How this Fast Diet  Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow, for a calorie total of less than 600. On another day this week, eat the meals from a different post, another day of eating 600 calories or less. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it. Simple way to lose weight and be healthier.

The Festival of Jean Baptiste is the main holiday of the Francophone people of Canada. To the rest of the world, he is John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus, who was beheaded by the orders of Herod Antipas. The Quebecquois and the Maritimers of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Canada have adopted him as their patron saint and celebrate his day on June 24. To them, it is an assertion of their cultural identity and it is a major celebration. The custom began in Montreal, Canada in 1834, at the urging of the Jean-Baptiste Society who organized a parade. They were inspired by the Saint Patrick’s Day parade a few years earlier. Parades, dinners, folk music, dancing, and having a great time turned into an official holiday in 1977. If you like a good time, head to Quebec Province or the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick for June 24.

In honor of the Francophone people of Canada, breakfast features eggs in a very Gallic buckwheat galette. And dinner is in honor of Saint John himself. He is described as eating a simple, meatless diet [unless you count locusts as meat], so a dinner of felafel will be just the thing.

Egg-Mushroom Galette/Crepe: 153 calories 6 g fat 2.1 g fiber 9.3 g protein 16.8 g carbs [11.3 g Complex] 39 mg Calcium  NB: The food values given above are for the egg crepe and fruit only, not the optional beverages. PB  Vegetarian This is yummy. The eggs are creamy, the mushrooms are earthy, and the galette is nutty. 

1 galette/savory crepe, see Sidekicks II 4 Oct-’18 for recipe one 2-oz egg 1 oz mushrooms, chopped 1 Tbsp chives, chopped 1 tsp thyme + generous dash of granulated garlic 1 oz raspberries Optional:blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or lemon in hot water Optional:5-6 oz fruit smoothie or berry-yogurt smoothie [88 calories]

Warm the crepe. Spritz the non-stick saute pan with oil/non-stick spray and gently cook the mushrooms. Put the chives, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper in with the egg and beat it up. Scramble lightly with the mushrooms, keeping the eggs moist. Turn out on the crepe and fold it over the egg. Plate the fruit. Sip your beverages and have an amazing day.

Felafel with Mixed Salad:  295 calories 13.6 g fat 7.3 g fiber 15.5 g protein 29 g carbs [28 Complex] 174 mg Calcium  PB GF Vegetarian  What a healthy plate of food! When you have felafel in the freezer, a quick meal like becomes almost instant.

6 felafel patties [see recipe from I-13-’19] 2 cups lettuce [I like to slice large leaves cross-wise into 1/2” strips] 2 oz tomatoes, cherry tomatoes or larger ones cut in 1/2” cubes 1 oz carrots, grated 1 oz beets cut in large dice 1 oz Feta cheese in large crumbles ¾ tsp flavored olive oil + ¾ tsp white wine vinegar salt + pepper to taste

Thaw or prepare the felafel patties. If unbaked, heat in a 400 F. oven for 10-15 minutes. Prepare the vegetables for the salad. Whisk the vinegar and oil, then toss the salad vegetables in the dressing. Top with the felafel and feta crumbles.