MEAL PLANS - WEEK FIVE

DAY ONE

7:15 - A glass of warm water. A nettle tea

7:30 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:00 - One pear

8:30 - Porridge. Cook oat flakes and oat bran with oat milk or water with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Sprinkle on ground flax seeds once served

10:15 - One apple

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Butterbean soup with grated vegetable salad. Make enough soup for tomorrow

Mid pm - A handful of goji berries

6:00 - Skip or rebound for 10 minutes followed by 10 minutes of stretching

6:30 - Buckwheat and lentil bake with green vegetables

9:00 - One apple

Put some brown rice flakes in soak in rice milk for tomorrow. Add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon to the rice flakes for extra flavour and benefits

Soak some chickpeas, alfalfa, mung beans and lentils for sprouting

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7:15 - A glass of warm water with lemon juice. A fennel tea

7:30 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - Soaked dried fruits

8:45 - Soaked rice flakes

10:30 - A handful of pumpkin seeds

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Butterbean soup (made yesterday) with red cabbage and celery salad

Mid pm - One avocado

6:00 - Dance for 20 minutes to loud music

6:30 - Baked salmon and leek with pea puree

9:00 - One apple

Put some dried, unsulphured apricots in soak for tomorrow morning. Soak some almonds, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds separately. Put some chickpeas in soak for tomorrow evening

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7:15 - A glass of warm water. A rosehip tea

7:30 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - One bowl of soaked apricots

8:45 - Carob energy drink. Blend soaked and rinsed almonds, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds (use about ¼ cup of each) with 1-2 teaspoons of carob powder

10:15 - An pear

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Buckwheat and lentil bake with green salad

Mid pm - Lentil pate with celery and carrot sticks. Make enough paté for tomorrow

6:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk with arms swinging

6:30 - Spicy chickpeas with millet. Make enough millet for breakfast and enough chickpeas for lunch tomorrow

9:00 - A small pot of natural soya yoghurt

Put some prunes in soak for breakfast and some aduki beans in soak for dinner tomorrow

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7:15 - A glass of warm water with lemon juice. A ginger tea

7:30 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:15 - Soaked prunes

8:45 - Re-heat last night’s millet in extra water or rice milk. Sprinkle on some hulled hemp seeds once served

10:15 - One apple

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Spicy chickpeas (made yesterday) with grated carrot and swede salad

Mid pm - Lentil pate (made yesterday) with radishes and carrot sticks

6:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk with arms swinging

6:30 - Red dragon pie with stir fried vegetables. Make enough pie for tomorrow’s lunch

Put some seeds to soak for tomorrow’s snack

9:00 - A few walnuts, freshly shelled

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7:15 - A glass of warm water. A liquorice tea

7:30 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:00 - One pear

8:30 - Quinoa porridge. For two servings, into a saucepan put 1 cup of quinoa, 1 cup of rice milk, 1-2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon then cook on a medium heat with the lid on until all the liquid is absorbed

10:15 - Seed balls. Make enough for tomorrow

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Red dragon pie (made yesterday) with watercress salad

Mid pm - One apple

6:00 - Skip or rebound for 15 minutes then stretch for 10 minutes

6:30 - Halibut fillet with steamed vegetables

9:00 - Steamed chickpea sprouts

Put some dried figs to soak for tomorrow’s breakfast.

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7:15 - A glass of warm water with lemon juice. A dandelion tea

7:30 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:30 - A bowl of soaked dried figs

9:00 - Rice porridge. Cook one-third of a cup of rice per person in twice the amount of water until all the water is absorbed (about 45 minutes). Add 1 teaspoon of creamed coconut 10 minutes before the end of cooking

10:30 - One pear

12:00 - Brisk 30-minute walk

12:30 - Cauliflower soup. Make enough soup for tomorrow

Mid pm - Seed balls (made yesterday)

6:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

6:30 - Savoury loaf with tamari and ginger gravy and green salad. Make enough loaf for tomorrow

9:00 - One apple

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7:30 - A glass of warm water. A mint tea

7:30 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:00 - Make a fruit salad with any spare fruits

8:30 - Quinoa porridge. For two servings, into a saucepan put 1 cup of quinoa, 1 cup of rice milk, 1-2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon then cook on a medium heat with the lid on until all the liquid is absorbed

10:15 - Make vegetable juice out of leftover vegetables such as beetroot, carrots, celery and ginger

12:00 - Brisk 30-minute walk

12:30 - Cauliflower soup and savoury loaf (both made yesterday)

Mid pm - Sprouted chickpeas

6:00 - Skip or rebound for 20 minutes then stretch for 10 minutes

6:30 - Roast tempeh and vegetables with tahini sauce

9:00 - A few hazelnuts

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© Gillian McKeith 2005

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Always consult your doctor before embarking on any diet changes