| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Smoothie with yoghurt, almonds, banana, raw cacao and sprinkles |
| Snack | Apple and 9 Almonds |
| Lunch | Quinoa Tabbouleh |
| Snack | 1 Carrot with hummus |
| Supper | Protein: Holford's red lentil Dahl Veg: salad |
| Drinks | 7 water |
Monday 31 Oct 2011
Sunday 30 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | 75g rolled oats, goats milk yoghurt, sprinkles and strawberries |
| Snack | |
| Lunch | Protein: 100g cottage cheese Veg: 1 carrot, 1 stick celery, alfafa sprouts |
| Snack | 2 Oatcakes with peanut butter |
| Supper | Protein: 40g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 30g black rice noodles Veg: Asparagus, fresh peas, spring onions, broccoli, mushrooms. Sauce of tamari, sesame oil and lemon juice. |
| Drinks | 7 water |
Saturday 29 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Protein: Scrambled Egg with parsley (2 eggs) Starch Veg: 1/2 slice Pumpernickle toast (35 g) Veg: Alfafa Sprouts |
| Snack | 1 Orange with 9 Almonds |
| Lunch | Holford's rice and vegetables with a tahini sauce Protein: Tahini Starch Veg: 59g brown basmati rice Veg: Broccoli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, mangetout, fresh peas, spring onions |
| Snack | 1 carrot with hummus |
| Supper | Protein: 20g bacon, 2 Tbs Goat's cheese, sprinkling of sunflower seeds Veg: Garden lettuce and tomato |
| Drinks | 7 water |
Friday 28 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Smoothie with yoghurt, almonds, banana, raw cacao and sprinkles |
| Snack | |
| Lunch | Holford's rice and vegetables with a tahini sauce Protein: Tahini Starch Veg: 59g brown basmati rice Veg: Brocolli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, mangetout, fresh peas, spring onions |
| Snack | Nectarine with 9 almonds |
| Supper | Out to dinner with a buffet. Sushi and veg |
| Drinks | 7 water 2 glasses red wine |
Work dinner. I avoided all the baddies (excl the red wine) and think I did OK with all that temptation!
Thursday 27 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Cooked rolled oats Yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles Strawberries |
| Snack | |
| Lunch | Protein: Hummus Veg: 1 carrot and salad |
| Snack | 2 Oatcakes with peanut butter. |
| Supper | Protein: 100g quinoa, 1/2 round feta cheese Veg: 1 avocado pear, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, spring onions |
| Drinks | 7 water |
I feel back on track today - all that curry is now finished!
Wednesday 26 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Yoghurt with strawberries and sprinkles |
| Snack | 1 Carrot with Hummus, 3 cherry tomatoes |
| Lunch | Everything goes stir fry: Protein: 80g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 59g brown basmati rice Veg: Brocolli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, mangetout, fresh peas, spring onions Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Snack | 2 oatcakes and peanut butter. |
| Supper | Pauline Todds curry - but with lamb knuckle instead of chickpeas (see Saturday 22 Oct). Served with basmati rice, a cucumber and coriander yoghurt, chopped tomato and mango atchar. Followed by strawberries. |
| Drinks | 7 water 2 Glasses red wine |
We were given a massive chocolate cake at work and I managed to hold myself back!
Difficult to stick to this when I invite friends over for dinner! I'm not convinced that lamb curry is on the Holford diet - the test will be on Sunday when I need to weigh in.
Tuesday 25 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Strawberry yoghurt smoothie: 1 Tbs sprinkles 5 strawberries 150 ml Camphill yoghurt |
| Snack | 1 Carrot with Hummus, 3 cherry tomatoes |
| Lunch | Protein: Holford's chickpea curry Veg: salad |
| Snack | 1 applet and 7 almonds |
| Supper | Big chicken salad with avocado, asparagus, olives, cashews, carrots etc etc. Followed by strawberries |
| Drinks | 7 water 1 Glass red wine |
Dinner was at a friend's house. She was familiar with the Holford diet and had made a special Holford dinner. Thanks Andrea!
Monday 24 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Protein: Scrambled Egg with parsley (2 eggs) Starch Veg: 1/2 slice Pumpernickle toast (35 g) |
| Snack | 1 Carrot and hummus with 3 cherry tomatoes |
| Lunch | Everything goes stir fry: Protein: 80g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 59g brown basmati rice Veg: Brocolli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, mangetout, fresh peas, spring onions Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Snack | Strawberries and 10 almonds |
| Supper | Pauline Todds curry - but with lamb knuckle instead of chickpeas (see Saturday 22 Oct). Served with a cucumber and coriander yoghurt. |
| Drinks | 7 water |
I'm not entirely sure if supper was Holford enough.
Sunday 23 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Cooked Oat flakes (porridge) Yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles Strawberries |
| Snack | 1 applet with 10 almonds |
| Lunch | Protein: 100g quinoa, 1/2 round feta cheese Veg: 1 avocado pear, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber |
| Snack | 1/2 slice Pumpernickle toast with peanut butter |
| Supper | Everything goes stir fry: Protein: 80g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 50g brown basmati rice Veg: Brocolli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, mangetout, fresh peas Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Drinks | 7 water |
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Saturday 22 Oct 2011
This morning I woke up with a headache. Perhaps it was because I drank less water than other days? More likely that I clenched my teeth in my sleep. It's a pity though because I get these headaches frequently and haven't had any for a month so I thought it may be diet related.
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Smoothie with yoghurt, soaked almonds, banana, raw cacao and sprinkles |
| Snack | |
| Lunch | Holford's Cashew and Sesame Quinoa (see pic): Protein: 100g red quinoa, 1Tbs chopped cashews Veg: 1 carrot, 2 Tbs fresh peas, spring onions, lettuce, tomato, cucumber |
| Snack | 1 stick of celery with hummus |
| Supper | Pauline Todd's chickpea curry (see recipe below). Starch Veg: 58g brown basmati rice |
| Drinks | 7 water |
I made this for dinner on Thurs night with white quinoa and today we ate it with red quinoa. It's really delicious. The cashew nuts make it more interesting and that sesame and tamari sauce is just so yum.
Pauline Todd's Chickpea Curry
This might seem like a huge fuss. As soon as we'd finished lunch, we got busy with preparing dinner! Mum's here with me for the day and she's also on this diet and she's lost 3kgs and is also inspired and happy to spend heaps of time preparing yummy (and slimming!) food.
Ingredients for a meal for 6. (ie: makes a lot but will keep well and improves over time)
Garam Masala
Roast the following in a very hot dry pan for 2 mins:
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp cloves
cinnamon bark
2 tsp coriander seeds
10 cardamom pods
1 tsp peppercorns
Allow to cool and the grind in a coffee grinder to form a aromatic powder. Then add:
½ nutmeg (finely grated)
Jamie Oliver's Rogan Josh paste
1 red pepper (or 75g roasted peppers from a jar)
2 tsp cumin seeds (I used ½ tsp because I'm not crazy about cumin)
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp black peppercorns
2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
a thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger (chopped)
1 Tbs paprika
1 tsp smoked paprika
2tsp garam masala (made above)
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp sea salt
2 Tbs groundnut oil
2 Tbs tomato purée
1 fresh red chilli
a small bunch of fresh coriander
Grill the red pepper to blacken the skin so that it can be removed.
Dry roast the cumin seeds, coriander seeds and black peppercorns in a dry hot pan (yes... again... as done for the garam masala). Cool and then crush in the pestle and mortar until fine
Whiz ALL ingredients in a food processor to form a smooth paste.
And finally... the curry
First brown on top of stove in a big oven proof casserole dish:
2 onions
Then add and brown :
3 brinjals
3 Tbs pumpkin seeds
3 Tbs sunflower seeds
Then add:
2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
a thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger (chopped)
6 tomatoes (skins removed in hot water)
2 sweet potato (roughly chopped)
2 yellow peppers
1 tin chick peas with juice (or you can cook up some chickpeas yourself - we did!)
jogan rosh curry paste (made above)
3 Tbs tomato paste
Heat, but don't boil.
Bake in oven at 150 for 10 min.
Turn down to 100 and cook for a further hour (or longer) and keep it warm.
Friday 21 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Protein: Scrambled Egg with parsley (2 eggs) Starch Veg: 1/2 slice Pumpernickle toast (35 g) Veg: Alfafa Sprouts |
| Snack | 1 Carrot and hummus |
| Lunch | Protein: 2 Tbs Goat's cheese, 1 Tbs chopped pecan nuts Veg: Red peppers and salad |
| Snack | |
| Supper | Everything goes stir fry: Protein: 100g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 58g brown basmati rice Veg: Brocolli, baby corn, asparagus, mushrooms, spring onions, mangetout, fresh peas Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Drinks | 6 water |
This Pumpernickle toast is delicious!
Lunch was good too:
I am still loving the food and feeling way much better!
Thursday 20 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast (11am) | Cooked rolled oats Yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles Strawberries |
| Snack | |
| Lunch (4pm) | Protein: Holford's chickpea curry Veg: Salad |
| Snack | Cucumber and cottage cheese with 2 cherry tomatoes |
| Supper | Holford's Cashew and Sesame Quinoa (see pic): Protein: 100g quinoa, 1Tbs chopped cashews Veg: 1 carrot, 2 Tbs fresh peas, spring onions, lettuce, tomato |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Yummy Quinoa!
Wednesday 19 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Yoghurt with grated pear, strawberries and sprinkles |
| Snack | 1 Carrot with Hummus, 2 cherry tomatoes |
| Lunch | Protein: Holford's chickpea curry Veg: salad |
| Snack | 2 oatcakes with peanut butter |
| Supper | Protein: 200g rump steak Veg: Asparagus, courgette, tomato Dessert: handful of strawberries |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Dinner was very yummy - thanks Anthea!
Tuesday 18 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Strawberry yoghurt smoothie: Handful of soaked almonds 1 Tbs sprinkles 5 strawberries Juice of 1 orange 150 ml Camphill yoghurt |
| Snack | 1 Carrot with Hummus, 2 cherry tomatoes and alfafa sprouts |
| Lunch | Dinner leftovers: Protein: 100g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 40g buckwheat pasta Veg: Mushrooms, asparagus, baby corn, spring onions, salad. Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Snack | 2 oatcakes with peanut butter & a little bit of biltong |
| Supper | Cucumber and Avo soup Halloumi (deep fried!) salad with waterblommetjies |
| Drinks | 7 Water 1 Red Wine |
Monday 17 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | 2 egg omelette filled with bacon, mushroom, cherry tomatoes and a little bit of Parmesan cheese |
| Snack | Cucumber and cottage cheese with alfafa sprouts (see pic) |
| Lunch | Holford's stuffed peppers. (see pic) Stuffed with: Onion, mushrooms, brown rice, pine nuts, parsley. Served with garden lettuce and cherry tomatoes |
| Snack | Strawberries |
| Supper | Protein: 100g grilled tofu Starch Veg: 40g buckwheat pasta Veg: Mushrooms, asparagus, baby corn, spring onions. Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil. |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
I love the snacks on this diet. Here's this morning's cucumber and cottage cheese with alfafa sprouts:
And this is lunch:
Sunday 16 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Cooked rolled oats. Yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles Strawberries |
| Snack | Cucumber and cottage cheese |
| Lunch | Holford inspired stir-fry Protein: 100g smoked tofu (grilled) Starch Veg: 42g brown rice Veg: Mushrooms, asparagus, baby corn, spring onions, alfafa sprouts. Sauce of lemon juice, tamari, sesame oil, sesame seeds and ginger |
| Snack | Gooseberries and almonds |
| Supper | 1 Artichoke with lemon butter 1/2 Avo 5 cherry tomatoes |
| Drinks | 1 decaf cappuccino 7 water |
Saturday 15 Oct 2011
I'm going away with some friends for the night so the next 24 hours are going to be difficult. I'm weighing in today and I'll do my best to eat right but this table might not be filled in with what you want to see!
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Smoothie with yoghurt, soaked almonds, banana, raw cacao and sprinkles |
| Snack | 6 strawberries and 8 almonds |
| Lunch | Quails eggs and broad bean salad |
| Snack | Cucumber and cottage cheese |
| Supper | Veggie pizza with salad |
| Drinks | 7 water 1 red wine 2 white wine |
Friday 14 Oct 2011
This blog is to help people with the Holford's Low GL diet and to give them some daily eating ideas. Supper was out and I did my best to eat the right stuff, but it wasn't easy because it was a set menu. But I'm not going to stop living because of this diet. I will avoid all the high GL starch veg foods and sugar as much as possible but will do it while still being polite to the people that I'm with.
For the record, it was a springbok pie on rice with pumpkin fritters and a nougat ice cream with a berry coulis. There were mushrooms in the pie and I ate all of those and I had some meat. Didn't eat any of the pie crust and tasted some pumpkin fitter (it was delicious). I also tasted the pud.
Thursday 13 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Cooked rolled oats. Yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles Strawberries |
| Snack | |
| Lunch | Protein: Holford's red lentil Dahl Veg: salad |
| Snack | Red Pepper and Hummus |
| Supper | Protein: Split chickpea dahl Starch Veg: Basmati rice Veg: Cucumber, spring onions, tomatoes |
| Drinks | 8 Water |
No bloating for over a week. Runny nose definitely improved. No headaches. No cravings. Certainly more energy. This diet is great!
Wednesday 12 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Yoghurt with strawberries and sprinkles |
| Snack | Red Pepper and Hummus |
| Lunch | Protein: Holford's red lentil Dahl Veg: salad |
| Snack | 2 oatcakes with peanut butter |
| Supper | Protein: 200g rump steak Veg: Olives, Mushrooms, creamed spinach and a teaspoon of butternut |
| Drinks | 8 Water 2 Glasses red wine |
Dinner was out and I did my best. No Starch Veg or pudding - I managed to avoid the temptation of those very yummy looking chips!
Tuesday 11 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Strawberry yoghurt smoothie: Handful of soaked almonds 1 Tbs sprinkles 5 strawberries Juice of 1 orange 150 ml Camphill yoghurt |
| Snack | Red Pepper and Hummus |
| Lunch | Protein: Holford's red lentil Dahl Veg: salad |
| Snack | 2 oatcakes with peanut butter |
| Supper | Protein: Holford's red lentil Dahl and 1 herring roll mop Veg: Green beans, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Monday 10 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast | Smoothie with yoghurt, soaked almonds, banana, raw cacao and sprinkles |
| Snack | Cucumber and cottage cheese |
| Lunch | Quinoa Tabbouleh |
| Snack | 1 Nairn's oatcake with peanut butter |
| Supper | Protein: 1 lamb chop Starch Veg: 42g brown rice Veg: lamb chop baked with spring onions, mushrooms and tomatoes with some green beans on the side |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Sunday 9 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast (10am) | Cooked rolled oats. Camphill yoghurt 1Tbs sprinkles 5 Strawberries |
| Snack | 1 carrot and cottage cheese |
| Lunch (3pm) | Garden salad with bacon (See pic) Protein: 50g organic bacon Starch Veg: N/A Veg: Garden lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, alfafa sprouts With a lemon/olive oil dressing. |
| Snack | Grated apple with 8 almonds |
| Supper | Holford's Japanese Noodles Protein: 80g smoked tofu (grilled) Starch Veg: 60g buckwheat soba noodles (too much but I didn't want to waste!) Veg: Mushrooms, mangetout, green beans, alfafa sprouts |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Bacon salad for lunch:
Saturday 8 Oct 2011
| Timing | What I ate |
| Breakfast (10am) | Strawberry yoghurt smoothie: Handful of soaked almonds 1 Tbs sprinkles 5 strawberries Handful frozen berries Juice of 1 orange 150 ml Camphill yoghurt |
| Snack | Cucumber and hummus |
| Lunch (3pm) | Holford's Sesame Steam vegetables (See pic) Protein: 100g smoked tofu (grilled) Starch Veg: 42g brown rice Veg: Mangetout, baby corn, broccoli and alfafa sprouts. The sauce was made with lemon, tamari, sesame oil and roasted sesame seeds. |
| Snack | 2 Oatcakes and peanut butter |
| Supper | |
| Drinks | 7 Water |
Another day when my breakfast and morning snack was so sustaining that I only felt like lunch at 3pm and then, after such a gorgeous lunch, I was only mildly hungry again at 10pm so I had 2 oatcakes.
Holford talks about steam frying vegetables. So I grilled some tofu and then added the tofu and the chopped up veg into the wok with just a little water. No oil was used. This pic is of the veggies steam frying:
Once everything was lightly cooked (I like my veggies crunchy), I tossed in the sauce and this was what it looked like:
I just love this diet. The food is SO good!
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