Brunch - 136 calories
2 Biltong packets (70 grams) - 136 calories
Dinner - 368 calories
Burguer patty
- 100 grams of mince (185 calories)
- 10 grams of Red Onion (5 calories)
- 5 grams of Dijon Mustard (11 calories)
1 Slice of Wholemeal Bread - 83 calories
1 Slice of Wafer Thin Smoked Ham - 12 calories
1 Light Laughing Cow Cheese Triangle - 25 calories
15 mls of Ketchup - 18 calories
150 grams of Mushroom - 24 calories
Handful of Salad - 5 calories
Grand Total - 504 calories
And how did it go?
A great find today, people: Biltong. Low calories and full of protein, so very filling. My boyfriend and I met his parents for lunch at a pub today and this is what I had, two packets of beef jerky. Yep, beef jerky and diet coke... Happy times!
Anyway, since I had only spent 136 calories on lunch, I could splash out on some bread at dinner. This is another one of Camila's tips and she served the burger on a Portobello mushroom and topped it with an egg-white omelette. Since I didn't have a Portobello mushroom, just loads of small mixed mushrooms, and some calories from lunch to spend, this is what I came up with. Comfort food for this very cold bank holiday.
One thing I do is spend a lot of time at the supermarket looking at labels. With only 500/600 calories on your budget, any 20-30 calories variance can make or break your planned meal. Choose your products and portions wisely and you can have pretty much whatever you want on a fast day.
As I am having a very challenging week on the social front and I will only be able fast on Sunday, Camila has kindly sent another contribution for the blog, and this time she event took pictures! She had this on her fast day on Tuesday and it only cost her 204 calories (more if you add soy sauce).
Ingredients
130 grams of Tuna Steaks (canned with spring water, drained) - 155 calories
5 grams of Horseradish Sauce - 5 calories
60 grams of Fromage Frais - 30 calories
50 grams of Cucumber - 5 calories
1 tablespoon of Chives - 1 calories
2 sheets of Seaweed - 2 calories
Preparation
Put the Tuna Steaks, the Horseradish and the Fromage Frais through the food processor until it is reduced to a paste. You can add the chives to the paste or do as Camila has done and keep them whole. Once this is done, place the sheets of Seaweed on a sushi mat and spread the paste evenly throughout. Place the cucumber and the Chives in the middle.
Roll it up using the mat and seal the roll with a bit of water. Slice it up and voila!
I don't know about you guys, but I will be trying this very soon!
Breakfast - 122 calories
3 Ryvita crackerbread - 57 calories
9 grams of Philadelphia Extra Light - 10 calories
36 grams of Sundried Tomatoes (canned, drained) - 55 calories
Lunch - 126 calories
1 can of Chicken Noodle Soup (Heinz) - 126 calories
Dinner - 218 calories
Smoked Salmon Pate - 123 calories
- 50 grams Smoked Salmon (90 calories)
- 20 grams of Philadelphia Extra Light (22 calories)
- 1 tablespoon of Chives (1 calorie)
- 2 Lemon wedges (4 calories)
- 5 grams of Horseradish sauce (6 calories)
5 Ryvita crackerbread - 95 calories
Snacks - 34 calories
2 Seafood sticks - 34 calories
Grand total - 500 calories (exactly!)
And how did it go?
It looks a bit Ryvita + Philadelphia heavy, but it was actually the easiest day so far. Breakfast was a variation of the bruschetta I made the other day with grilled peppers. A good thing to play around with ingredients. Lunch was a bit uninventive, I'll admit, but it did its job on a very cold day here in London. I am usually a cook-from-scratch sort of person, but for the purposes of this diet, I figured it would be best if I knew exactly how many calories went in there. At the same time, the whole purpose of this diet is to be healthy and I'm not sure canned soup is the best thing for that, so I am feeling a bit guilty (yes, guilty over canned soup. This is what going to Catholic school does to you). Camila gave me the recipe for dinner, and it was so good I am actually going to make this on "feed days" as well. Another great idea to toy with ingredients, I'm thinking about doing a Sundried Tomatoes pate.
I will let you know how it goes, as usual!
So here goes a dinner idea from Camila:
1 egg - 71 calories
2 Egg Whites - 34 calories
3 wafer thin Ham slices - 30 calories
10 grams of Parmesan Shavings - 40 calories
10 mls semi-skimmed Milk - 5 calories
Grand total: 180 calories
The trick here is to use a good, non-stick pan so you can save calories by not using oil or butter. If you have saved calories during the day, you can always eat it with some Ryvita, or if it tickles your fancy, you can add some mushrooms or some other low-calorie vegetables.
