Energizing Plan: Suggested Evening Meal Menu

  • Start with a cup or glass of Winter Warmer Soup. 250ml (8floz) chicken or vegetable stock
    400g (13oz) can of tomatoes
    1 carrot, sliced
    1/2 onion, chopped
    75g (3oz) potato, cubed
    50g (2oz) pumpkin, skinned and cubed
    salt and pepper to taste

    Put all the ingredients in a large pan and bring the mixture to the boil. Cover, then simmer for 20-30 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth. Finally, add salt and pepper to taste before serving.

  • Choose one of these four bases, using as much of each vegetable as you like. Detox Salad: watercress, celery, cucumber, cherry tomato, artichoke hearts. Cleansing Coleslaw: white cabbage, onion, grated carrot, sliced beetroot. Roast Energy: grill or oven-bake slices of red pepper, yellow pepper, aubergine, onion and mushrooms until soft. Steamed and Simple: steamed carrot, mangetout, cauliflower, spinach, asparagus.

  • Add a 75g (3oz) serving of one (or a mix) of the following to your chosen base: brown rice, jacket potato, new potatoes, mashed potatoes, wholewheat pasta, couscous, mashed swede, roast parsnips, corn on the cob, sweetcorn, rye, pumpernickel or wholegrain bread.