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Have A Heart: Includes Seven-Day Menu Plan With Recipes
Have A Heart: Includes Seven-Day Menu Plan With Recipes
Have A Heart: Includes Seven-Day Menu Plan With Recipes
Heart INCLUDES
SEVEN-DAY
MENU PLAN
WITH RECIPE
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WHAT IS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) describes CVD can be prevented and even
conditions that affect the heart and reversed. Plaques in the heart’s blood
blood vessels. These conditions usually vessels can be dissolved – without
involve hardening and narrowing of the medications or surgery. The diet for this
arteries (atherosclerosis). is not radical – many people in the
world eat this way.
Every few minutes someone in Britain
dies of CVD. It’s very much a Western The information, tips and recipes in this
disease related to our lifestyle. In guide will show you how.
contrast, the majority of the rest of the
world’s population never experiences it.
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the heart are partially, rather than fully,
blocked by atherosclerosis. This reduced
usually quite advanced, having capacity allows enough blood to the
progressed quietly for decades. Post- heart when a person is resting but not
mortem examinations of young enough to provide sufficient oxygen for
American soldiers killed in the Korean physical activity. This can lead to
war found artery blockages were already discomfort or severe chest pain. The
present in 77 per cent. Their Asian pain may also occur in the shoulders,
counterparts, however, had much arms, neck, jaw or back or feel like
healthier arteries, probably due to indigestion. There is also sometimes
healthier diets consisting mainly of rice difficulty in breathing, weakness,
and vegetables. sweating, fear of death, nausea,
numbness or tingling in the arms or
Angina fingers. In some cases there are no
With angina, the blood vessels supplying symptoms at all.
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Strokes Blood Pressure, page 9) applies equally
A stroke is sudden damage to the brain to reducing the risk of strokes. Eating
caused by lack of blood supply or just five or more servings of fresh fruit
rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. and veg a day would result in a major
The damaged cells die and the parts of reduction in strokes.
the body they control cease to function.
A major cause is furring up of the Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
arteries – made worse by high blood DVT is associated with blood clots that
pressure and diabetes. form in the extremities – most
commonly the legs. Most people with
Strokes are the leading cause of DVT have no symptoms but some do
disability in the UK and the third most experience swelling, tenderness, warmth
common cause of death after cancer and and redness in the affected area.
CHD. Warning signs include sudden
numbness or weakness (especially on A complication of DVT is a condition
one side of the body); confusion; called pulmonary embolism – a leading
difficulty in speaking or understanding; preventable cause of death in hospitals.
difficulty in seeing; problems with Pulmonary embolism occurs when a
walking or loss of balance or blood clot travels through the
coordination and sudden headache. bloodstream from the leg or other
extremity to the lung. Once there, it can
The higher the blood pressure the higher choke off blood supply cause life-
the risk of strokes and pressures at the threatening lung and heart diseases.
top of the range can increase that risk Symptoms of pulmonary embolism
tenfold. The effectiveness of a vegetarian include shortness of breath, sharp chest
diet in reducing blood pressure (see High pains and coughing up blood.
Diets to Prevent or
Reverse DVT
DVT is rare in countries that follow a
low-fat, unrefined, plant-based diet, low
in animal products and high in dietary
fibre. High cholesterol levels may
increase the risk.
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Venous Insufficiency and
Varicose Veins
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Venous insufficiency is a disorder
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a type affecting the so-called deep veins which
of atherosclerosis which affects the lie within the muscular parts of the
blood vessels supplying the arms and extremities (such as the legs and feet).
legs (peripheral arteries), particularly the
legs. When the problem becomes severe, Poor blood flow can affect the way the
leg pain develops. skin exchanges oxygen, nutrients and
waste products with the blood. When it
Several factors put you at risk of happens over a long period of time it is
developing PAD: called chronic venous insufficiency.
• Diabetes;
• High levels of blood fat, eg Venous insufficiency is a common
cholesterol; medical problem and symptoms range
• High blood pressure; from mildly unsightly veins to recurrent
• Being overweight; skin infections and ulcers that require
• Smoking; hospitalisation.
• Heredity.
In contrast, varicose veins are a disorder
PAD progresses silently, without of the superficial veins. These veins lie
symptoms, until the arteries have closer to the skin.
become significantly narrowed. The first
symptom is usually pain or cramping in Varicose veins are swollen, irregular
the calf muscles when you walk or shaped veins that often develop in the
exercise your legs. As the narrowing legs, particularly the calves. They can
worsens, the pain worsens and one or develop elsewhere on the body, such as
both legs may be affected. around the anus (haemorrhoids or
‘piles’). They occur when the vein wall
Eat a diet low in fat and refined sugar See your GP if the symptoms worsen as
(eg avoid table sugar, sweets and syrup) this could indicate a complete blockage.
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weakens causing the vein to widen. This • Blood conditions – people who have
can result in a reduced efficiency in the conditions that affect the blood flow,
valves of those veins that prevent blood such as diabetes, are more prone to it
flowing in the wrong direction, such as as are people who have had a
back down your legs. This obviously has previous vein disease.
an impact on circulation.
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SELECTED CVD RISK FACTORS
Cholesterol vegetables. Taking vitamin supplements
Cholesterol is a type of lipid (fat) called and looking for magic cures to counter
a sterol made by the liver and present in high cholesterol levels hasn’t worked.
every cell in an animal’s body, including According to Dr Lori Mosca of
human animals. It’s found only in foods Michigan University (and many other
of animal origin – there’s none in plant researchers): “The best scientific
foods. As our liver makes all the evidence we have is that eating a diet
cholesterol we need there is no dietary rich in fruits and vegetables is protective
need for cholesterol at all and against heart disease”.
vegetarians tend to have much lower
levels than meat eaters. In rural China, cholesterol levels are
between 2.5 and 4.0 (a measurement
Cholesterol is not the only risk factor based on mmol per litre) and heart
but it is a major player. People talk of attacks are almost unknown. In England,
‘good’ cholesterol and ‘bad’ cholesterol it is recommended that people reduce
and your body contains both types. Bad their levels to 5.0 even though the level
cholesterol (low-density lipoproteins – or to avoid heart attacks entirely is 3.9.
LDL) is dumped on the artery walls,
reduces blood flow and causes heart Despite the welter of evidence that a
attacks and strokes. Good cholesterol vegetarian diet is the best way to avoid
(high-density lipoproteins – or HDL) is high cholesterol levels and the diseases
carried to the liver so the body can get which go with them, official advice,
rid of it. Most of your cholesterol is amazingly, is not to go vegetarian but to
made up of the baddies. switch to a lower fat diet – avoiding
fatty cuts of red meat, eating white meat
Saturated and trans fats are found and fish and ditching butter for
mainly in animal products and foods margarine.
with added hydrogenated fats – too
much of them encourages your body to People who take this advice are likely to
produce too much cholesterol, as do be disappointed because it’s largely
table sugar, sweets and syrup. To a lesser ineffective with about a five per cent
degree, too much cholesterol in the diet reduction in cholesterol levels at best.
has a similar effect. High blood Low-fat, vegetarian diets, devoid of all
cholesterol carries the risk of heart meat, can bring cholesterol down by up
attack and although rarely discussed, to 32 per cent. When lean meat was
animal proteins also play a big role in substituted by soya bean curd (tofu),
raising cholesterol levels. again levels fell considerably.
The process through which cholesterol There is increasing evidence that vegans
damages arteries is thought to be have an even greater health advantage.
oxidation – the action of molecules Lifelong vegetarians have been shown to
called free radicals. They can only be have cholesterol levels 24 per cent lower
destroyed by other molecules called than average and lifelong vegans 57 per
antioxidants, found largely in fruit and cent lower. Just as importantly,
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vegetarian and vegan diets can reverse some people defy this seemingly
the damage done by CHD, even in inevitable development. Regular exercise,
severe cases. maintaining a healthy weight, a low fat
(especially saturated animal fat) and low
High Blood Pressure salt diet, quitting smoking and reducing
(Hypertension) the amount of alcohol consumed will all
Blood pressure describes the pressure in have an effect. Even allowing for all
the main blood vessel in your arm, that, the blood pressure of vegetarians
which comes from the heart. It is doesn’t increase in the same way as meat
measured as the heart beats (systolic eaters’ – in fact, it goes up little with
pressure – the first measurement) and age. It’s not surprising, then, that a
between beats (the resting rate, or vegetarian diet can be used to treat high
diastolic pressure – the second blood pressure. It is the totality of the
measurement). It is given as two figures, vegetarian diet that works, not any
eg 120/80. specific ingredient.
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Homocysteine
Another risk factor for CVD –
homocysteine – was discovered fairly
recently. It is an amino acid – a building
block of protein – produced by the body
during the breakdown of methionine,
another amino acid. High levels of
homocysteine have been linked to
increased risk of heart disease and
stroke. Ensuring adequate levels of three
key B-vitamins is crucial in
lowering homocysteine Omega-3 fatty acids 1 daily portion is...
levels. Folate and vitamin Flaxseed (linseed) oil 1 teaspoon
B6 are found abundantly in Hempseed oil 1 tablespoon
plant foods and vitamin Rapeseed oil 11⁄2 tablespoons
B12 is found in the many Ground flaxseed (linseed) 1 tablespoon
everyday foods now Walnuts 8 halves/28g/1oz
fortified with it, such as
yeast extracts, some breakfast cereals, weight, cutting down on saturated fat
margarines and soya products such as (found mainly in animal products),
soya milk. avoiding trans fats (found in
hydrogenated vegetable oils) and
Overweight and Obesity including omega-3 fats in your diet
Carrying excess fat increases the risk of intake from a healthy, plant-based
CVD via a range of mechanisms. It can source such as flaxseed (linseed),
place a strain on the heart, lungs, walnuts and their oils and green leafy
kidneys and other organs, and as weight vegetables. Keep the oils in the fridge
increases, so does blood pressure. and add to dressings, sauces and cooked
Overweight and obese people tend to food only, as heating destroys their
have higher levels of bad cholesterol and beneficial properties.
lower levels of good cholesterol.
Much research shows that these fats can
Studies consistently show that decrease inflammation and
vegetarians and vegans have a healthier, atherosclerosis. And they have other
lower body mass index (BMI) than meat heart protective properties, including
eaters – weighing between six pounds ‘thinning’ the blood and reducing the risk
and two stones less. of an irregular heart beat (arrhythmia).
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DIETS IN PRACTICE:
Dr Dean Ornish receiving standard medical care,
Back in 1990, a huge shift began in medical blockages were, on average, worse than
practice. It was the year that Dr Dean at the start of the study; they still had
Ornish, a Harvard-trained doctor, chest pain and still needed medication.
published a study that set out to test
whether heart disease could not only be For patients in the experimental group,
prevented, but might also actually be however, the story was very different.
reversed. He wanted to see whether it could Chest pain had begun to disappear
be done with diet and lifestyle changes within weeks, cholesterol levels dropped
alone rather than surgery or drugs. dramatically and at the end of the year,
82 per cent saw deposits (plaques) in
Before then, most doctors did not even their coronary arteries start to dissolve
attempt to reverse heart disease even without medication, surgery or side
though, as now, it was a major cause of effects! The only ‘side effects’ were good
death. Most believed that the plaques of ones – the average patient lost around
cholesterol and other substances that one-and-a-half stones in the first year!
clog arteries to the heart could not be
reduced. The traditional way to remove Many doctors still recommend ‘chicken
them was to wait until they became and fish’ diets even though numerous
severe enough to warrant a bypass or studies have shown that heart patients
angioplasty. who just tinker with their diets in this
way generally get worse over time.
Dr Ornish studied 47 patients in the San Those who adopt a low-fat, vegetarian
Francisco Bay Area, all of whom had diet, take daily exercise, avoid tobacco
significant heart disease with some and manage stress stand the best chance
already having had heart attacks. of reversing heart disease.
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Dr Andrew Weil studied six hundred
Okinawans over a 25-year period before
Having completely run out of options writing his book, The Okinawa Way. He
they agreed to the demanding conditions identified a pattern.
Dr Esselstyn set for entry into the trial
cure he had come to believe in. The key was a diet of whole grains,
vegetables, fruit and soya products,
They agreed to join him in a diet not regular exercise, a spiritual outlook on
unlike two-thirds of the world’s life that minimised stress and a
population (outside the West) – a low- successful integration of Eastern and
fat, plant-based diet. Western health care systems.
Of the patients who stuck to Dr Although the Okinawans also eat fish
Esselstyn’s programme, there was not a several times a week, with fish stocks
single cardiac event over the next 12 rapidly diminishing and all fish carrying
years! All were alive and well and had a range of deadly pollutants, this is not
reversed their disease. really an option any longer. The benefit
gained from eating the fish was almost
Dr Esselstyn has since gone on to certainly as a result of omega-3 essential
counsel and treat many more patients. oils, and can be successfully substituted
by flax or hempseed oils, green leafy
The Okinawa Way vegetables and nuts, particularly
The Japanese island of Okinawa boasts walnuts. (See Omega-3 Essential Fats,
more people aged over 100 page 10.)
(centenarians) than anywhere else in the
world. With low levels of cholesterol and These aged Okinawans also had reduced
homocysteine (see page 10) they have an rates of breast and prostate cancer, half
80 per cent lower risk of heart disease the rate of ovarian and colon cancer and
and strokes compared to Westerners. a much lower risk of dementia. It wasn’t
genetics that took the credit but diet –
the right formula for combating disease.
And what’s good for the Okinawans…
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TIPS FOR PREVENTING & REVERSING CVD
• Maintain a healthy weight. If you are • Try to eat more fibre, such as
overweight you are at risk of wholemeal bread and brown rice
developing high blood pressure, heart instead of the white varieties. Fibre
disease and diabetes. These conditions lowers blood pressure and helps to
all increase your risk of having a control blood fat levels, which helps
stroke. A low-fat vegetarian or vegan to prevent CHD and stroke. Refined
diet can help with weight loss, and grains have been stripped of much of
losing just a few centimetres from their fibre and nutrients so avoid
your waist can significantly lower your white rice and ‘enriched’ flour
risk of CHD. Try the V-Plan Diet – products, which are found in many
order from www.vvf.org.uk/shop or pastas, bread, bagels and baked
by calling 0117 970 5190; goods. Rice bran is an excellent
• Reduce salt in your diet as it may source of fibre and has been shown
worsen CVD and high blood to lower cholesterol. Buy it from
pressure. Adults should have no health stores and sprinkle it on
more than 6g per day. Use less in breakfast cereals and in stews
cooking, avoid adding it at the table, and soups.
avoid salty snacks such as crisps, and • Avoid meat and dairy – both contain
canned foods with added salt. Try saturated animal fat and cholesterol
using fresh herbs and spices to which can clog arteries.
flavour food instead – it won’t be • Eat ‘good’ fats – essential omega-3
long before your taste buds adapt; from flaxseed, hempseed, walnuts
• Choose more vegetarian foods – they and their oils and dark green leafy
protect and strengthen your heart vegetables help protect your
and blood vessels. blood vessels.
• Fruits – fresh or frozen, eg • Exercise regularly. Not only can it
bananas, oranges, apples, pears, help prevent stroke and CHD, but
grapefruit, mango, strawberries also help to keep your weight down.
and blueberries. Set yourself a daily target of 10,000
• Vegetables – fresh or frozen, eg steps. The VVF pedometer can help
broccoli, kale, spinach, carrots, you on your way to health and
potatoes, tomatoes, squash and fitness. Order from
corn. Try to eat at least five www.vvf.org.uk/shop or call
portions of fruit and veg each day. 0117 970 5190;
• Wholegrains – eg brown rice, • Stop smoking – and you’ll halve your
wholemeal bread or pasta, risk of a stroke. Smoking furs up
unsweetened cereal, millet, barley, your arteries and affects your blood,
buckwheat and quinoa. making it more likely to clot.
• Pulses (peas, all types of beans • Reduce stress as much as possible –
and lentils) – eg no added salt practice healthy coping techniques
kidney beans, pinto beans, lentils, such as muscle relaxation and deep
black-eyed peas, chickpeas, soya breathing. Plenty of sleep can
milk, textured vegetable protein help, too.
and tofu.
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• Cut back on alcohol. Don’t drink
more than 2-3 units per day if you
are a woman, 3-4 units if you are a
man. (A unit is small glass of
ordinary strength wine, half a pint of
ordinary strength beer, lager, or cider
or a standard pub measure of
spirits.) This helps to control your
blood pressure. Binge drinking causes
your blood pressure to rise, which
seriously increases your risk of
having a stroke.
• Brush your teeth at least twice a day
and floss daily. There is a direct link
between infected gum tissue
(periodontal disease) – a hallmark of
poor dental hygiene – and CVD.
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vegetarian ‘meat’ sauce. 3. Cut down on or eliminate added fat
• Try veggie burgers instead of meat or oil:
burgers. • Steer clear of foods containing
• Kidney bean or lentil chilli instead of hydrogenated trans fats (listed on
meat chilli. ingredients labels). These fats, like
saturated fats, contribute to the risk
It’s easy to replace eggs and dairy of heart disease and other problems.
products: • Sautéing in water or vegetable stock
• Exit eggs – leave them out of recipes. is an easy way to replace oil. In
You can buy egg replacers from most baking, use apple sauce or bananas
health food stores or free-from to replace some or all of the fat. You
sections in large supermarkets, eg No can buy jars of delicious, sugar-free
Egg from Orgran. Other egg and organic apple sauce in health
replacers are mashed tofu, ground food stores.
flaxseed (linseeds) blended with hot
water. cornflour or a banana. Plant-Based Diets and
• If you miss your morning scrambled Cardiovascular Disease
egg on toast, try scrambling tofu Fact Sheet
instead. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) such as
• Minus milk: replace cow’s or other heart disease and stroke is the UK’s
dairy milk with fortified soya milk, number one killer. More people are
rice milk, or almond milk. living with this disease than ever before
• Chuck out the cheese! Leave it off and numbers are steadily rising. The
pasta, sarnies and so forth. You can VVF’s informative fact sheet is fully-
also make pizza without cheese, referenced and explains how a plant-
using plenty of sauce and vegetable based diet can be used to prevent it.
toppings instead. There are dairy-
free cheeses available – good to Order your copy for just 90p (inc p&p)
sprinkle on top of pasta or pizza – from VVF, Top Suite, 8 York Court,
but use these only occasionally and Wilder Street, Bristol BS2 8QH or by
in small helpings as they are quite calling 0117 970 5190.
high in fat.
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Check out the Vegetarian & Vegan
VEGANISER Foundation’s guide to transforming
everyday meals into top veggie tucker…
Traditional Breakfast
Cereal with milk and fruit served with Traditional Lunch
orange juice Chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato
& mayo; yogurt; crisps
Scrambled eggs, toast, sausage, cup
of tea Chicken soup, bread, green salad &
vinaigrette
Bacon sandwich
Burger and chips
Pancakes and Maple Syrup
Sausage sandwich
Veganised Breakfast
Cereal with soya (or other non-dairy) Veganised Lunch
milk and fruit served with orange juice Smoked tofu or hummus
sandwich with lettuce,
Scrambled Tofu, wholemeal toast, veggie tomato & vegan mayo;
sausage, cup fruity soya yoghurt;
of tea with piece of fruit
soya milk
Vegetable soup or
Veggie minestrone, bread,
Rashers green salad with flax
sandwich – seed or olive oil dressing
Redwood
brand sold in Veggie burger in a
health stores wholemeal roll, chutney
and vegan mayo with
Pancakes extra portion of salad
with Maple
Syrup or Veggie sausage sandwich on
Fruit ‘n’ wholemeal bread, tomato/brown
Nuts sauce and salad
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Traditional Dinner
Grilled salmon, boiled new potatoes
with butter; asparagus with
parmesan cheese
©Corin Jeavons/Viva!
Baked potato with ham & cheese
Chilli Non Carne (substitute frozen
Veganised Dinner veggie mince or whole lentils for meat),
Grilled mushrooms (use the big open avocado dip (guacamole), rice and salad
ones) drizzled with olive oil, garlic and
shoyu, boiled new potatoes with basil Bangers & Mash – vegan sausages,
and black pepper, grilled asparagus with mash potatoes creamed with vegan
a drizzle of olive oil and delicious spread and non-dairy milk; steamed
nutritional yeast flakes (Marigold greens and gravy. If using instant gravy,
Engevita, sold in health stores) Bisto Onion Gravy Granules and Oxo
Onion or Vegetable Gravy Granules are
Veggie Bolognese (substitute frozen all vegan, as is the Co-op’s Gravy Mix.
veggie mince or whole lentils for meat). Or try our Ultimate Gravy!
Serve with crusty bread and green salad
Baked potato with chopped cooked
Red Onion & Thyme Tart, baked rashers/Cheatin’ Ham & Redwood
potato or low-fat potato wedges Cheezly Melting ‘Cheddar’ with mixed
with salad salad
©Corin Jeavons/Viva!
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MONDAY EATING FOR A HEALTHY
SNACK – Raw Vegetable
Sticks & Low-Fat Hummus
(Home-Made) Hummus recipes
serve 4-6
A. Plain Hummus
1 tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 garlic cloves
Zest of 1 lemon
2-3 tbsp fresh lemon juice, to taste
3 tbsp vegetable stock or water
1 tsp Aminos – Bragg’s or Marigold
brands (like low-salt soya sauce and
available in health stores)
BREAKFAST – Porridge with
Banana & Fortified Soya or 1. Blend until smooth or the
Rice Milk Serves 4 consistency you like.
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Y HEART: YOUR SEVEN DAY PLAN
1 pack smoked tofu, cut into bite-sized
pieces
250g/9oz can water chestnuts, drained
and halved
Sauce
3 tomatoes, chopped
11⁄2 carrots, grated
1
⁄2 onion, roughly chopped
60g dates, chopped
©Corin Jeavons/Viva! 30g sun-dried tomatoes (not in oil),
chopped
2 tbsp cider or white wine vinegar
2 tbsp Aminos (see note, Monday snack)
1 tsp olive oil
1cm piece fresh ginger, grated
onions, celery, garlic, salt, dill 1 clove garlic, crushed
and fennel. 1
⁄2 red chilli, de-seeded (unless you like
2. Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and very hot food) and finely chopped
simmer gently for 5 minutes.
3. Stir in tomatoes and juice. 1. Put brown rice on to cook first in a
4. Add quinoa and mix well. heavy-bottomed pan. It will take
5. Return to boil and simmer, covered, about 25-30 minutes. Cover rice
for another 15 minutes or until with about 2 inches of water
quinoa is tender. Stir occasionally. covering it – top up with a little hot
6. Add pepper to taste. water if it gets too dry before being
fully cooked. (If using noodles, do
DINNER – Steamed Oriental this a bit later, timing them
Vegetables with Smoked according to the packet instructions.)
Tofu, Sweet-Sour Sauce & 2. Prepare vegetables.
Brown Rice or Noodles Serves 4 3. Steam all vegetables – except the
water chestnuts – until just cooked.
225g/8oz brown rice or 1 pack soba They should still have some bite to
noodles (available from health and them. This will take approximately
Oriental stores and free-from 5-10 minutes.
sections of large supermarkets) 4. Add the smoked tofu and water
chestnuts and heat through.
Vegetables 5. Heat up sauce ingredients but
2 carrots, cut into thin strips don’t boil.
2 courgettes, cut into thin strips 6. Drain any surplus liquid from
1 small head broccoli, cut into thin pieces rice/noodles and serve, placing
(peel the stalk and use that also) vegetables on top.
225g/8oz mange tout, halved 7. Pour sauce on top of the veggies and
Large bunch spring onions, sliced rice/noodles.
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TUESDAY
©BrandX/Alamy
DESSERT – Baked
Apple Serves 4
4 large apples
100g/4oz raisins, chopped dates
or any dried fruit of your
choice
1 tbsp date or agave syrup
4 tbsp hot water
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4. Hold grapefruit over bowl and cut LUNCH – Multibean &
away skin, along with pith, to reveal Artichoke Salad Serves 6
juicy ruby flesh.
5. Cut each segment away from the 1 large tomato, chopped
translucent skin around it, letting 1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
segments and juice fall into bowl. 1 small red onion, finely chopped
Cut oranges in the same way if you 1 large handful chopped coriander or
are using these instead. parsley
6. Cut passion fruit in half, scoop out 1 small tin red kidney beans, drained
seedy pulp and add to bowl. and rinsed
7. Give it all a stir and add the maple 1 small tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
syrup if you are using. 1 small tin artichoke hearts, drained
8. Serve in the nicest bowls you have! and rinsed
2 tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
SNACK – Red & White Dip 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
with Rice Cakes Serves 4-6 11⁄2 tsp Dijon mustard
This makes quite a lot, so can be used 1 tsp dried basil
for snacks or lunches on other days – 1 tsp dried oregano
alternatively, halve the quantities to 1 tsp dried thyme
make a smaller batch. 1 garlic clove, crushed
400g tin cannelini or haricot beans, 1. Combine all beans and vegetables in
drained and rinsed a large bowl to make the salad.
1 jar (432g/15oz) roasted red peppers, 2. Mix remaining ingredients together
drained and rinsed to make the dressing. Use a fork or
1
⁄2 tsp cumin powder whisk to amalgamate them.
1 garlic clove, crushed 3. Pour the dressing over the salad and
Good pinch dried chilli flakes mix in well.
4-5 sun-dried tomatoes (not in oil),
chopped roughly with scissors 2 dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes (not
Black pepper in oil), chopped into small pieces
with scissors
1. Blend everything together until smooth. 2-3 pitted black olives
2. Add a little water if necessary. 1-2 pinches crushed dried chillies
3. Chill in a covered container until 1
⁄2 tsp dried oregano
needed. 2 garlic cloves, crushed
225g/8oz dried green or brown lentils OR
DINNER – Lentil Bolognese approximately 450g/1lb cooked green
with Wholemeal Pasta & or brown lentils (2 tins, drained!)
Green Salad Serves 4-6 2 large tins chopped tomatoes
Black pepper
100ml/4fl oz red wine Wholemeal pasta for 4 – spaghetti,
350-375ml/12-13fl oz low-salt stock or penne or fusilli all good
water (plus an extra 600ml/20 fl oz To serve: nutritional yeast flakes (Marigold
if using dried lentils) Engevita brand available in large
1 medium onion, finely chopped supermarkets and health stores)
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WEDNESDAY
1. Put wine, 300ml/1⁄2 pint
stock/water, onions, sun-
dried tomatoes, olives, chilli,
oregano and garlic in a
heavy-bottomed saucepan.
2. Bring to boil then reduce
heat and simmer until liquid
has almost gone.
3. If using dried lentils: stir in
remaining stock/water, lentils and
tinned tomatoes. Season with pepper
and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until
lentils are tender and sauce is thick.
4. If using pre-cooked lentils: stir in
tinned tomatoes and pepper. Simmer BREAKFAST – Cereal &
for 20 minutes, adding a little Fortified Dairy-Free Milk
stock/water if necessary. Use low-sugar, low-fat and low-salt
5. Meanwhile, put on pan of hot water unrefined cereal eg bran flakes, millet
and cook pasta according to packet flakes. Try the healthy/free-from section
instructions. in the supermarket or investigate your
6. Add lentils and mix in well. Cook local health store. Served with fortified
for another 5-10 minutes. dairy-free milk, eg almond, rice or soya.
7. Blend about one-third of the sauce
and dilute with about 50-75ml/2-3fl SNACK – Dried Fruit
oz stock. Combine with rest of sauce. Small handful per person.
8. Drain cooked pasta and keep warm.
9. Serve sauce with pasta and add LUNCH – Superbowl Salad
nutritional yeast flakes and lots of Serves 4
black pepper.
225g/8oz quinoa
450ml/16fl oz hot water
DESSERT – Fresh Fruit Large pinch mixed herbs
1 portion per person 2 tsp low-salt vegetable bouillon or 1
low-salt veggie stock cube
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4. Allow the grains to cool, then add DINNER – Refried Bean
ingredients of your choice from the Wraps with a Choice of
options below. Two Sauces Serves 4
5. Pour on Healthy Dressing (see recipe A confusing translation from Spanish to
below) and serve. English – the beans are only lightly
sautéed and only once! A quick and easy
Options recipe. Good with salad and a
Large handful Pak Choi or Cos wholegrain such as quinoa or brown rice.
lettuce, shredded
Rocket leaves, snipped into pieces 450g/1lb drained cooked kidney or
with scissors pinto beans
1 red pepper, diced 1 medium onion (white or red), peeled
2 sticks celery, diced and finely chopped
1 large carrot, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tin beans or lentils of your choice – eg 2 tsp oil
kidney, flageolet or green lentils – 1 tbsp water
drained and rinsed 2 wholewheat tortillas or chappatis per
Sweetcorn kernels (drained and rinsed if person – eg Discovery brand. Buy the
from a tin) lowest fat variety that you can find.
French beans, lightly steamed
Fresh peas 1. Heat oil and gently fry onion and
Chopped dates or unsulphured apricots garlic until soft. Add a little water to
Smoked tofu pieces prevent sticking if necessary.
Grilled tempeh pieces 2. Add beans and mash with a potato
masher until smooth – but leave a bit
Healthy Dressing of texture.
3. Add water, mix in and stir
1 of the following, zested and juiced – a continuously for 5 minutes or so
lime, lemon or orange until mixture is almost dry.
1 tsp Aminos (see note, Monday snack) 4. Meanwhile, gently heat tortillas.
1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes 5. When beans are ready, place a dollop
1 tsp Dijon mustard inside each tortilla and roll up.
1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 6. Serve with a dollop of either Tomato
1 tsp of date or maple syrup Sauce or Chilli Sauce.
Optional: 1 clove garlic, peeled and
halved (remove from jar when its Tomato Sauce Serves 4
flavours have infused to your liking)
1 tsp oil
1. Place everything in a jar, screw on 1 medium onion, peeled and finely
the lid and shake well, until chopped
everything is amalgamated. 1 garlic clove, crushed
1
⁄4 chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 dsp tomato puree
1
⁄2 tsp dried oregano
Black pepper
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THURSDAY
1. Heat water and cook the onion,
garlic and chilli until softened –
add a little more water or juice
from tomatoes if necessary.
2. Add the remaining
ingredients and stir well.
3. Bring to the boil, cover and
simmer gently for 10-15
minutes, stirring occasionally.
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LUNCH – White Bean, DINNER – Vegetable
Sweetcorn & Carrot Salad Curry with Dahl, Brown
with Tomato Herb Dressing Rice & Raita
Serves 4
Vegetable Curry Serves 4-6
2 small tins white beans, eg haricot,
drained and rinsed 2 tsp oil (not olive)
2 small tins sweetcorn 450g/1lb par-cooked potatoes, cubed
2 large carrots, grated 450g/1lb peas
1 small red onion, chopped finely, or 225g/8oz green beans (frozen fine if
bunch spring onions, chopped fresh out of season)
Optional: wholemeal bread or rolls 1 onion, chopped
1
⁄2 tsp cumin powder
1. Mix beans, sweetcorn, carrots and 1 tsp coriander powder
onion together. 1 tsp turmeric powder
2. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve 1 tsp chilli powder (or less if you don’t
with bread if desired. like food too hot)
1
⁄2 tsp salt
Tomato Herb Dressing 1 tsp date syrup
Makes about 240ml/1 cup. Will keep in a 1
⁄2 cup hot water
screw-top jar in fridge for about a week.
1. Heat oil and lightly fry onion.
6 sun-dried tomatoes (from a packet, not 2. Add potatoes, peas and beans.
in a jar with oil). If using the ‘mi- 3. Add all spices and fry for a few
cuit’ moist variety, you don’t need to minutes, adding a little hot water to
add water prevent sticking.
1 tomato, coarsely chopped 4. Add vegetables, salt, syrup and 1⁄2 cup
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1 garlic clove, crushed hot water.
1
⁄2 cup water 5. Cover and simmer until all
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar vegetables cooked, adding a little
more hot water if necessary.
1. Cover sun-dried tomatoes with 6. Serve with rice, dahl
boiling water in a heat-proof bowl and raita.
and set aside.
2. Blend fresh tomato, garlic, basil,
water and vinegar.
3. When sun-dried tomatoes have
softened, drain and add them to
other ingredients and purée mixture
until smooth.
FRIDAY
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Raita Serves 4
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1. Blend everything together – only use
1 tsp grated ginger to start with.
Half tub dairy-free yoghurt (eg Yofu 2. Add more lemon juice/ginger
brand or 1 tub Sojasun brand) according to taste.
1 tsp mint sauce 3. Spread thickly on each side of bread.
2-3 tbsp soya milk 4. Add salad of choice.
7cm/3inch chunk cucumber, grated
DINNER – Veggie Chilli with
1. Mix all ingredients together. Brown Rice or Baked
2. Serve with curry. Potatoes Serves 4
DESSERT – Bulghur Pudding TVP or textured vegetable protein is a
Serves 4 meat substitute made from soya beans.
Bulghur is cracked wheat. It’s often used You can buy it in the form of mince or
in a delicious salad called Tabbouleh, chunks in any supermarket or health
but here it’s given a sweet twist! food shop.
BREAKFAST – Home-Made
Red Lentil Dahl Serves 4-6 225g/8oz bulghur wheat Muesli Serves 1+ 100g/4oz savoury dried TVP mince
Dahl – a spicy lentil sauce used all over 240-480mls/8-17fl oz boiling water This nut and seed-free muesli is easy to (dark brown)
the Indian subcontinent – is a fantastic 4 whole cardamom pods make and can be assembled quickly! 2 tsp low-salt vegan bouillon powder or
accompaniment to curries, as well as 1
⁄2 tsp cinnamon 1 low-salt vegan stock cube
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being a great source of protein. This Zest of 1 lemon Per person: 1⁄2 cup whole rolled oats 2 tsp oil
recipe is quick, easy and very tasty. 1 handful raisins (jumbo); fortified dairy-free milk or a 1 medium-large onion
1 handful chopped unsulphured apricots little fresh fruit juice; a handful of Half a red pepper, de-seeded and
1 cup red lentils 1-2 tbsp agave, maple or date syrup dried fruit, sliced banana, blueberries, chopped into bite-sized pieces
3 cups water (add more during cooking A few drops orange flower water (sold strawberries, raspberries or peaches. 1 courgette, sliced lengthways and
time if you prefer more runny dahl) in health or ethnic food stores/delis chopped to form half moon
1cm/1⁄2 inch cube fresh ginger, grated – use orange juice if you can’t SNACK – Banana shapes
1 tsp cumin seeds obtain this) 1 per person 100g/4oz mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, crushed 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
Juice of 1⁄2 a lemon 1. If using fine bulghur, soak it in a LUNCH – Black-Eyed Bean 1 tsp cumin powder
Pinch salt bowl with boiling water. Cover and Paté & Salad Sandwich 1 tsp paprika
leave for 10 minutes, or until the Serves 4-6 1
⁄2-1 tsp chilli powder,
1. Wash lentils well in a sieve. Place in bulghur is cooked. Add other according to
a pan with water. ingredients except orange flower 1 tin black-eyed beans, drained, or taste
2. Bring to boil then add ginger. water. equivalent home-cooked 2 tsp peanut
3. Meanwhile dry roast cumin seeds in 2. If using coarse, put it in a saucepan (approximately 240-250g/8-9oz) butter
non-stick frying pan. with 2 cups boiling water and cook Piece fresh ginger, grated (approx 1-2 2 tins chopped
4. Add garlic to cumin seeds and allow until soft, adding ingredients as tsp, according to taste) tomatoes
to brown, stirring to make sure above. 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (or more 1 tbsp tomato
neither burns. 3. When the bulghur is cooked, add to taste) puree
5. Add to dahl. orange flower water and syrup. Mix 1-2 tsp Aminos (see note, Monday snack) 100g/3.5oz
6. Cook for 10-15 minutes, or until in well and serve in bowls. 2 tsp rapeseed or sesame oil (optional) cooked kidney
lentils soft. Salad – grated carrot, salad leaves, beans
7. Add lemon juice and a large pinch of tomato, alfalfa sprouts, watercress or 100g/3.5oz
salt to taste. a combination. sweetcorn
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FRIDAY
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Raita Serves 4
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1. Blend everything together – only use
1 tsp grated ginger to start with.
Half tub dairy-free yoghurt (eg Yofu 2. Add more lemon juice/ginger
brand or 1 tub Sojasun brand) according to taste.
1 tsp mint sauce 3. Spread thickly on each side of bread.
2-3 tbsp soya milk 4. Add salad of choice.
7cm/3inch chunk cucumber, grated
DINNER – Veggie Chilli with
1. Mix all ingredients together. Brown Rice or Baked
2. Serve with curry. Potatoes Serves 4
DESSERT – Bulghur Pudding TVP or textured vegetable protein is a
Serves 4 meat substitute made from soya beans.
Bulghur is cracked wheat. It’s often used You can buy it in the form of mince or
in a delicious salad called Tabbouleh, chunks in any supermarket or health
but here it’s given a sweet twist! food shop.
BREAKFAST – Home-Made
Red Lentil Dahl Serves 4-6 225g/8oz bulghur wheat Muesli Serves 1+ 100g/4oz savoury dried TVP mince
Dahl – a spicy lentil sauce used all over 240-480mls/8-17fl oz boiling water This nut and seed-free muesli is easy to (dark brown)
the Indian subcontinent – is a fantastic 4 whole cardamom pods make and can be assembled quickly! 2 tsp low-salt vegan bouillon powder or
accompaniment to curries, as well as 1
⁄2 tsp cinnamon 1 low-salt vegan stock cube
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being a great source of protein. This Zest of 1 lemon Per person: 1⁄2 cup whole rolled oats 2 tsp oil
recipe is quick, easy and very tasty. 1 handful raisins (jumbo); fortified dairy-free milk or a 1 medium-large onion
1 handful chopped unsulphured apricots little fresh fruit juice; a handful of Half a red pepper, de-seeded and
1 cup red lentils 1-2 tbsp agave, maple or date syrup dried fruit, sliced banana, blueberries, chopped into bite-sized pieces
3 cups water (add more during cooking A few drops orange flower water (sold strawberries, raspberries or peaches. 1 courgette, sliced lengthways and
time if you prefer more runny dahl) in health or ethnic food stores/delis chopped to form half moon
1cm/1⁄2 inch cube fresh ginger, grated – use orange juice if you can’t SNACK – Banana shapes
1 tsp cumin seeds obtain this) 1 per person 100g/4oz mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, crushed 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
Juice of 1⁄2 a lemon 1. If using fine bulghur, soak it in a LUNCH – Black-Eyed Bean 1 tsp cumin powder
Pinch salt bowl with boiling water. Cover and Paté & Salad Sandwich 1 tsp paprika
leave for 10 minutes, or until the Serves 4-6 1
⁄2-1 tsp chilli powder,
1. Wash lentils well in a sieve. Place in bulghur is cooked. Add other according to
a pan with water. ingredients except orange flower 1 tin black-eyed beans, drained, or taste
2. Bring to boil then add ginger. water. equivalent home-cooked 2 tsp peanut
3. Meanwhile dry roast cumin seeds in 2. If using coarse, put it in a saucepan (approximately 240-250g/8-9oz) butter
non-stick frying pan. with 2 cups boiling water and cook Piece fresh ginger, grated (approx 1-2 2 tins chopped
4. Add garlic to cumin seeds and allow until soft, adding ingredients as tsp, according to taste) tomatoes
to brown, stirring to make sure above. 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (or more 1 tbsp tomato
neither burns. 3. When the bulghur is cooked, add to taste) puree
5. Add to dahl. orange flower water and syrup. Mix 1-2 tsp Aminos (see note, Monday snack) 100g/3.5oz
6. Cook for 10-15 minutes, or until in well and serve in bowls. 2 tsp rapeseed or sesame oil (optional) cooked kidney
lentils soft. Salad – grated carrot, salad leaves, beans
7. Add lemon juice and a large pinch of tomato, alfalfa sprouts, watercress or 100g/3.5oz
salt to taste. a combination. sweetcorn
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SATURDAY
1. Put brown rice on to cook –
about 25-30 minutes.
2. Soak dried TVP mince in
hot stock (drain just
before using).
3. Meanwhile, sauté onion and
red pepper until softened.
4. Add courgette, garlic and
mushrooms and sauté, stirring
occasionally.
5. When mushrooms are beginning to
turn a golden colour, add peanut
butter and mix in well.
6. Add spices and drained TVP mince
and sauté well to make sure all BREAKFAST – Baked Giant
ingredients are mixed together. Mushroom on Toast Serves 1
7. Add tomato purée and chopped
tomatoes. 1-2 giant mushrooms per person
8. Bring to boil and then simmer for 1-2 slices wholemeal bread
15-20 minutes. Aminos (see note, Monday snack)
9. Serve with rice.
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas
Mark 4.
DESSERT – Chocolate 2. Place flat or overlapping in a large
Mousse Serves 4-6 casserole dish.
3. Add a small amount of water to
Blueberries or raspberries make a good casserole dish.
addition and look beautiful scattered 4. Brush mushrooms with aminos.
on top. 5. Bake for at least 30 minutes – or
until mushrooms soft.
1 pack firm silken tofu (389g), crumbled 6. Add a small drizzle of aminos to
4-8 tbsp of date, agave or maple syrup – each mushroom.
add smaller quantity to start with 7. Just before the mushrooms are ready,
then gradually add more if necessary make the toast.
130g/4.5oz cocoa powder – Green & 8. Serve mushrooms on toast – add a
Blacks or something of similar quality grinding of fresh black pepper if
is best (not drinking chocolate) desired.
2 tsp vanilla extract
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SNACK – Roasted Veggie & LUNCH – Middle-Eastern
Green Leaves Sandwich Spicy Soup Serves 4-6
with a Dab of Low-Fat Hummus This aromatic and delicious soup is just
(Home-Made) Serves 4 a treat – as well as being easy and cheap!
It’s great the next day, too.
4 wholemeal tortilla wraps
Large bunch of green leaves (eg rocket) 1 onion, chopped
Low-fat hummus (for recipe see Monday 3 large sticks celery, chopped
snack) 2 litres low-salt vegetable stock
1 large bay leaf
For Roasted Vegetables: 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
1-2 squirts low-cal oil spray 1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vegetarian Worcester sauce 1 tsp turmeric
2 tsp paprika 4 tomatoes, chopped or 1 small tin plum
1 tsp chilli powder tomatoes, chopped and drained
2 tsp bouquet garni 210g/7.5oz red lentils, washed and
Black pepper drained in a sieve
1 tin chickpeas or cooked equivalent
Roasted Vegetable Options (about 240g/8.5oz) – if tinned, use
1 red onion low-salt variety, drained and rinsed.
6 cloves of garlic, with the skin left on 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
2 medium-large aubergines, chopped 2 tbsp lemon juice
into large chunks
2 large carrots, peeled and thickly sliced 1. In a large saucepan, simmer onions
2 large courgettes, thickly sliced and celery in about 1 cup of stock
3 large peppers (1 each of red, yellow until soft.
and orange) 2. Add all ingredients except the lemon
10 large mushrooms, halved juice and coriander.
3. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30-
1. Preheat the oven to 450ºF/230ºC/Gas 45 minutes, or until lentils are soft.
Mark 8. 4. Using a slotted spoon, remove a few
2. Lightly spray a large roasting tin. spoons of chunky beans and veg.
3. Prepare the vegetables for roasting Blend well, then return to soup.
then scatter them around the 5. Stir in well and bring soup to a
roasting tin. Sprinkle with chilli, simmer again.
paprika, bouquet garni, black pepper 6. Add lemon juice and coriander.
and Worcester sauce and mix in well. 7. Serve in bowls.
4. Place on the top shelf of the oven
and cook for 45 minutes. (Remove DINNER – Ginger Soba
half way through to mix the veg Noodles with Lentil Salad
around and return to the oven.) Serves 4-5
5. Spread the tortilla wraps with
hummus and add the green leaves 225/8oz soba (buckwheat) noodles –
and roasted veg. available from health or Oriental
stores
3 tbsp rice vinegar or 2 tbsp cider vinegar
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SUNDAY
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1 green chilli, de-seeded and chopped fine
Black pepper
11⁄2 tbsp Aminos (see note, 1-2 tbsp lime juice
Monday snack)
2 tsp peeled, grated fresh ginger 1. Mix in everything well and chill
Pinch chilli flakes before serving.
2 spring onions, chopped
Large handful fresh coriander or LUNCH – Baked Butternut
parsley, finely chopped Squash with Saucy Rice &
Optional: 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds Salad Serves 4
1. Cook soba noodles according to 1 large butternut squash cut into 4 and
packet instructions. de-seeded
2. Rinse and drain well. 2 shallots, chopped fine
3. Mix noodles with remaining 2 tbsp vegetable stock
ingredients in a large bowl. BREAKFAST – Grilled 2 tbsp red wine
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4. Sprinkle on sesame seeds if using. Tempeh Rashers & Grilled 1 cup cooked brown rice or other wholegrain
5. Serve. Tomato with Toast Serves 1 Handful of raisins
Tempeh is made from fermented soya Good pinch of cinnamon
beans and makes a healthy and tasty meat Handful of chopped fresh parsley
Lentil Salad Serves 4 substitute. You can buy it either frozen or
This tastes even better if given time to chilled and once cooked you can use it for 1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas
marinate. DESSERT – Pears in Red anything from a sandwich to a stir fry. Mark 4.
Wine Serves 4 2. Bake squash for 60 minutes or until soft.
1 cup cooked whole lentils, green, 2 tempeh rashers – available from 3. Make sauce and put aside.
brown or Puy – if using tinned, rinse 4 firm pears health stores 4. Cook shallots in stock and red wine
and drain thoroughly 2 tbsp agave syrup – available from 1 tomato in a heavy-bottomed pan until soft
1 red onion, finely chopped health stores 1-2 slices wholemeal bread and liquid reduced to almost nothing.
1 red pepper, finely chopped 300ml/10fl oz red wine Black pepper 5. Meanwhile, make green salad and
1 bunch rocket, snipped into pieces Stick of cinnamon put aside.
2 large handfuls of flat-leaved parsley Pinch of cloves 1. Grill tempeh rashers and tomato 6. Add rice, sauce and rest of ingredients
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar for a few minutes. Turn rashers to the cooked shallots and heat through.
2 garlic cloves, crushed 1. Peel the pears, leaving them whole once whilst grilling. 7. Pour this mixture over the baked
2 tbsp French or Dijon mustard and keeping the stalks. 2. Meanwhile, make toast. squash and serve with the salad.
2-3 tbsp lemon or lime juice 2. Put wine, syrup, cinnamon and 3. Serve with a sprinkling of black
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill – or 1 tbsp cloves in a saucepan. Bring to the pepper if desired. Sauce
dried boil, add pears and simmer gently for 1
⁄2 jar roasted red peppers (in brine not
30-40 minutes or until pears are oil), drained
1. Mix lentils, onion, pepper, rocket cooked right through. SNACK – Tomato Salsa Dip 1 tsp dried basil
and parsley together in a large bowl. 3. When ready, remove them from a & Vegetable Sticks/Rice 1 tsp crushed garlic
2. Mix together balsamic vinegar, pan with a slotted spoon and place Cakes Serves 4 1 tsp nutritional yeast flakes
garlic, mustard, lemon/lime juice and them in individual dishes. Pinch ground allspice
dill and pour over lentil/vegetable 4. Remove cinnamon stick. 1 shallot, finely chopped
mixture. 5. Vigorously boil liquid in pan until it’s 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1. Blend all ingredients together until
reduced by half. 1 handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped smooth. Heat gently but don’t boil.
6. Pour syrup over pears and chill. 500g/11⁄2lb ripe tomatoes, chopped fine Add a little more water if necessary.
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SUNDAY
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1 green chilli, de-seeded and chopped fine
Black pepper
11⁄2 tbsp Aminos (see note, 1-2 tbsp lime juice
Monday snack)
2 tsp peeled, grated fresh ginger 1. Mix in everything well and chill
Pinch chilli flakes before serving.
2 spring onions, chopped
Large handful fresh coriander or LUNCH – Baked Butternut
parsley, finely chopped Squash with Saucy Rice &
Optional: 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds Salad Serves 4
1. Cook soba noodles according to 1 large butternut squash cut into 4 and
packet instructions. de-seeded
2. Rinse and drain well. 2 shallots, chopped fine
3. Mix noodles with remaining 2 tbsp vegetable stock
ingredients in a large bowl. BREAKFAST – Grilled 2 tbsp red wine
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4. Sprinkle on sesame seeds if using. Tempeh Rashers & Grilled 1 cup cooked brown rice or other wholegrain
5. Serve. Tomato with Toast Serves 1 Handful of raisins
Tempeh is made from fermented soya Good pinch of cinnamon
beans and makes a healthy and tasty meat Handful of chopped fresh parsley
Lentil Salad Serves 4 substitute. You can buy it either frozen or
This tastes even better if given time to chilled and once cooked you can use it for 1. Pre-heat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas
marinate. DESSERT – Pears in Red anything from a sandwich to a stir fry. Mark 4.
Wine Serves 4 2. Bake squash for 60 minutes or until soft.
1 cup cooked whole lentils, green, 2 tempeh rashers – available from 3. Make sauce and put aside.
brown or Puy – if using tinned, rinse 4 firm pears health stores 4. Cook shallots in stock and red wine
and drain thoroughly 2 tbsp agave syrup – available from 1 tomato in a heavy-bottomed pan until soft
1 red onion, finely chopped health stores 1-2 slices wholemeal bread and liquid reduced to almost nothing.
1 red pepper, finely chopped 300ml/10fl oz red wine Black pepper 5. Meanwhile, make green salad and
1 bunch rocket, snipped into pieces Stick of cinnamon put aside.
2 large handfuls of flat-leaved parsley Pinch of cloves 1. Grill tempeh rashers and tomato 6. Add rice, sauce and rest of ingredients
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar for a few minutes. Turn rashers to the cooked shallots and heat through.
2 garlic cloves, crushed 1. Peel the pears, leaving them whole once whilst grilling. 7. Pour this mixture over the baked
2 tbsp French or Dijon mustard and keeping the stalks. 2. Meanwhile, make toast. squash and serve with the salad.
2-3 tbsp lemon or lime juice 2. Put wine, syrup, cinnamon and 3. Serve with a sprinkling of black
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill – or 1 tbsp cloves in a saucepan. Bring to the pepper if desired. Sauce
dried boil, add pears and simmer gently for 1
⁄2 jar roasted red peppers (in brine not
30-40 minutes or until pears are oil), drained
1. Mix lentils, onion, pepper, rocket cooked right through. SNACK – Tomato Salsa Dip 1 tsp dried basil
and parsley together in a large bowl. 3. When ready, remove them from a & Vegetable Sticks/Rice 1 tsp crushed garlic
2. Mix together balsamic vinegar, pan with a slotted spoon and place Cakes Serves 4 1 tsp nutritional yeast flakes
garlic, mustard, lemon/lime juice and them in individual dishes. Pinch ground allspice
dill and pour over lentil/vegetable 4. Remove cinnamon stick. 1 shallot, finely chopped
mixture. 5. Vigorously boil liquid in pan until it’s 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1. Blend all ingredients together until
reduced by half. 1 handful of fresh coriander, finely chopped smooth. Heat gently but don’t boil.
6. Pour syrup over pears and chill. 500g/11⁄2lb ripe tomatoes, chopped fine Add a little more water if necessary.
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2. Add grated carrot and spices.
3. In a bowl, mash beans thoroughly.
DINNER – Spicy Bean 4. Add cooked vegetable and spice
Burgers & Garlicky Roast mixture to beans.
Potatoes 5. Add mustard, soya sauce, tomato
purée and oats.
Garlicky Roast Potatoes Serves 4 6. Mix all ingredients in thoroughly.
7. With wet hands, form mixture into
1 onion, sliced burgers. Flatten each one with the
6 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped back of a wooden spatula or spoon.
180ml/6fl oz/scant 1⁄2 cup vegetable stock (Use a cup as a cookie cutter if you
500g/1lb 2oz small-medium potatoes, want them evenly round).
peeled and halved 8. Using 1-2 squirts of oil spray, fry
gently for a few minutes on either
1. Preheat oven to 230ºC/450ºF/Gas side – alternatively, bake in a
Mark 8. medium oven for 20-30 minutes,
2. Put onion, garlic and vegetable stock turning once.
into a shallow casserole dish large
enough to hold potatoes in one layer. DESSERT – Fruit Kebabs with
3. Place potatoes on top of onion slices. Chocolate Sauce Serves 4
4. Bake for 45-60 minutes until
potatoes are golden and there is no 1 wooden skewer per person
stock left, turning potatoes over after On each skewer: apple, banana, pear,
about 30 minutes. mango, melon or any other
5. Meanwhile, make bean burgers – see combination of fresh, firm fruit.
recipe below.
6. Serve burgers and potatoes at once. 1. Arrange on a large plate.
2. Drizzle chocolate sauce artistically
over kebabs.
Spicy Bean Burgers Makes 6-8
burgers Chocolate Sauce Serves 4-6
1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 tbsp maple or 11⁄2 tbsp agave syrup
2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp cocoa powder (eg Green
10ml/2 tsp olive oil & Blacks)
1 medium carrot, grated medium 120ml/4fl oz water
1
⁄2 tsp mild chilli powder 1 tsp cornflour or arrowroot
1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp vanilla essence
400g tin drained pinto or kidney beans
1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1. Combine syrup, cocoa, water,
1 tbsp soya sauce cornflour/arrowroot and vanilla.
1 tbsp tomato purée 2. Mix well and cook over medium
75g/3oz rolled oats heat until thickened, stirring
Oil spray constantly.
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