Daisy Daydream really finds Sundays difficult. Paula Planner has let her share a copy of the meals she enjoys from her Slimtone plan. Let’s see what a difference it can make.
| Paula Planner’s Breakfast | Daisy Daydream’s Breakfast |
| Two bacon medallions, poached egg, grilled tomatoes, Slimtone garlic mushrooms (mist with garlic sauce or garlic one cal spray and pop in micro) served with a thin slice of toasted granary bread | Traditional cooked breakfast with family, 1 slice wholemeal toast (NO butter) cup of tea. With sweetener!!! |
Total Calories = 200 |
Total Calories = 800 |
| Mid Morning | Mid Morning |
| Cup Milky Coffee (milk from allowance) | Cup of tea, etc with 2 custard cream biscuits (well they are broken) = 174 calories |
| Traditional Sunday Lunch | Traditional Sunday Lunch |
| 4oz/100g roast chicken (no skin), 5ozs/140g baby new potatoes, lots of free veg, individual frozen Yorkshire Pudding. Served with sage & onion gravy. Portion of sugar free jelly, raspberries and aerosol cream | 4oz/100g chicken with skin, 4 roast potatoes, mashed potatoes with butter, 6 tblspns of ‘real’ gravy, free vegetables, Yorkshire Pudding
Portion of ordinary jelly |
Total Calories 300 & 30 cals for dessert |
Total Calories = 1,180 |
| Sunday sweet treat | Sunday sweet treat |
| Two Fairy Cakes (200 cals)
** See recipe**
|
Apple tart and Fresh Cream – 800 cals |
| While watching TV | While watching TV |
| Club Sandwich
** See recipe **
|
Don’t fancy a club sandwich! Make my own with 2 slices of thick white bread and butter and 2oz /56g chicken and lots of salad. |
| Total Calories =300 | Total Calories = 500 |
| Sliced strawberries & small banana (fruit allowance) & a Mug of low cal Chocolate (40cals)
MILK & FRUIT ALLOWANCE 200 |
2 Lagers/ciders and 1 small packet of dry roasted nuts (can’t be so high as the ordinary)!!!!
Total Calories = 440 MILK & FRUIT ALLOWANCE 200 |
| Total Calories = 1,270 | Total Calories = 4,094 |
Here are those Sunday Special recipes – enjoy!
Club Sandwich
Lightly toast 3 thin slices of wholemeal/granary bread. Spread one tbspn extra light mayo over one slice and top with wafer thin ham and lots of crispy lettuce. Place the second piece of toast on top and fill with one low cal cheese slice (or Laughing Cow Light triangle), cherry tomatoes, cucumber etc. Top with the final slice of toast and cut into four triangles. Secure with a cocktail stick and serve with lots of green salad.
Slimtone Fairy Cakes
Makes 24 – approx 100 cals each
224g/8oz Self Raising flour (sieved) 168g/6oz half fat spread
168g/6oz half spoon sugar 3 medium size eggs
Preheat oven to 375F/190C/Gas Mark 5. Beat caster sugar and half fat spread until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add a tblspn of flour with the last egg to prevent curdling. Fold in the flour gently with 2-3 tblspns of water and divide between 24 paper cake cases. Allow approx. 1 well rounded dessertspoonful of mixture per case. Bake for approx. 15-20 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
**Very Berry Cup Cakes. The above recipe will make delicious cup cakes. Simply make a cream cheese frosting by beating 30g/1oz half fat spread with 80g/3ozs low fat cream cheese. Gradually beat in sifted icing sugar to taste. Top Fairy cakes with frosting and decorate with fresh fruit. Approx 115 calories each.
Fruit Crumble
Serves 8 – approx 191 cals
168g/6oz plain flour 56g/2oz half spoon sugar
42g/1½oz porridge oats 42g/1½ lb fruits of your choice **
Pinch of salt 84g/3oz half fat spread
1 tspn ground nutmeg
Sieve flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the sweetener. Rub in low fat spread to resemble fine breadcrumbs, stir in the porridge oats and nutmeg. Place fruit in an oven-proof dish and top with the crumble mixture. Bake at 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for approximately 25 minutes. **Frozen fruits of the forest are ideal for this recipe and are available in most supermarkets.
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