The pre-party diet: week 4

Day 6

Breakfast: Wholegrain bread roll, two grilled turkey rashers, grilled tomato and mushrooms

Lunch: Cook 40g pasta as directed on the packet, omitting any added fat or salt. Mix with the tuna reserved from day four, along with two tbsp chilli beans

Dinner: Quick beef chilli
Heat one tsp olive oil in a non-stick saucepan and cook a sliced onion until slightly softened. Add a crushed clove of garlic and a diced pepper and cook for another few minutes. Add 80g very lean minced beef, brown and then drain off excess fat. Stir in a small tin of chopped tomatoes, the rest of the tin of chilli beans from lunch time, a tsp tomato puree, 1/2 tsp cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs and chilli powder to your taste - start with one tsp. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Serve with corn taco shells, lots of salad and natural yoghurt.

This recipe is easy to scale up if you have friends coming over for dinner. No blue string required.

Day 7

Brunch: Fruit salad or juice (even a Virgin Bloody Mary would be fine), eggs or fish or other smart choice - check the rules

Snack: Two celery sticks with two tsp peanut butter or reduced fat hummus

Dinner: Half pizza - read the labels to find the best choice (ie not pepperoni), two slices garlic bread and tons of salad. A couple of beers (330ml bottles, not litres!) would be fine

Go to:

• Party day!



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