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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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