Monday 24 June 2013

Breakfast recipes. 5:2 diet.

Five fasting breakfast recipes, approximately 200 calories each.



Poached egg with watercress and tomato salad (210 cal)
2 eggs
1 tsp sunflower seeds
50g (1¾oz) watercress, roughly chopped
6 cherry tomatoes, finely diced
1 tsp finely chopped coriander
Bring a pan of water to the boil, take off the heat and stir the water in a circular motion for a few seconds. Crack one egg into a cup and pour into the centre of the vortex. After two minutes, shake the pan to see if the white is almost set. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Repeat with the other egg. Toast the seeds over a medium heat for one minute. Mix with the watercress and tomatoes. Serve the eggs on top with a sprinkle of coriander.

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Carrot, cucumber and celery juice with almonds (185 cal)
2 carrots
1 cucumber
4 celery sticks
6 almonds
Juice the vegetables and serve with a few ice cubes, followed by the almonds. Carrot, cucumber and celery juice with almonds (185 cal)
2 carrots
1 cucumber
4 celery sticks
6 almonds
Juice the vegetables and serve with a few ice cubes, followed by the almonds.
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Courgette omelette (198 cal)
1 courgette, grated
2 eggs
1 tsp chives, chopped
olive oil
Mix everything together and season. Put a drop of olive oil in a frying-pan. Once hot, add the mixture, turn down the heat and cook on each side for two minutes.
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Boiled egg with rocket and walnuts (220 cal)
2 eggs
50g (1¾oz) rocket
2 walnuts, crushed
½ tsp olive oil
Place the eggs in boiling water for six minutes. Drain and peel. Combine the rocket, walnuts and olive oil, season and serve the eggs in quarters on top of the salad.
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Yogurt with apple, blueberries and sunflower seeds
150g (5½oz) plain low-fat yogurt
½ apple, grated
10 blueberries
10g (½oz) sunflower seeds
Serve the yogurt topped with fruit and seeds.
Alternatives
• Boiled egg and soldiers (small slice of wholemeal bread with a scraping of low-fat spread) and a small apple
• Small slice of wholemeal toast with 1 tsp of peanut butter and a small apple
• 150g plain low-fat yogurt topped with ½ grated apple, small handful of blueberries and 10g sunflower seeds

Breakfast recipes. 5:2 diet.

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