Greek lentil soup (low-calorie)

This remains one of my very favourite soups, but I decided to make a low calorie version of the original recipe. I reduced the olive oil and lentils and increased the tomatoes. I like this…

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Creamy curried mushrooms

This recipe is a calorie-reduced version of my previously posted recipe Succulent mountain mushrooms. I reduced the amount of vegetable oil and used low fat vegan yogurt instead of vegan sour cream. I also upped…

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Macaroni with sauteed veg

One thing I love about the 5:2 diet is that there are no restrictions on the type of food you can have on diet days, only on the calorie content. That means if you’ve got…

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Fried veg with rice & tofu

Here is a great recipe when you’ve got a Chinese food craving, but it’s diet day and you need something low in calories. This fried rice & veg dish is less than 250 calories per…

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