cheese with apple
• Squash and Bacon Gratin (Alain Ducasse) – 400 kcal
  mixed veg stir fry – 20 kcal
  Spiced Glazed Pineapple with Cinnamon Fromage Frais (BBC Good Food, but with less honey and no sugar, 115 kcals)

Thursday – FAST day

• breakfast: Porridge (95 kcals)
  
• dinner: Simple Vegetable Soup
 (70 kcals)
  Haddock with Poached Egg and Spinach (200/300 kcals)
  Mocha Fromage Blanc (110 kcals)

Friday 

• Spiced Cauliflower and Almond Soup – 150kcal
• ham, egg and chips (100g oven chips) – 285 kcal
  poached spiced cherries – 40kcal
• Spanakopitta with Salad – 250 kcal

If you have any questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to comment, or contact me through the Facebook 5:2 Intermittent Fasting group, where you’ll find me – Belinda Berry or on twitter @bp_berry