Eat frequent, small meals to boost your metabolism and to keep you feeling satisfied. For quick results,small portions of protein foods and fresh vegetables will help you increase your metabolism and burn upextra calories because of the hormonal response to this type of eating – fresh – natural – low carbohydrate- unprocessed foods.
Breakfast suggestions
Start with a probiotic and water for gut health. Digestion is key. Get creative with breakfast – and haveprotein. Raw organic oat bran with papaya & berries is good. Eggs – boiled, fried (in a pan brushed with olive oil), poached, scrambled or in an omelette.
Fresh Vegetable juice.
If you make scrambled egg or an omelette, you can add veggies (from the list) or another protein foodsuch as ham or chicken. To make delicious fluffy scrambled eggs or a light tasty omelette, simplywhisk together 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons of water. Pour into warm non-stick pan and cook slowly (foran omelette) or stir while cooking (for scrambled egg). Add some onion, tomato, ham, baby spinach, mushrooms and a little bit of parmesan cheese – yum. Even some avocado occasionally.
Lunch suggestions
Protein with salad or veggies.
Try some nice fresh salad veggies wrapped in a slice of good quality ham or turkey. Quinoa in a glutenfree wrap with avocado, tomato, cashew cheese and ale. Make a nice tabouleh with parsley, onion, tomato and lemon juice (or buy a good tabouleh from a place that makes fresh salads daily). Make a delicious chicken Caesar salad (without the croutons) using cos lettuce, chicken, boiled egg and someparmesan cheese. Use a small amount of a dressing that is very low in carbs. Don’t worry too muchabout the fat content of dressing – as long as the carbs are low. Have a can of salmon or tuna if you needsomething quick and easy that takes no preparation. Left-overs from a healthy dinner are always a greatoption.
Dinner suggestions.
Grilled meat , chicken, fish or turkey with fresh veggies or salad. Add flavour to your cooking withherbs and spices. You can marinate meat, fish or chicken in garlic and lemon for a delicious tang. Youcan sprinkle some Worcestershire sauce, any variety of herbs, garlic, Cajun spice or cayenne pepper onwhilst cooking. You can mix any fresh or dried
herbs through the veggies. Zucchini cooked with tomato, onion, Italian herbs and garlic is delicious.Make extra and have it for lunch the following day. Make a stir fry using some nice spices, meat andveggies (capsicum, onion, Bok choy, beans etc). Use fresh or dried herbs and flavours such as coriander,basil, chilli, garlic, lemon. Use a good quality salt, (sea or rock salt or Himalayan salt). Find recipes that you love.
Healthy homemade soups are great to have before your main meal. They are healthy and filling.
Snacks
Snacks should be filling, satisfying and low in carbs. Eat in small amounts before 7pm. Raw nuts and seeds, Greek yoghurt, a small tin of tuna, a small portion of chicken, ham or turkey, berries, rawveggies such as carrots, capsicum, celery.