Hi healthy lunchers here is todays healthy lunch day four of seven, which is roasted tomatoes with thyme.

Today’s healthy lunch is quite a simplistic one indeed,and is great served on crusty bread which is toasted or if you prefer it you can add it to pizza instead, all you need to do with this particular lunch is cut the tomatoes in half.

Get two cloves of garlic and which are peeled and chopped,one tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves, three tablespoons of olive oil,and 12 slices of crusty bread to serve it on.

But the tomato halves on a baking tray with the thyme on top and the garlic as well, add a teaspoonful of oil and cook in the oven for one hour approximately.

Lightly drizzle the bread with two tablespoonsof all oil and lightly season this with some black pepper. Griddle the bread or toast it whichever you prefer for two minutes on each side, and top this with the tomatoes to finish it off.

If you want to you could add some low-fat grated cheese just to add a bit more flavour but not too much.

Hello healthy lunchers and welcome to day three of seven healthy lunches.

I Hope you like day three’s offering.

This one is a simplistic vegetable salad, based around a few ingredients but nevertheless full of good nutrition, low in calories which is what we are aiming for with this particular series of healthy lunches.

Tomato and Mint salad

The best kind of tomatoes to use for this particular recipe are vine tomatoes.

Chop a pack of tomatoes and, and toss this with 25 grams of mint leaves finely chopped, and half a red onion.
Mix together two tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of white wine sugar. Season with some salt and freshly ground black pepper and drizzle this over salad, this is great served with a bit of grilled meat or fish or or a small piece of chicken. Or if you prefer a piece of salmon but not too much.

See you on day four.

Hi healthy people might I say seeking to become healthier, here is today’s healthy lunch plan day two.

Some wholemeal bread which is toasted served with scrambled eggs or poached eggs or which ever you prefer or you can have the other the option of boiled eggs, serve this with some fresh parsley,tomatoes, and some cooked mushrooms, you can either fry these in a minimal amount of cooking oil or olive oil which every preferred, and and some lettuce and also some black pepper to give it a bit of extra flavour.

And for a drink have a fresh fruit smoothie or fresh vegetable juice to complement it, if you’re stuck for ideas then have a look at my smoothie recipes I posted a while back now.

See you on day three.

Healthy Seven Lunch Day One

You may you remember quite a while back now I did a series which was based around high fibre foods, which spanned over seven days. Being as I enjoyed doing it so much I decided it would be a good idea to do another this time based around healthy lunches.

Today’s lunch is very simplistic indeed and won’t take too much preparation.

So for this particular lunch all you will need is

One jacket potato prick it with a knife or fork on both sides and you can either cook, it in the microwave or in a conventional oven, it will take longer in a conventional oven but some people do prefer that way of cooking a potato.

Serve the potato with chopped chives and some low-fat cottage cheese, or you can try soured cream, this tends to be quite high in saturated fat so it’s a good idea to use it sparingly, also add some salad to bulk it up a bit say some lettuce, cherry tomatoes and water cress.

There are other toppings you can use such as pineapple, beans, sweetcorn, chopped peppers red and green with low fat grated cheese, and try chopped spring onions with a grated carrot.

To continue with the summer theme I decided that today I would post 10 smoothie recipes, especially for those people that don’t have a vegetable juicer.

So here are 10 delicious smoothie recipe’s to keep you cool during the summer months.Also the thing to remember with these is they are a very low in calories, and also very high in nutrition having a smoothie is great for people who don’t like to eat fruit.

Apple Smoothie

2 cups apple sauce

1 cup apple cider

1 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons Vermont maple syrup

1/2 teaspoons nutmeg

1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Apple & Carrot

2 cups carrot juice

1/2 cups apple juice

6 ounces non‐fat vanilla or plain yogurt, frozen

1 banana

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached!

Apples and Cream Smoothie

2 cups vanilla low‐fat ice cream

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon or apple pie spice

1 cup fat free skim or 1% low fat milk

Ground cinnamon (optional)

In a blender container combine low‐fat ice cream, applesauce, and the 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon or apple pie spice. Cover and blend until smooth. Add fat free skim or 1% low fat milk. Cover and blend until just mixed. Pour into glasses. If desired, sprinkle each serving with additional cinnamon. Serve immediately. Makes 4 (8‐ounces) servings.

Berry Smoothie

2 scoops raspberry sherbet

4 strawberries

15 blueberries

5 blackberries

16 ounces orange juice (or juice of your choice)

Put all ingredients in a blender, juice last, then blend until smooth. To add thickness try adding more sherbet or ice to the smoothie.

Banana Orange Twist

3 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate

1/4 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cups milk

1/2 cups water

1/2 small banana, sliced

5 ice cubes

Combine everything except ice and blend for 15 seconds. Add ice and blend for 2 minutes

Banana Split Smoothie

1 cup nonfat milk

1 1/2 cups frozen banana slices

1/2 cups pineapple chunks

5 frozen strawberries

1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder (to taste)

Pour milk into the blender first. Add cocoa and then fruit. Put cover on and blend until smooth.

Blackberry Smoothie

3/4 cups apple juice

1/2 cups plain yogurt

1 1/2 cups frozen blackberries

1 banana

Pour liquid ingredients into the blender first. Yogurt is a liquid ingredient. All fruit goes into blender at one time. Put cover on and blend until smooth.

Frozen Fruit Smoothie

1/2 cups frozen bananas

1/2 cups frozen peaches

1/2 cups frozen strawberries

2 cups milk

1/4 cups orange juice

2 tablespoons honey

In a blender, combine all the above until smooth. Pour in tall glasses, great for those hot days in the summertime.

Guava Smoothie

1 frozen banana

1 cup of frozen strawberries

1 cup peach sorbet

1 can guava nectar

Blend until smooth.

Holiday Punch Smoothie

2 cups orange juice

2 cups lemon juice

2 cups grenadine syrup

3 quarts ginger ale

1 pint of quartered strawberries or sliced fruit in season

Mix juices and syrup. Pour over block of ice to chill. Just before serving, add ginger ale and fruit.

Hope you enjoy this varied mixture of smoothies.

Have a lovely day.

To continue with the summer theme I decided that today I would post 10 smoothie recipes, especially for those people that don’t have a vegetable juicer.

So here are 10 delicious smoothie recipe’s to keep you cool during the summer months. Also the thing to remember with these is they are a very low in calories, and also very high in nutrition having a smoothie is great for people who don’t like to eat fruit.

Apple Smoothie

2 cups apple sauce

1 cup apple cider

1 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons Vermont maple syrup

1/2 teaspoons nutmeg

1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Apple & Carrot

2 cups carrot juice

1/2 cups apple juice

6 ounces non‐fat vanilla or plain yogurt, frozen

1 banana

Put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smoothie consistency is reached!

Apples and Cream Smoothie

2 cups vanilla low‐fat ice cream

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon or apple pie spice

1 cup fat free skim or 1% low fat milk

Ground cinnamon (optional)

In a blender container combine low‐fat ice cream, applesauce, and the 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon or apple pie spice. Cover and blend until smooth. Add fat free skim or 1% low fat milk. Cover and blend until just mixed. Pour into glasses. If desired, sprinkle each serving with additional cinnamon. Serve immediately. Makes 4 (8‐ounces) servings.

Berry Smoothie

2 scoops raspberry sherbet

4 strawberries

15 blueberries

5 blackberries

16 ounces orange juice (or juice of your choice)

Put all ingredients in a blender, juice last, then blend until smooth. To add thickness try adding more sherbet or ice to the smoothie.

Banana Orange Twist

3 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate

1/4 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cups milk

1/2 cups water

1/2 small banana, sliced

5 ice cubes

Combine everything except ice and blend for 15 seconds. Add ice and blend for 2 minutes

Banana Split Smoothie

1 cup nonfat milk

1 1/2 cups frozen banana slices

1/2 cups pineapple chunks

5 frozen strawberries

1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons sweetened cocoa powder (to taste)

Pour milk into the blender first. Add cocoa and then fruit. Put cover on and blend until smooth.

Blackberry Smoothie

3/4 cups apple juice

1/2 cups plain yogurt

1 1/2 cups frozen blackberries

1 banana

Pour liquid ingredients into the blender first. Yogurt is a liquid ingredient. All fruit goes into blender at one time. Put cover on and blend until smooth.

Frozen Fruit Smoothie

1/2 cups frozen bananas

1/2 cups frozen peaches

1/2 cups frozen strawberries

2 cups milk

1/4 cups orange juice

2 tablespoons honey

In a blender, combine all the above until smooth. Pour in tall glasses, great for those hot days in the summertime.

Guava Smoothie

1 frozen banana

1 cup of frozen strawberries

1 cup peach sorbet

1 can guava nectar

Blend until smooth.

Holiday Punch Smoothie

2 cups orange juice

2 cups lemon juice

2 cups grenadine syrup

3 quarts ginger ale

1 pint of quartered strawberries or sliced fruit in season

Mix juices and syrup. Pour over block of ice to chill. Just before serving, add ginger ale and fruit.

Hope you enjoy this varied mixture of smoothies.

Have a lovely day.

With the warmer weather here now juicing can be a great way to supplement your weight loss program lots of people don’t like eating vegetables and or fruit for that matter.

So here is a list of recipes to get you going if you have never tried juicing before I can highly recommend it, when I first decided to do some juicing I was quite surprised at how delicious it tasted compared to the ones you buy in the shops.

If you don’t have a juicer or cannot afford one, then perhaps something a bit cheaper might be a better option blender for instance that way you can at least make smoothies until you have a juicer of your own.

Fruit Juice Mix

A Bunch of grapes

one Apple

one orange and 1/4 of cantaloupe

Wheatgrass Juice Drink

A handful of wheatgrass

some spinach and some pieces of pineapple can be chunks it doesn’t matter.

Ginger Surprise

Two oranges, one lemon with the skin on and some ginger

Beetroot Volcano

One piece of beetroot, two limes and 1” of ginger

Fruit Explosion

One lemon, orange, one piece of pineapple, can be chunks, with three pieces of watermelon.

Sweet Potato Surprise

One Apple, one pear, two oranges and a sweet potato

Carrott Crush

Two carrots, one pear, one orange and one sweet potato.

Knockout Punch

One lemon, one orange, one pear, one apple and five large broccoli florets.

Tropical Paradise

Five strawberries, one wedge of papaya, one spear of pineapple, and one kiwi.

Tingling Pear Juice

One lemon with the skin on, two prickly pears, and one bunch of red grapes.

Green Surprise

A Bunch of grapes, one kiwi, three broccoli florets, and one cucumber.

Berry Twist

A cup of blueberries, a cup of raspberries two peeled oranges.

Sweet Surprise

Three pairs of pineapple, one orange peeled, four fresh strawberries, a bunch of red grapes.

Sunset Tequila

Two carrots, one peeled orange, one pear, and a red potato

Dinner in a Glass

Two tomatoes, two carrots, half a head of cabbage, two celery stalks and one broccoli head

South Island Sea Surprise

One papaya, one kiwi, six strawberries, one piece of pineapple or pineapple chunks

Lemon and Lime Zing

One lemon peeled, one lime peeled and two pears.

Strawberry Delight

Two spears of cantaloupe, one pineapples spear, four strawberries and a watermelon spear.

The one great thing about all of this is you will be getting so much nutrition from all of these drinks plus the one great thing is it’s all natural and will detox your body naturally without having any artificial additives or preservatives messing things up.

I can guarantee you that if you try these recipes every now and again you won’t want to buy juice that you can buy from the supermarkets it just doesn’t taste the same.

Another huge benefit of doing juicing is the calories next to nothing so no great concerns there either I have quite enjoyed compiling this list and intend to do another one within the next day or so so please watch out for it.

And where ever you are in the world have a great summer.