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: a simple way to lose weight and be healthier. Join me in the Fasting Lifestyle.

From scientific phenom to condemned traitor, the life of Antoine Lavoisier sure had its ups and downs. He was born into a wealthy family and followed his father into the law. But during law school, Antoine had spent many hours attending lectures in chemistry, and after passing the bar exam, Lavoisier decided to make his career in science. At that time, science was more a philosophy rather than a field of study based on research and facts. Antoine Lavoisier changed that. He loved experimentation and detailed measurements, and thus he is now regarded as the Father of Modern Chemistry. While in his late 20s, he bought into a financial group that loaned money to the French government, loans that were repaid with tax money. This made Lavoisier very rich, thus he could fund his research. One of the biggest contributors to his success was his research assistant — his wife Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze. Although only 14 years old at her wedding, Marie was a very bright young woman who threw herself into helping her husband. Since he could not learn English, she did so she could translate scientific papers for him. Her talent as an artist provided engravings for his articles. Marie-Anne took notes during experiments and helped to promote his ideas to the public. Lavoisier studied how oxygen [a word he coined] reacted with other elements [33 of which he named]. Antoine was appointed to the Gunpowder and Saltpeter Board, where he improved the formulation of gunpowder. At first, Lavoisier was a valued member of the French Revolution, helping to establish the metric system. But during the Reign of Terror, he was accused of being one of the elites of the Old Regime. On May 8, 1794, Lavoisier was arrested, tried, found guilty, and guillotined all on the same day.

Our meals are inspired by French cooking. They are plant based and Mediterranean, promoting a health and longevity, which were not granted to Lavoisier. We will mourn Lavoisier’s unjustified demise while we do our best to live a long, healthy life.

Mini-Quiche Breakfast: 144 calories… 7.4 g fat… 1.4 g fiber… 9.6 g protein… 9 g carbs… 189 mg Calcium… NB: Food values shown are for the ScrOmelette and fruit only, and do not include the optional beverages. PB GF  A delightful way to breakfast. So simple, too.

++ 3 mini-quiches ++++ 2 oz apple ++++ Optional:  blackish coffee [53 calories] or blackish tea or mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] ++++  Optional:  5 oz fruit smoothie or berry-yogurt smoothie [88 calories] ++

Prepare the mini-quiches. While they are baking [or coming to room temperature if baked previously], prep the fruit and optional beverage of choice. There’s a nice start to your day!

To Make 4 mini-quiches:++ 1 two-oz egg ++++ herbs +++ salt +++ pepper ++++ 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp ricotta ++++ 2/3 oz mozzarella ++++ 2/3 oz Jarlsberg ++++ 1 oz broccoli ++++ 1/3 oz onion ++ Spritz 4 of the holes of a mini-muffin pan with non-stick spray. Whisk the eggs with the ricotta, herbs, salt, and pepper. Grate the hard cheeses and mix them gently but thoroughly in a bowl. Steam the broccoli and onion, then chop and stir together to combine. Divide the vegetables among 4 muffin holes. Then portion the hard cheeses on top of the vegetables. Pour the egg mixture over the cheeses. Bake at 400 F. for 15-20 minutes – take out of the oven when they are puffed and golden. Let cool briefly before removing from muffin tin. 

Chickpea Ragout with Shrimp: ..163 calories… PLUS calories from the fish you choose… 3 g fat… 5.3 g fiber… 6 g protein… 20 g carbs… 26 mg Calcium…  GF PB Prepare the simple ragout, add the seafood of your choice. This is from Jacques Pepin’s Fast Food My Way. Although he doesn’t mean my kind of ‘Fast Food,’ Pepin has long been a proponent of healthy cooking. He presents this as a side dish, but for our purposes it is delicious prepared as a main course with seafood for more protein. 

++ 1 cup Chickpea Ragout** ++++ 1 cup zucchini, cubed ++++ plus your choice of seafood: — 4 oz shrimp.. 60 calories —-  4 oz swordfish.. 139 calories —-  4 oz cod.. 92 calories —- 4 oz salmon.. 160 calories —-  4 oz halibut.. 124 calories —-  4 oz smelts.. 110 calories —- 2 oz shad.. 140 calories —-  2 oz haddock.. 90 calories —

Put your portion of prepared Chickpea Ragout in a sauce pan with a few tablespoons of water. TIP: You could add the raw zucchini to the ragout and cook it along with the seafood, or steam it separately. Put raw seafood on top. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 10 mins or until fish is cooked. All done. All delicious.

**Chickpea Ragout  makes 3-4 cups 1 cup = 121 calories… 3 g fat… 5.5 g fiber… 6 g protein… 20 g carbs… 26 mg Calcium.. ++  ½ tsp olive oil +++ ½ cup diced onions +++ ½ cup scallions, chopped +++ 1 Tbsp garlic +++ 2 cups diced tomatoes, fresh or canned and drained +++ 1½ cup chickpeas, drained and rinsed if canned +++ ½ cup chicken stock +++ ½ tsp salt +++ ½ tsp pepper ++

Heat the oil in a saute pan. Add the onion, scallion and garlic. Stir briefly over the heat then add the tomatoes, chickpeas, stock, salt, and pepper. Cook over low heat until liquids are mostly evaporated. If using now, separate out your portion and keep warm. Cool the remaining ragout and freeze it in serving portions.  This is from Jacques Pepin’s Fast Food My Way

Ingredients for next week: Breakfast, single portion for Monday …………………………… single portion for Thursday:

1 two-oz egg = US large	2 two-oz eggs  + sugar
3%-fat ham + sage	white whole wheat flour + butter
Jarlsberg cheese	apples + milk + egg white
strawberries	chicken breakfast sausage
optional smoothie	optional smoothie
optional hot beverage	optional hot beverage

Dinner, single portion for Monday:………………………….. single portion for Thursday:

olive oil + onions + garlic + ricotta cheese	butter + onion + chives
canned tomatoes + sliced ham	3 large leeks + russet potatoes
carrot + thyme + chicken or vegetable stock	chicken or vegetable stock
plain non-fat yogurt + 70-calorie sliced bread	frozen peas + sour cream
Sparkling water	Sparkling water