Breakfast
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You will start the day with a hearty dish full of flavors, with this vibrant Shakchouka recipe, known as a staple breakfast dish throughout the Middle East. Serve with 2 slices of sprouted grain bread.
Lunch
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In a bowl, combine 7.5 ounces (half a 15-ounce can) canned chickpeas (rinse in a colander for two minutes to remove excess sodium and drain well; save the other half for tomorrow), 2 teaspoons olive oil1/4 cup chopped white onion1/4 cup chopped green pepper (save remaining onion and pepper for dinner), 1 tbsp sliced black olives1/4 teaspoon ground black pepperand 1.5 tbsp. White vinegar. Mix well. Serve the mixture over 2 cups romaine lettuce leaves.
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Snack
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Get ready for a decadent yet healthy snack! Spread a slice of 100% wholemeal bread or 2 whole grain flatbread crackers with 2 tbsp Homemade hummusthen sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of olive oiland add salt, pepper or other seasonings to taste.
Dinner
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Slice the rest of white onion And green pepper lunch in pieces; exposed 10 Cherry tomatoes. Alternate pieces of onions, peppers and cherry tomatoes on the skewers and grill them. Serve with 5 ounces of grilled salmon and a 6 inch whole wheat pita pocket. Spread the pita with 2 tbsp. Hummus. Drink 1 cup skimmed milk.
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Lunch
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This one is particularly easy. if you eat on the go: eat one Freshé canned tuna pack (they come in tasty varieties like Provence Niçoise and Sicilian Caponata) with a piece of fruit.
Snack
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Make your own Hummus in advance and take half the recipe today, then save the rest for tomorrow’s snack (or top it with an egg for breakfast). Here’s how:
Use the rest Chickpeas from lunch on the first day (half a 15-ounce can). Lightly mash the chickpeas in a bowl with a fork. Mix with 2 teaspoons olive oil1 clove chopped garlic1 tablespoon lemon juiceand 1/4 teaspoon salt. If desired, add 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder. Mash all ingredients thoroughly or, if you want a smoother paste, use a food processor to blend the ingredients. Bring 1 cup broccoli florets and 1 sliced pepper to soak.
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Dinner
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Slice a centimeter French baguette in half lengthwise. Sprinkle halves with 1/4 cup grated mozzarella cheese and bake in a toaster oven at 250º for four to six minutes, until the cheese just begins to melt.
Meanwhile, tranche 2 large red tomatoes. Remove the baguette from the toaster oven, garnish with fresh basilic And dried oregano if desired. Garnish with tomato slices. For dessert, enjoy 1 ounce of dark chocolate.
Breakfast
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Today, let’s do our Chive and Goat Cheese Frittata Recipe. Eat half the frittata now and refrigerate the rest for dinner tomorrow. Enjoy with a watercress salad And one 8 ounces of coffee with milk with skimmed or unsweetened soy milk.
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Lunch
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Spread 2 slices of whole wheat bread with 1/2 avocado and stuff with 3 ounces sliced turkey breast5 artichoke heartsand as much sliced red pepper As you wish. Serve with a cup of each baby carrots And grapes.
Snack
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Use the rest Hummus from the start of the week. Bring sliced raw vegetables plus an ounce piece of cheese.
Dinner
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Today, let’s do half of our Mediterranean grilled sea bass recipe and save half for lunch tomorrow. Increase your vegetable intake by serving half a bag of baby arugula leaves with this meal (save the other half for tomorrow). Add one corncob and 1 cup cooked snow peas garnished with 2 teaspoons butter on the side. For dessert, have one frozen fruit ice cream (about 80 calories or less).
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Breakfast
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Lunch
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Serve the rest bar from yesterday’s dinner to the rest of the baby arugula leaves.
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Snack
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Mix 1/2 cup Plain Greek yogurt 0% with 1 tbsp light maple syrup and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Soak fresh raw vegetables in this sweet and creamy dip.
Dinner
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Have the rest of the frittata from yesterday’s breakfast. Serve with 2 cups young spinach leavesgarnished with 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegarand 1 cup skimmed milk. Take a slice of whole wheat toast garnished with 2 teaspoons butter. For dessert, have a single-serve ice creamlike a Magnum Mini Bar.
Melissa Perst, RD, DCN is a registered dietitian nutritionist with a doctorate in clinical nutrition from Rutgers University. Melissa is the owner of Kidney Nutrition Specialists, a nutrition practice dedicated to helping people living with chronic kidney disease, and is a registered dietitian for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, where she focuses on disease prevention, health education and nutritional consultation.
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