Meet the foods that will change your summer. That is if
melting fat, flattening your tummy and having a golden tan are on your wish
list …
Super foods? So last year, This summer, it is all about
super menus clever combos of meals that do not just keep your BMI in balance,
but boast stacks of other benefits, too. Think about it; what is the point in
steering clear of cheese sarnies if the replacement bean salad means you need
to add a stash of bloat busting foods to your shopping basket, too? And, while
a calorie controlled eating plan sound pretty appealing before bikini season,
all that chopping and shopping often ends up being far too time consuming when
most of us are already busier than Jack Bauer on a bad day.
Instead, super menus solve all our nutritional hurdles in
one with balanced meals that tick off more than one goal, from weight friendly
portions and time sensitive recipes to bloat reducing ingredients. They even
include supermarkets swaps for those morning when making a salad for work if
about as likely as George Clooney being your new boos.
Crucially at this time of year, all the meals in this super
menu melt fat, flatten your tummy and prime your skin for tanning. ‘The plan
beats boating by limiting starchy carbs and maximising your intake of
probiotics, high protein foods, fruits, salads and herbs that fight fluid
retention,’ says Judith Wills, author of Escape the Fat Trap for Life (Kyle
Cathie, $15.22). ‘Plus, it is bursting with carotenes to support your skin’s
natural ability to tan without burning, and omega 3s and vitamin E to moisturiser
from the inside out.’
With both simple home cooked meals, and ‘grab it in a hurry’
options, it is a win. And it is carefully balanced to help stave off hunger.
Of, and delicious, Plus, you will lose half a stone. It could not be easier.
Here is how:
How to follow the world’s easiest diet
Choose a breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, from each
box.
Your daily calorie allowance also includes 225 ml skimmed
milk for hot drinks (up to four cups of tea or coffee a day) and a 125 g
Activia Fat- Free fruit yogurt.
How to follow the
world’s easiest diet
Help yourself to unlimited fresh raw green salad items, such
as lettuce, cucumber and spring onions, piled high alongside meals.
Drink at least 1.5l fluids a day mainly water, but a couple
of glasses of green tea (iced if you like will help speed your metabolism and
reduce fluid retention.
If you get hungry between meals, snack on citrus fruit or
berries and five whole nuts, such as almonds, walnuts or Brazils.
Breakfasts (around 300 calories)
Breakfasts (around
300 calories)
Berrylicious yogurt 200ml Yeo Valley natural
probiotic yogurt topped with 75g red berries, 25g blueberries, 2tsp pumpkin
seeds and 2tsp Manuka honey.
Summer open sandwich
1 x 30g slice rye bread topped with 2 tbsp/ 75g ricotta
cheese, ¼ sliced mango and 50g sliced strawberries, finished with 2tsp chopped
walnuts.
1 x innocent pomegranates, blueberries & acai
smoothie (250ml) plus 1 Weightwatchers Berry Fruits Fromage Frais; 7
almonds
Fruity oat cuisine 65g Dorset Cereals spelt, barley
and oat flakes with 100ml skimmed milk, 75g cantaloupe melon and handful of
berries.
Summer fruit smoothie blend 1 mini peeled banana with
150ml skimmed milk, 75ml orange or peach juice, 2tsp Manuka honey and 2tsp wheat
germ.
Pret a manger Bircher muesli bowl
Luches (around 400 calories)
Luches (around 400
calories)
Boots shapers around the world Japanese style fish or vegetable
sushi 1 Boots Shapers Fruit Salad; 1 Activia fat free fruit yogurt (125g)
Summer Nicoise salad grill or BBQ 100g fresh tuna for
a minute a side, then flake and mis with 1 chopped hard-boiled egg, 4 halved
cherry tomatoes, rocket and baby spinach leaves. Drizzle over 1tbsp olive oil
and a little red wine vinegar; serve with 25g sliced rye or spelt bread.
Innocent Portuguese red pepper piri piri pot plus 1
Activia fat free strawberry yogurt (125g)
Zingy avocado salad 1 small, sliced avocado and a
chopped spring onion sprinkled with coriander leaves, 1/tbsp. olive oil and a
dash of balsamic vinegar, black pepper. Follow with one fresh fig with tbsp.
natural bio yogurt.
Waitrose love life you count spiced king prawn noodle
salad plus 1 x Waitrose Love Life You Count Probiotic Cherry Yogurt (130g)
plus 1 banana.
Moroccan chicken salad grill 1 medium chicken breast
brushed with harissa paste then drizzled with olive oil; serve with a salad of
celery, cucumber, watercress, radish with 1/2tpsp olive oil and a 25g slice rye
or spelt bread
Dinners (around 425 calories)
Dinners (around
425 calories)
Marks & spencer count on us seafood paella with king
prawns, cod & chorizo beetroot, lentil and feta salad arrange leaves of
radicchio and frisee lettuce on a serving plate, top with 150g cooked cooled
put lentils, 1 medium cooked sliced beetroot and 35g feta cheese; drizzle over
1/2tbsp French dressing; follow with a bowl of strawberries and 2tbsp probiotic
natural yogurt.
Broccoli frittata beat 2 eggs in a bowl with 500ml
skimmed milk and seasoning. Steam 100g small broccoli florets until tender;
chop a large tomato heat 2tsp olive oil in a small pan. Add egg mis and veg,
and cook over medium heat until browned underneath. Sprinkle over 20g Parmesan
and brown under grill. Serve with 100g steamed green beans.
Sainbury’s hot smoked salmon with baby potatoes, plus
1 nectarine.
Weight watchers roasted vegetable arrabiatta plus 30g
grated mozzarella cheese, plus mixed side salad with a dash of balsamic
dressing.
Chargrilled chicken kebabs
BBQ or grill 150g cubed chicken or pork fillet on a skewer
with 5 cherry tomatoes brushed with olive oil and drizzled with juice of half
a lemon, until golden. Serve with side salad of watercress and rocket with 2tsp
French dressing, plus 3tbsp brown rice.
