Day 1
Breakfast
Demi might enjoy 3 bowls of bran a day but many of us would find cardboard tastier! So today try a small bowl of Special K with 2 tbs All-bran, chopped banana and skimmed milk. Glass of fruit juice.
Lunch
Go out for soup or sandwich and fruit portion.
Snack
Two oatcakes with cucumber (Kate Winslet's fave), a slice of lower fat cheddar cheese or a tbs reduced fat hummus.
Dinner
Sweet and sour chicken - Cook a chicken fillet under the grill or in the microwave. Heat 3tbs sweet and sour sauce, add an individual serving of straight-to-wok noodles and then stir in the chopped, cooked chicken fillet. Serve with extra veggies.
Day 2
Breakfast
Kylie might follow the seven-a-day grapefruit diet but you don't need to eat that many to benefit from this vitamin C-rich fruit! 2 toasted crumpets with 2tsp honey, ½ grapefruit with a little zero-cal sweetener if desired.
Lunch
Spread 2 slices of granary bread spread with 1tbs pickle and fill with 40g lower fat cheese such as Edam or Gouda and salad. Fruit portion.
Snack
Pot of low fat natural yoghurt with a sliced banana.
Dinner
Rachel Stevens enjoys plenty of healthy protein and salmon is a perfect example. High quality protein, healthy essential fatty acids and tasty too!
Salmon with new potatoes - Boil 4 small new potatoes. In the meantime, make the sauce: chop 1-2 tsp capers, a clove of garlic and a handful of herbs such as parsley or coriander. Stir in to 2tbs natural yoghurt. Set aside. Place a salmon fillet in a microwaveable dish and sprinkle over a little black pepper. Cover with microwave cling film and microwave on high for 2-3 minutes. Serve the salmon, new potatoes and yoghurt sauce with steamed green vegetables.
Day 3
Breakfast
Chop an apple, a small banana, a kiwi fruit and 5 ready-to-eat apricots, top with a pot of natural yoghurt.
Snack
Natalie Portman enjoys wholefood bars... and you can too! Try Pret's Power Bar, Seeds of Change cereal bar, an Alpen muesli bar or a flapjack slice.
Lunch
Cup-a-soup with wholegrain roll and a triangle of Laughing Cow Lite. Fruit portion.
Dinner
Salmon fishcakes - Drain 75g canned salmon well. Mash the salmon together with 75g mashed potatoes using a fork or potato masher. Mix in ½tsp curry powder, salt, pepper and a dash of lemon juice to taste. Cover the grill pan with foil and brush with oil. Shape the mixture into 3 fish cakes and coat in a dusting of flour. Place under a hot grill. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side until browned. Serve with steamed green vegetables such as broccoli or kale, sprinkled with balsamic vinegar.
Day 4
Breakfast
Bowl of Special K with skimmed milk and a handful of dried fruit – add a spoonful of oat or wheat-bran for Demi-style filling fibre.
Lunch
Denise van Outen got into great shape eating sushi so head to your local supermarket for a take out sushi or sashimi box.Fruit portion.
Snack
5 dried apricots and a fromage frais.
Dinner
Pork & pineapple kebabs - Put 2tbs rice on to boil. This will take only about 15 minutes. Cut 60g lean pork into small pieces. Make up kebabs using the pork pieces, 2 slices of pineapple, half a green pepper, 4 cherry tomatoes and 4 mushrooms. Brush lightly with rapeseed oil, season and grill, turning to ensure even cooking. Ensure pork is no longer pink. Serve the kebabs with rice.
Day 5
Breakfast
No-added sugar muesli with skimmed milk and strawberries.
Lunch
Multi-grain roll with 60g reduced fat pate and sliced tomato. Low fat yoghurt.
Snack
A small handful of mixed dried fruit such as apricots, prunes, apple rings and pears.
Dinner
Baked chicken - Remove the skin from a chicken thigh and a drumstick. Dip the chicken pieces in low fat natural yoghurt and then roll in corn meal or polenta. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C for 30-40 minutes or until cooked through. Serve with 100g (frozen weight) oven chips and tomato salsa or baked tomatoes.
Day 6
Breakfast
Wholegrain bread roll, 2 grilled turkey rashers, grilled tomato and mushrooms.
Lunch
Courtney Cox loves pasta but won't eat it in the evening. So try this pasta salad at lunch time. Cook 40g pasta as directed on the packet, omitting any added fat or salt. Mix with the tuna reserved from day 4, along with 2tbs chilli beans.
Snack
Probiotic yoghurt.
Dinner
Eastenders actress Charlie Brooks says takeaways are her downfall – she should try this easy and healthy Chinese recipe instead.
Chinese lemon chicken - Put 50g brown rice on to boil. This will take about 35 minutes. Mix together a chopped spring onion & 1tbs sherry. Add a sliced chicken fillet and leave to marinade for about 20 mins. Heat 1tsp oil in a frying pan and add a couple of sticks of chopped celery, a handful of mushrooms & a sliced green pepper. Add the chicken mixture and fry until cooked. Stir in a tsp soy sauce, the zest of half a lemon and a handful of bean sprouts. Stir until heated through and serve with boiled rice.
Day 7
Breakfast
Fruit salad or juice such as a Virgin Bloody Mary, eggs or fish or other smart choice.
Snack
Two celery sticks with honey and raisins – Nicole's favourite snack.
Snack
Banana with 2tsp peanut butter.
Dinner
Tin of bean or lentil soup with 2 slices of garlic bread and a side salad.
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