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How it works | Weeks 2-4

Woman Own's Apple Diet | How it works | Weeks 2-4
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

Now follow this meal plan but have three apple detox days each week(as week 1, day 1). These must not be consecutive days. Meals marked ** are low-calorie, low-carb choices.

Monday

Breakfast:

  • 1 apple, sliced, with 30g Special K with milk


Lunch:

  • 1 apple
  • 2 Ryvitas with sliced hard-boiled egg, or 1 sliced tomato with Philadelphia

Light cheese


Mid afternoon:

  • Yogurt or small carton cottage cheese


Dinner:

  • 1 apple
  • Roast or grilled chicken on couscous with apricots and

flaked almonds (small portion), or Mixed vegetable stir-fry with couscous, or **cold chicken, or salmon salad


Supper:

  • 2 oatcakes with sliced tomato


Tuesday

  • Detox day (as week 1, day 1)


Wednesday

Breakfast:

  • 1 apple, grated over:
  • Small bowl oats soaked in milk with 1dsp flaked almonds stirred in.
  • Handful blueberries


Lunch:

  • 1 apple
  • Mushroom or cheese omelette with salad, or **2 Ryvitas spread with tuna mixed with light mayonnaise, with cucumber


Dinner:

  • 1 apple
  • **Mixed, stir-fried vegetables(courgette, onion, carrot, broccoli, etc.,)

served with 1 teacup-sized portion of brown rice. Dash of soy sauce, or oven-baked cod with mushroom, onion and tomato sauce poured over the top (get a carton of ready-made sauce from the supermarket). 2tbsp mashed potatoes


Thursday

  • Detox day (as week 1, day 1)


Friday

Breakfast:

  • 1 apple
  • 30g sugarfree muesli with skimmed milk


Lunch:

  • 1 apple
  • **2 Ryvitas with thin slices Edam cheese and sandwich pickle, or Coronation chicken (bound in light curried mayonnaise and apricot jam) served on green salad


Dinner:

  • 1 apple
  • Cut a large beef tomato in two and scoop out the middle. Fill with either 30g grated cheese and onions (optional) and grill, or 2tbsp chilli con carne.

Bake in the oven and serve with peas and broccoli, or **100g steak, grilled, with mushrooms, tomatoes and salad, or quarter-pound burger with tomato relish and salad (no bun)


Saturday

  • Detox day (as week 1, day 1)


Sunday

Have a day off apples. Enjoy a takeaway or even a slice of cake, but make sure you don't undo all your good work!

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