MEAL PLANS - WEEK TWO

It’s a good idea to have a jar of salad dressing ready in the fridge. Try combining olive oil with lemon juice or cider vinegar and a dash of tamari, chopped ginger or whole grain mustard.

DAY ONE

Put some almonds in soak for later

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

7:45 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - One apple

8:45 - Millet and coconut porridge. Cook ½ cup of millet and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon in 2-3 cups of water. When most of the water is absorbed add 1 tablespoon of creamed coconut and cook until all the water is absorbed and the coconut is dissolved

10:15 - One pear

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Squash and butterbean soup with carrot slaw. Make enough soup for tomorrow

Mid pm - Roasted chestnuts. Slash a cross in the top of some fresh chestnuts. Roast on a baking tray in oven at 200°C/Gas 6 for 20 minutes or until soft. Break open and eat the softened chestnuts. Make enough for tomorrow

6:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

6:30 - Quinoa and nut roast with roasted vegetables

9:00 - A small handful of soaked almonds

Put some apricots in soak for tomorrow

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

Soak some nuts and seeds for tomorrow morning

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

7:45 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - A bowl of soaked apricots

8:45 - Energy drink. Blend soaked and rinsed almonds, hazelnuts and sunflower seeds (use about ½ cup of each). Ginger, vanilla extract or cinnamon can be added for flavour

10:30 - Roasted chestnuts (made yesterday)

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Squash and butterbean soup (made yesterday) with grated beetroot and sesame salad

Mid pm - Hummous with vegetable crudités. Make enough hummous for tomorrow

6:00 - Skip or rebound for 15 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of stretching

6:30 - Lemon sole with pea puree and steamed vegetables

9:00 - A small pot of soya yoghurt

Put some muesli in soak for tomorrow

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Put some lentils in soak for later

7:30 - A glass of warm water with lemon juice. A fennel tea

7:45 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - A bowl of fruit salad, sprinkled with ground cinnamon

8:45 - Soaked muesli

10:15 - Hummous (made yesterday) with vegetable crudités

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Autumn vegetable soup with sprouted bean salad. Make enough soup for tomorrow

Mid pm - Bean dip with vegetable crudités. Make enough dip for tomorrow

6:00 - Dance for 20 minutes

6:30 - Buckwheat and lentil bake with tamari and ginger gravy and steamed vegetables. Make enough bake for tomorrow

9:00 - Walnuts, freshly shelled

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

7:30 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:15 - One pear

8:45 - Porridge. Sprinkle on some ground seeds

10:15 - Autumn vegetable soup (made yesterday)

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Buckwheat and lentil bake (made yesterday) with watercress salad

Mid pm - Bean dip (made yesterday) with carrot sticks

6:00 - Skip or rebound for 15 minutes and do 10 minutes stretching

6:30 - Quinoa with sprouted chickpeas, crunchy kale and tahini sauce. Make enough quinoa for tomorrow

9:00 - One apple

Soak some figs for tomorrow morning

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7:30 - A Warm water with lemon juice. A liquorice tea

7:45 - Brisk 20-minute walk

8:15 - Soaked figs

8:45 - Quinoa porridge. Reheat last night’s quinoa with extra water or rice milk. Stir in some natural soya yoghurt once served

10:15 - Hemp seed bar

12:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

12:30 - Butternut squash and sweet potato soup with borlotti bean salad. Make enough soup for tomorrow

Mid pm - Bean dip with vegetable crudités

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

6:30 - Herrings with red cabbage, sesame and spinach stir fry

9:00 - One small pot of natural soya yoghurt

Put some prunes in soak for tomorrow morning. Put some pumpkin, sunflower and sesame seeds in soak for tomorrow's snack. And put some aduki beans in soak for the tomorrow evening

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

7:45 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:15 - Soaked prunes

8:45 - Buckwheat porridge. Cook ½ cup of buckwheat per person in twice the amount of water. Stir in some tahini after serving

10:30 - Seed balls. Make enough for later and tomorrow

12:00 - Brisk 30-minute walk

12:30 - Butternut squash and sweet potato soup (made yesterday) with sprout salad

Mid pm - One pear

6:00 - Brisk 20-minute walk

6:30 - Red dragon pie with green salad. Make enough pie for tomorrow

9:00 - Two seed balls

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7:45 - A glass of warm water with lemon juice. A dandelion root coffee with rice milk

8:00 - Brisk 30-minute walk

8:30 - One apple

8:45 - Millet porridge. Cook the millet in water or rice milk until all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir in hazelnut butter once served

10:15 - Make a vegetable juice out of beetroot, carrots, celery and ginger. Add ½ tsp of spirulina

12:00 - Brisk 30-minute walk

12:30 - Red dragon pie (made yesterday) with celeriac and carrot salad

Mid pm - Two seed balls (made yesterday)

6:00 - Dance for 15 minutes to loud music

6:30 - Rice and beans

9:00 - A handful of goji berries

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© Gillian McKeith 2005

For more meal plans and recipes go to www.drgillianclub.com

Always consult your doctor before embarking on any diet changes