FAST LANE
On the two fasting days, the 2-day a week diet allows for a 2100kJ/500-calorie total daily intake for women, and a 2500kJ/600-calorie total daily intake for men. Anecdotally, many people say they feel full of energy post their fast day. By giving your body a rest from digestion, you feel lighter and have more energy to direct into other things! Provided you don’t go crazy and overeat on the other days, it can be a terrific means of lowering your weekly kilojoule intake and chipping away at your fat stores. You can even swap your fasting days if you have a family dinner or special event – it’s all up to you to decide! Here we provide low-cal meals you can work into your fasting day calorie totals.
BEETROOT, MINT & APPLE JUICE
PREP TIME 10 MINUTES SERVES 1
2 baby beetroot (50g), chopped roughly
1 small apple (130g), cored, quartered
1 lime (90g), peeled
¼ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1 Push ingredients through a juice extractor into a glass. Stir to combine.
tip Replace the apple with carrot and the lime with orange. Serve over ice, if you like.
NUTRITIONAL COUNT PER SERVING
0.3g total fat 0.2g saturated fat 323kJ
