The pre-party diet: week 1

Day 3

Breakfast: Two slices mixed grain seedy bread (toasted) with two tablespoons cottage cheese and a teaspoon jam if you fancy.
Glass of fruit juice.

Lunch: Mix a tin of tuna (in brine, drained) with a tbsp low fat mayo. Add onion, peppers or celery (optional). Use half of this mixture to fill a wholemeal pitta and top with lots of mixed salad leaves.
Fruit portion.

Afternoon snack: Mince pie.

Dinner: Pesto pasta
Boil 40g dried pasta as directed, omitting any added oil or salt. While this is cooking, microwave two balls of frozen spinach for two to three minutes and squeeze out excess water with a fork. Pour a small can of cannellini beans into a non-metal dish and heat for around two minutes in the microwave. Stir the drained beans and spinach into the pasta along with a dessertspoonful of pesto or stir-in pasta sauce. Any Scala sauce is good. Top with a tbsp grated Parmesan cheese.

Glass of wine.

Day 4

Breakfast: Skinny latte with yoghurt and granola combo - we like the Honey and Granola Pret Pot from Pret a Manger.

Lunch: Ready-to-go sandwich or roll - look for anything with less than 400 cals.
Fruit portion.

Dinner: Steak fajita
Season a small steak with Cajun or taco seasoning. Cook under a preheated grill or on a griddle pan until cooked to your liking. Heat two flour tortillas in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Fill the tortilla with steak slices, tomato salsa, two tbsp guacamole (from the chiller cabinet in the supermarket) and salad.

Snack: Low fat yoghurt and fruit portion.

Day 5

Lunch: Have the rest of tuna mayo from day three in two slices of seedy bread with salad.
Fruit portion.

Snack: Vegetable crisps such as Parsnip Crisps from Pret a Manger or Exotic Vegetable Crisps from Sainsburys.

Dinner: Friday night takeaway. Don't forget the rules.

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