How this Fast Diet Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow. On Monday, eat the meals that will be posted on Sunday. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it. Simple way to lose weight and be healthier.
500 years ago today, Europe woke up to a new world view. Martin Luther had posted his 95 Theses which sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church, not to over-throw it. The printing press made his ideas ‘go viral.’ Among his radical ideas: printing the Bible in the language of the country so that people could read it for themselves. [Literacy soared as a result.] Luther also got congregations singing in church [a grand experience] and many fine hymns resulted. According to Martin Marty, Luther’s gospel of forgiveness means that tomorrow is a new day. And let’s not forget education for both boys and girls.
One of the best books that I can recommend for your reformation is the Fast Diet by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer. How are we reformed since reading it? We are slimmer for sure. We eat in moderation. We are more mindful of what we eat and when we eat it. Reform your diet method.
How do today’s menus relate to the Reformation of 1517? Well, since our sons have reformed our tastebuds by introducing us to flavors we never imagined, the breakfast is a real eye-opener from our younger son. The dinner is in honor of Martin, the good German monk, who surely would have enjoyed sauerkraut and sausage.
Thai ScrOmelette: 279 calories 8.5 g fat 2.1 g fiber 16 g protein 36 g carbs 249 mg Calcium PB GF Our younger son prepared a marvelous Thai fried rice dinner for us which bowled us over with its flavors. Here are the same flavors, without the white rice. Still marvelous.
1 ½ two-oz eggs HINT: If you are serving one person, crack three 2-oz eggs into a small bowl or glass measuring cup. Whip up those eggs and pour half of their volume, crack three 2-oz eggs into a jar with a lid and put it in the ‘fridge for next week. 1 clove garlic, chopped 3 Tbsp scallions, sliced 2 Tbsp cooked, chopped spinach [about ½ oz] ½ tsp Thai fish sauce ¼ tsp Thai hot chili sauce big pinch dried basil [Thai basil if you have it] 1.5 oz melon OR applesauce blackish coffee or blackish tea or lemon in hot water 5-6 oz green smoothie or fruit smoothie or unpasturized apple cider
Combine the garlic, scallions, spinach, the 2 sauces, and basil. Spritz a fry pan with olive oil or non-stick spray. Heat the pan and stir the vegetables until they are warm and soft. Whisk the eggs and pour them into the pan, stirring to mix with the vegetables. Cook until done to your liking. Plate with the fruit and enjoy with the beverages.
Sauerkraut and Sausage: 255 calories 5.7 g fat 12.6 g fiber 21.3 g protein 33.5 g carbs 196.4 mg Calcium GF PB Does this meal make you picture over-weight Teutons? Brunhilde, anyone? Now look at the calorie count.
1.5 cups sauerkraut, canned or bagged or fresh 2 tsp caraway seed 2 oz applesauce, unsweetened 1/2 cup onions, chopped coarsely 1 Dakin Farm cob-smoked chicken sausage with apple [OR any other sausage with 110 calories] left whole or sliced into ½” chunks 1.5 cups raw collard greens, chopped or sliced cross-wise in 1/4” strips [chiffonade] salt, garlic powder, and pepper to taste.
Thaw the sausage if it is frozen. Combine the sauerkraut, caraway seed, applesauce, and onions in a saucepan large enough to hold the sausage [if leaving whole]. Cook slowly, uncovered until half of the liquid is gone. Add the sausage, cover, and continue to cook until everything is hot. Meanwhile, put the collards into ½ cup water with seasonings, and cook covered until the greens are tender, about 10 minutes.
Ingredients for next week: breakfast, single portion
| 1 two-oz egg | 1.5 two-oz eggs |
| crushed tomatoes + chicken meat | 1 Tbsp baked beans |
| fat-free plain yogurt + green chili pepper | 1/4 oz pork loin |
| Monterey jack + 1/2 tsp cornmeal | Worcestershire sauce + HP sauce |
| 1 oz apple or pear | strawberries |
| Whatever you need for your smoothie | Whatever you need for your hot beverage |
| Whatever you need for your hot beverage | Whatever you need for your smoothie |
| 3 oz fish, cooked or raw | 1.5 cups fish stock |
| 1 egg | cod or hake, 4 oz |
| white beans, canned | bacon |
| cream +shallot + spinach | onion + parsley |
| Swiss chard | 2% milk [or skimmed or 1%] |
| nutmeg + granulated garlic | potato |
| Sparkling water | Sparkling water |
Eating well, with creative recipes, to follow the Fasting Lifestyle according to Michael Mosley's "Fast Diet." 