5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days, Monday Meal Plan and Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter Recipe (2024)

5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days, Monday Meal Plan and Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter Recipe

5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days, Monday Meal Plan

and

Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter Recipe

I MISSED last week’sMondayMeal Plan, sorryaboutthat, I had it all ready to post, buttimejust ran away with me! And this Monday’s Meal Plan is like the Tale of Two Cities, as I am well into my regular 5:2 diet and fasting days, it’s my basic Weight Watchers diet, but with calorie counting on two of the seven days, and to be quitehonest, I have found it VERY easy thus far – maybebecauseI am enjoying all theseasonalfruitandvegetables, and as it is very hot, I am not as hungry as I normally am! I am also used to being savvy with my calories, or points as I normally count them; on the Weight Watcher’s diet, if you don’t use any of your allocated dailypointswithin a seven-day period,theycan be “banked” for another day, such as a day when you are going out to dinner, or you are having a few naughtytreats! So, I am used to storing up points for a meal out with friends, and often have days where I am eating FAR fewer calories than usual, hence my finding this 5:2 fasting so easy I think. 500 calories may not seem a lot, but I hope my meal plan proves thatyouCAN have your cake and eat it, in a less literal sense!

Italian Pepper Stew – Rustic Peperonata

So, this week’s Monday Meal Plan is five days of feasting and two days of fasting, and hopefully those of you on the 5:2 diet will find some recipe inspiration from my plan, and those of you who are NOTwastingaway (!) will also findsomethingto tempt you too! I have also added my latest 5:2 Diet recipe in this post, you will see it at the end of my meal plan, and ALL the recipes I share on my blog are printable too.I have MANY more new 5:2 Diet inspired recipes, I have been developing quite a few over the weekend, and I aim to share themthroughoutthe next few weeks too……so keep checking back!That’s it for now, see you later, I have some LOVELY product reviews to post, as well as more blogging challenges and my usual latestrecipes, kitchenand gardening notes! Oh yes! You can see my other 5:2 recipes in my SundayPatchworkQuilt of Recipes and Photos Round-Up! Have a GREAT week, Karen

This meal plan is being added to At Home with Mrs M’s Meal Planning Monday Linky – Thanks as always Mrs M!

Meal Plan for week beginning 20th August 2012

5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days and my Monday Meal Plan

Week beginning 20th August 2012

Monday 20th August – 5:2 Fast Day 1:

Breakfast: 125g 0% Greek Yoghurt = 45 cals

1 small peach = 35 cals

Lunch:Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter= 200 cals

5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days, Monday Meal Plan and Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter Recipe

Tea: Cheese and Red Pepper Pate (recipe to follow) with 1 Crispbread = 144 cals

Daily milk allowance 1/4 pint (150 mls) = 51 cals

TOTAL Calories = 471 calories

(I may use the remaining calories for more fruit)

Halloumi and Tomato Salad Platter (5:2 Diet)

Print recipe

Serves	1
Prep time	2 minutes
Cook time	4 minutes
Total time	6 minutes
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

Salads don't have to be boring with no flavour, as is proved in this tasty Halloumi and Tomato Salad Platter; this wonderful Greek inspired salad is only 200 calories, making it a tasty main meal or salad option for the 5:2 diet on fast days, as well as only being 4 1/2 points on the Weight Watchers diet. (pre pro-points) Add on 100 calories for a small pitta bread, if you want to eat this as a main meal, you will still have 200 calories left for the day!

Ingredients

50g Halloumi cheese, thinly sliced
1 beefsteak tomato, sliced
50g cucumber, sliced
a handful of salad leaves
4 or 5 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Note

Directions

Step 1	Place the Halloumi cheese slices in a hot frying pan and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until they are golden brown.
Step 2	Arrange the salad leaves on a large plate/platter and then place the Halloumi cheese, tomato and cucumber slices in alternating layers. Scatter over the fresh basil leaves.
Step 3	Mix together the balsamic vinegar and sugar and then drizzle it over the salad; season the salad with salt and a generous grinding of fresh black pepper and serve.

Elderberries, Stormy Days and Meal Planning: Autumn Broth Recipe (5:2 Diet)

5:2 Diet, Feast Days & Fast Days, Monday Meal Plan and Halloumi & Tomato Salad Platter Recipe (2024)