Suggestions Needed

[hammerman]

Going to do 2 days a week on about 600 cals per day. firstly, should those 2 days be consecutive eg mon and tues or can they be split eg a mon and thur (which would be my choice).

Secondly, what on earth can i eat that's super low calories ? The obvious is lots of salad and veg in a mixed salad stylee with maybe a tin of mackerel or a hard boiled egg.....but what else ?

Suggestions welcome

Ta muchly

[dannyk13]

If you google the 5 & 2 diet you will probably get all the answers.

[craft1948]

They should be split............

[Canary42]

This sounds like the 5-2 diet - healthier if they are separated I believe.

Low calories can be controlled by very small portions (e.g. 2.5g porridge = 100 calories).

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[hammerman]

@ Danny....kind of pointless having a forum called the answerbank if that's what you suggest as i would imagine pretty much every answer posted could be googled.

[boxtops]

Hammerman, I agree with danny - the 5:2 is very popular and people on it, say it works. Definitely worth your having a look at it. You eat normally but sensibly for 5 days, then 500 cals a day for 2 days - probably not consecutively.

[dannyk13]

Did you try Google first.

[Mamyalynne]

Breakfast:
Muller Light yoghurt (89 cals)
Banana (90 cals)
Boiled egg (89 cals)
45g porridge oats (166 cals)
Orange (59 cals)
Apple (53 cals)
Kiwi fruit (47 cals)
Crumpet (100 cals)
1 slice of brown bread (74 cals)
1/2 tin Heinz Baked Beans (100 cals)
2 egg white omelette (34cals)
1 rice cake with sugar-free jam (45 cals)
Poached egg with a slice of ham (100cals)
Alpen Fruit and Nut Bar (109 cals)
50g Total 0% Greek Yoghurt (48 cals)
Half a slice of brown bread (37 cals)
Half a grapefruit (39 cals)

[Mamyalynne]

Lunch:
Half a carton of New Covent Garden Soup Winter Broth with Bacon and Kale (96cals)
Pitta (147 cals)
Rice cake (38 cals)
Celery (7 cals)
Itsu miso soup sachet (44 cals)
1 tbsp Light Philadelphia soft cheese (28 cals)
Heinz Weight Watchers tomato soup (76 cals)
One slice of smoked salmon on two wheat crackers (48 cals)
87g cauliflower (23 cals)
Tuna salad (175cals)
Waitrose Beetroot and Cheese Salad (172 cals)
Mushrooms on wholemeal toast (110 cals)
Heinz Weight Watchers Carrot & Lentil Soup (87 cals)
1 cherry tomato (4 cals)
Cadbury Highlights Hot Chocolate (40 cals)
1 Light Babybel cheese (40 cals)
Quarter of a tin of Heinz Baked Beans (49 cals)
50g cooked prawns (50 cals)

[Mamyalynne]

Dinner:
Chicken breast (162 cals)
Cous cous (176 cals)
Young’s cod steak in parsley sauce (101 cals)
Tesco’s chilli chicken noodle salad (195 cals)
M&S Count on Us Asian Style Cod with Noodles (215 cals)
Roasted aubergine (18 cals)
38g peas (38 cals)
50g cooked prawns (40 cals)
10 spears of asparagus (50 cals)
Weight Watcher’s Mediterranean Veg Quiche (156 cals)
Morrisons NuMe Cottage Pie (300 cals)
Half fillet of salmon (185 cals)
1 roasted pepper (30 cals)
38g Feta cheese (100 cals)
100g brown rice (135 cals)

[EcclesCake]

For a question such as this Google is your friend.

You can quickly scan many recipes that take your fancy and bookmark them for future use.

Given that you haven't specified if you are wanting breakfast, lunch or an evening meal; what you do and don't like or what your cooking ability is like then a perusal of Google seems sound advice.

[Purple_Popple]

It is a great diet..but dont do fasting days together. Surprising how quickly you get used to it though. If you reach a plateau where you are not losing anymore weight introduce a third fasting day. Goodluck.

[Canary42]

As a counter to the "why not use Google" maxim, I would mention that Google frequently directs me to Answerbank ! ! !