Woman's Own: Your power meals
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Breakfasts
- 6 Prunes, 30g porridge with 1/2 banana cooked in it. Skimmed milk and 1tsp Manuka honey.
- 40g unsweetened muesli, with skimmed milk, 1tbsp yogurt and 6 prunes.
- 2 boiled eggs, 6 prunes, yogurt.
Lunches
- Mixed leaf and beetroot salad with cold salmon or chicken, with oil and lemon juice dressing.
- Avocado and walnut sandwiches on granary.
- Salad sandwich with beetroot, carrots and spinach on wholemeal or poppyseed bread. Dress with walnut oil and lemon.
- 400ml homemade vegetable or lentil soup, including turnips. Baguette.
- 1/2 avocado filled with prawns, tuna or crabmeat. Drizzle with walnut or avocado oil and lemon. Serve with spinach salad.
- 400ml watercress soup with granary roll.
Dinners
- Small thin-crust pizza topped with peppers, onions, mushrooms, chillies, prawns and tuna. Mixed salad with spinach and carrots.
- Baked stuffed red peppers with breadcrumbs, herbs, olive oil and lemon zest. Serve with creamed sweet potato.
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Frittata wedge made with 6 eggs and any mixed vegetables. 1 serving is 1/4 of the frittata.
- Mixed mushroom risotto with watercress and rocket salad.
- Vegetable curry or chilli. Use carrots, onions, tomatoes, peppers, kidney beans and wholegrain rice.
Desserts
- Baked banana, rice pudding with stewed apple or prunes.
To drink
- Grape, tomato, cranberry and wheatgrass juices, V8 vegetable juice, raspberry leaf tea, green tea and water.
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