Better skin diet - lunch ideas
Breakfast ideas
Dinner ideas
Snack ideas
- Option 1
Small portion of tinned tuna (in water) mixed with 1 tablespoon low-fat mayonnaise, chopped tomatoes, celery, carrots and green peppers
Portion of dark-green leafy lettuce
1 slice dark rye bread spread with 2 teaspoons olive oil-based margarine
Small glass of skimmed milk
- Option 2
Grilled and chilled shrimp salad with grapefruit vinaigrette (see recipe below)
Baby carrots
6 wholegrain crackers
1 small glass skimmed milk
- Option 3
Turkey caesar wrap (see recipe below)
Small portion of salsa with green, red and yellow pepper strips
Small glass skimmed milk
Grilled and chilled shrimp salad with grapefruit vinaigrette
- 1 dozen peeled and de-veined shrimp
- 100ml fresh grapefruit juice
- 5tbspn extra virgin olive oil
- 50g daikon (Japanese white radish), julienned (cut in to matchsticks)
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 dozen grapefruit segments
- 150g mangetout, julienned
- half a carrot, julienned
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- Handful frisee lettuce
- Handful watercress
Directions
- Skewer shrimp and grill for approximately 3 minutes on each side. Remove and refrigerate.
- Whisk oil into grapefruit juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix vegetables, greens and shrimp; add vinaigrette.
- Toss ingredients together and plate with 3 shrimp per plate. Garnish with tomatoes and grapefruit.
Turkey caesar wrap
- Romaine lettuce, shredded
- 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 4 onions, chopped
- 3 tbsp vinegar-based, reduced-calorie Caesar dressing
- 4 flour tortillas
- 8 slices turkey
- 8 sun-dried tomatoes, drained
- Pepper
Directions
- Combine lettuce, cheese, onion and salad dressing.
- Arrange mixture over each of the tortillas. Top each with 2 slices turkey, 2 sun-dried tomatoes and pepper to taste.
- Fold in bottom and top portions. Roll up from side to completely enclose filling.
