MY NEW TAKE ON SHAKES

Welcome to these bonus recipes to accompany the Fast 800. It’s true that in the past I had reservations about the role of shakes in weight loss. A lot of the commercial shakes you can buy contain added sugar and they often taste artificial. But healthy, homemade, nutrient-rich shakes can be a very different matter. That’s why, despite my earlier scepticism, I think they can have a place when you are on a diet. They’re convenient, easy and can help ease your way into the Fast 800. Using 200-calorie shakes to replace the occasional meal has a number of practical benefits:

✸ You don’t have to think too much about what to buy and cook for every meal.

✸ You have a quick and easy solution when dashing out in the morning or to take to work for lunch.

✸ You’ll be getting a decent amount of vitamins and other essential nutrients in these shakes.

✸ You’ll be consuming healthy plant-based fats which help you absorb vitamins.

✸ You could experience a reduction in cravings: our shakes are designed to be filling and keep you satiated.

GOING THE SHAKE ROUTE

Include our shakes as part of your 800-calorie days or create your own along the same lines, aiming for something fairly low in carbs, containing plenty of protein, enough fat and decent amounts of fibre to keep you feeling full and encourage fat burning. But don’t rely wholly on homemade shakes; you need to get most of your 800 calories from wholefoods and real meals. Think of these shakes as a tool to help you kick-start the Fast 800; they certainly aren’t meant to be for ever. That’s why I recommend that even at the beginning of the Fast 800 you get most of your calories from wholefoods. If at any stage you lapse and need to get back on track, feel free to reintroduce shakes but regard them as a useful reboot rather than a way of life. Let me know how you get on. Visit my website, thefast800.com for more information about meal replacement shakes.

Now for the recipes…