I’m a week into my gut makeover and I’m starting to feel really good. I was worried doing it during lockdown would be depressing but it’s actually helpful. I have something to focus on and there’s no social events for me to miss out on things at. This week’s meal plans will reflect how I’ve been eating so you can see what it’s all about! These recipes would suit anyone on a gluten/ grain/dairy/sugar free diet:) Or anyone trying to curb that pasta addiction.
I’m aiming to eat at least 7 serves of fruit and veg a day. I also make sure at least one of my meals is vegetarian, my vegetarian protein sources are a little limited on this gut makeover and I find too many nuts and seeds make me feel unwell so I’m trying to find balance at the moment between my desire for a sustainable lifestyle, and not making this month a nightmare for myself. I’m keeping the red meat low, and sticking with mostly chicken and seafood.
I’m also trying to get 20+ different plant foods in a week so the majority of my diet is plants. I smashed that this week and the recipes below include more than that in total. If I don’t have a smoothie in the morning I usually add a piece of fruit to two of my meals. When I have rocket on hand, a rocket and fennel salad is the perfect little starter to a meal and is meant to help get your stomach ready to process what’s coming next. There’s loads more detail about this stuff in the book I’m using that I’ve linked above. This is not sponsored or anything like that. It’s just what works for me when I’m feeling sluggish and my fructose malabsorption is acting up. I wanted to include a bit more detail on what I’m eating in this post as I’ve been getting loads of questions about it. Please feel free to ask more!
Breakfast
Simple green smoothies are my favourite start to the day right now.
A version of this vegetarian Huevos Rotos with a mix of sweet potato and parsnip.
Lunch
This Orange, Ginger and Spring Onion Salmon with Asian Greens is delicious hot or cold.
Thai Red Curry Pumpkin Soup, this minus the lentils (as I’m not currently eating legumes on this thing) is a delicious lunch. Add Roasted Cashews as Croutons on top to up the protein. You can also make your own curry paste, there’s a recipe linked in the post.
Dinner
Baked Eggs is a go to, I usually mix in sautéed vegetables like eggplant or zucchini.
A Roast Chicken with Zucchini and Leek Stuffing is great to make at the start of the week, serve with roast vegetables or salad.
Turkey and Zucchini Meatballs with a Cauliflower Puree and Chermoula sauce, I’ve been doing variation on this lately but the original is also delicious.
Salt and a Pepper Prawn Lettuce Cups, so zingy and fresh.
No bonus dessert or snack recipes this week, but my go to ‘dessert ‘at the moment is a banana sliced in half with some nut butter on it. When chocolate isn’t in your life this is surprisingly dreamy!
HH. x
