Butter Bean & Chorizo Stew with Tomatoes
Meal Planning Monday:
5:2 Diet Soups and Stews for Winter
– Recipes and Meal Plans –
Curried Leek and Apple Soup Recipe
I have been a bit lazy with my meal plans lately, but I do have a weekly plan for most of the time, even if it is only in my head! However, as I continue to lose weight following the 5:2 diet and with the winter weather becoming much colder, I thought I would share my weekly 5:2 meal plan with you all today, and collate all of my soup and stew recipes here, so you have a handy cold weather “5:2 Diet Soups and Stews Recipe Book”. I am also linking up to Mrs M’s Meal Planning Monday, as it is a handy resource to see what other’s have planned for the week ahead. So, if you are wanting to shift a few pounds before the festive period, or, you just fancy discovering some healthy and tasty new soup and stew recipes, sit back and have a read, as I have linked to all of my soup and stew recipes here……as well as share my weekly 5:2 diet meal plan for this week.
Monday 11th November
Fast Day (500 calories)
Breakfast: Low-fat and low-calorie vanilla yoghurt = 45 calories
Lunch: Smoky Mexican Bean Soup = 170 cals
Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl)
Tea: Winter Ham and Cheese Salad with Yellow Beetroot (NEW recipe to follow)= 230 cals
Yellow Beetroot Winter Salad
Skimmed milk allowance of 150mls = 50 cals
TOTAL: 495 calories
Tuesday 12th November:
Traditional Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash
Traditonal Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash
Wednesday 13th November:
Fast Day (500 calories)
Breakfast: 1 small Clementine and low-fat yoghurt = 80 cals
Lunch: Roasted Red Pepper Soup = 120 cals
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Tea: Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fish-Cakes Recipe = 285 Calories
Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fish-Cakes Recipe
TOTAL: 485 calories
Thursday 14th November:
Bonfire Chilli with Beef, Chocolate and Pumpkin
Bonfire Chilli with Beef, Chocolate and Pumpkin
Friday 15th November:
Low-Calorie Day (800 to 1000 calories)
Breakfast: Porridge made with skimmed milk = 250 cals
Lunch: Poached Eggs and Smoked Haddock with Spinach (300 cals with 2 eggs)
Poached Eggs and Smoked Haddock with Spinach
Tea: Harvest Festival Minced Beef & Vegetable Casserole (5:2 Diet) = 270 cals
Harvest Festival Minced Beef & Vegetable Casserole
Cauliflower Mash = 30 cals
Cauliflower Mash
Total = 850 calories
The Lavender and Lovage 5:2 Diet Soups and Stews Recipe Book:
Butter Bean & Chorizo Stew with Tomatoes
Curried Leek and Apple Soup Recipe (5:2 Diet)
“100 Calorie” Gazpacho Soup Recipe
Green Goddess “50 Calorie” Soup Recipe – A Green Smoothie in a Soup Bowl!
Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl)
Provençal Chicken and Fennel Braise
Curried Carrot Soup (85 calories)
Lemon Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Rosemary Recipe
Low Calorie Highland Stew Recipe
Hungarian Savoury Minced Beef Recipe
Meat-Free Scotch Broth Recipe (5:2 Fast and Feast Diet)
Autumn Broth Recipe (5:2 Diet)
Roast Tomato & Garlic Soup Recipe (70 Calories)
This meal plan has been added to Mrs M”s Meal Planning Monday linky
This time last year:
Remembrance Sunday Wartime Kitchen: Bacon Cakes, Baked Bean Tin Puddings & Sunday Tea
Remembrance Sunday Wartime Kitchen: Bacon Cakes, Baked Bean Tin Puddings & Sunday Tea
What a great collection of soups and stews – just what I feel like at this time of year. The highland stew particularly ‘speaks’ to me so I will take a look at that right away!
I think you will like it, and plus, it is a LOW calorie soup too!
Ohh wow! Everything looks and sounds so good x
Thanks so much Kim!
You are a very clever lady to be able to design these wonderful meals. What would I do without your kind generosity. Thank you
Thanks so much Christine, what a lovely thing to say and you have made my day! Karen
Your menu and soups sound amazing! Shall definately be calling back for your recipes x
Thanks so much Jo! Karen
really like all those soups…shall be trying some of those soon 🙂
Thanks Aida! Cannot beat soups for the 5:2 diet in winter! Karen
wow all those broths and stews look amazing, will be here for inspiration this winter
Ohhh I am going to make some soup this weekend – I have a poorly tummy and soup always makes me feel better – especially homemade!
Hi Karen, I was so pleased to find your site! It is just what I needed to get back on the wagon after Christmas. It is so easy to follow and some wonderful ‘comfort’ foods which I can use in the 5:2 which I fell off over Christmas. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much Sally and a VERY Happy New Year! I have LOTS of new recipes to sahre, for the colder months and I hope you will continue to enjoy reading my posts and my recipes, Karen
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Hi Karen thank you for your site I love and will deffo be doing some of your recipes hoping to loose weight on the 5/2 diet was going to have portage for breakfast but does not say how many gram of portage you have so decided to have a boiled egg and riveata in stead
Hi Christine, I am glad you are inspired by my 5:2 diet recipes and I will try to pop back to add some weights for you for porridge. Karen