The 5:2 Cookbook: 100 Recipes for Fasting

by Angela Dowden

Overview

The 5:2 lifestyle diet is sweeping the nation. It allows you to change your life for the better by dieting just 2 days a week. You will live longer, lose weight and feel great by reducing your calorie intake to 500/600 calories for just 2 days a week. The rest of the week you can eat normally, eat out and even have treats.

But what to eat on a fasting day? Bored with omelette and ham salad? Want something quick and easy but don't know what? Look no further: with over 100 calorie-counted recipes specially designed for fasting, it couldn't be easier to put the 5:2 diet into practice. All the recipes are quick and easy to make and taste delicious, so fasting need not be a chore.

Includes: 100 calorie-counted recipes, 1 month meal planner, calorie counter, 50 ideas for 100-calorie snacks, 50 ideas for 50-calorie snacks, 50 ideas for guilt-free snacks, plus tips and techniques on mastering portion control, good nutrition, and keeping it up for life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846014659
Publisher:	Octopus
Publication date:	03/18/2013
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	581 KB

About the Author

Angela has a degree in Food Science from Nottingham University and has worked in the food industry for eight years as a nutritionist. For the last 15 years she has also worked as a journalist, writing for everybody from the World Cancer Research Fund to Closer magazine, covering everything from energy density and the fat content of minced beef to the latest celebrity diet. In 2012 she was awarded Nutrition and Health Writer/ Broadcaster of the Year. Her nutrition philosophy is fat-free and pragmatic; she loves food and doesn't do lectures on lentils (although she thinks they're lovely too!).

Table of Contents

The 5:2 diet 4

Introduction 6

How does intermittent fasting work? 8

The health benefits of intermittent fasting 12

Getting started 16

Fast day eating 19

"Off" day eating 24

What to expect on the 5:2 diet 29

Exercise and 5:2 32

10 ways to make the 5:2 diet work for you 33

5:2 for life 37

Frequently asked questions 38

4-week fast day meal planner 41

Snacks and treats 44

Recipes 48

100 calories and under 50

200 calories and under 71

300 calories and under 113

Calorie counter 152

Index 158

Acknowledgments 160