A regime morning @grayshottspa
Breaking the 5:2 fast with breakfast of spiced cured salmon with avocado and butter bean houmous ( no coffee)! Yummy and super healthy with omega 3 and good fats. A swim in the indoor pool, a plunge in the very cold but invigorating icy plunge pool after a steam room. All fitted in befire a […]
Lunch today on the 2nd fast 5:2 day
Definitely not starved! Braised chicken thighs(protein) with fennel (a diuretic) orange and red onion puree in the ‘swoosh’ , tomato dressing, romesco dip, blanched vegs, and a side ( not photographed) of sauteed kale with cashew nuts.(good carbs and protein) #5:2 @grayshottspa
Fast day today
This doesnt mean starvation however as it’s all about leaving a space of time between last meal and next and also reducing the amount of food in a day as in 5:2 diet. This is bone broth boiled for over 12 hours with chopped carrots, parsley and courgettes. Lunch today is in the following post. […]
How to eat healthily but still deliciously! The most delicious starter of beetroot and butternut houmous with cavolo nero crisps
Yummy! @grayshottspa
Lunchtime Pulled pork shoulder(with Moroccan style spices) with green pea dip, blanched vegetables and soaked nuts (blanching and soaking makes them less indigestible than raw)
A side of mixed vegetables too. @grayshottspa
Sunday breakfast
Scrambled eggs and avocado with some shoots and lemon and ginger hot water. Protein in the eggs and complex carbs and good fats in the avocado. @grayshottspa
So after a ‘fast” yesterday of no breakfast, a substantial lunch, then bone broth for dinner
.. Today is back to 3 full meals around exercise, treatments and relaxation. Creamy scrambled eggs with button mushrooms and chives for brekky after a brisk early morning walk on the heath. Mid morning liver detox is a warm castor oil pack placed over the liver area (the 2nd of these treatments) Lunch (I’m stuffed […]
Bone broth night Starting with saurkraut and bitters to get the digestion going
Bone broth simmered for a minimum of 12 hours to get the most out of the bones. With finely chopped blanched vegetables.
Chargrilled chicken breast in shitake broth and kimchi and vegetables
Kimchi is a mix of fermented cabbage carrots and spices. Fermented foods are great for promoting gut health Ingredients 1 Chinese cabbage 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2½ cm/1in piece ginger, grated 2 tbsp fish sauce (optional) 2 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce or chilli paste 3 tbsp rice vinegar 8 radishes, coarsely grated 2 carrots, cut […]
Starting lunch with a delicious homemade soup
The soup is celery (diuretic) with turmeric, cumin (both anti-inflammatory) Main course is mustard and honey roasted ham with mango or red pepper dressing choices. Courgette and pickled lime dip. Blanched ( not raw-as more indigestable) salad with a large bowl of mixed mostly green vegs. Yummy. Hardly starved am I? Even though detoxing. All […]