Need something simple? Try these top tips

WITH the New 5:2, we’ve tried to create recipes that encourage people to push their culinary boundaries and try new foods. But sometimes something quick and simple is needed. With this in mind, here are a few tips… FOR breakfast, a couple of supermarket own-brand free-range eggs will cost about 30p, provide you with lots of high-quality protein and come in at under 200 calories. For variety, I like to add chilli and sometimes turmeric.

TWO large tablespoons of full-fat yogurt, a handful of berries and toasted nuts is also a very simple breakfast – and about 200 calories.

WHISK two eggs with some of last night’s cooked vegetables, a slice of ham, shredded, and a sprinkling of cheese to make a really filling 350-calorie omelette.

FOR lunch, make your own soup. There are lots of recipes in The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Recipe Book, some at just 100 calories per portion.

AS FOR snacks, few come quite as convenient as a small handful of nuts. Twenty almonds is about 120 calories, half that of a small chocolate bar.

FROZEN veg is just as nutritious as fresh and tends to be less expensive. They are also low-cal. A big helping of peas is just 50 calories.

TINNED and frozen fish is as good as fresh. A small tin of tuna, sardines or salmon (100g) comes to about 180 calories. Serve with veg (50 cals), a tablespoon of olive oil (100) and a serving of brown rice (180).