Yet Another Cycling Forum
Off Topic => The Pub => Food & Drink => Topic started by: Martin109 on 20 August, 2012, 11:06:49 am
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This is my first 600 cal day of the 5:2 plan. If it works well, I may just stick to the same thing every low-cal day, but I thought I'd share it and suggest others do the same. It might give us ideas:
Coarse Oatmeal Porridge 60g & water 222
Black Coffee 6
Banana 125g 120
Steamed White Fish 150g 150
Raw Cucumber 200g 20
Wholemeal Bread Slice 36g 80
Total 598
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I'm on the alternate day one for now.
Breakfast nothing
lunch pack of wotsits 197 kcal and black coffee.
Woo! I have 403 calories to play with for the rest of the day!
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I thought it was supposed to be 500 cals... all consumed in one meal at any chosen time of day. This is officially the next diet fad - there are three people here at work doing it already.
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It's 600 for men, 500 for women, and you can spread it over the day or have it in one meal. I find it easier to just wait and have dinner - eating wee tiny meals makes me hungrier!
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Shall we keep this thread for meal plan suggestions, and put general discussion on the 5:2 thread in 'Health and Fitness'? It'll make it easier to follow each thread.
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yes, sorry! Some recipes here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9483381/52-diet-healthy-recipes-250-calories-or-less.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9483381/52-diet-healthy-recipes-250-calories-or-less.html)
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Those look like promising recipes! :thumbsup:
I have a relevant question about calorie calculation:
On this site (http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories-in-food/pasta-noodles-rice/Napolina-Spaghetti.htm), it gives the calorific value of 100g spaghetti as 362 (scroll down a bit). Does this mean 100g dry spaghetti before it's cooked, or 100g of cooked spaghetti, as these are very different. I think it's 100g dried, but I'm not sure. :-\
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100g dried I'd guess. MyFitnessPal gives 60g(dry) of tesco fusilli pasta as 216 kcal, so that seems to correlate.
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Thanks, mcshroom!
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As an aside, MFP is a good tool for adding up meals before you eat them, even if you don't use the diary :)
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Those look like promising recipes! :thumbsup:
I have a relevant question about calorie calculation:
On this site (http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories-in-food/pasta-noodles-rice/Napolina-Spaghetti.htm), it gives the calorific value of 100g spaghetti as 362 (scroll down a bit). Does this mean 100g dry spaghetti before it's cooked, or 100g of cooked spaghetti, as these are very different. I think it's 100g dried, but I'm not sure. :-\
100g dried deffo.
Wet starches like spaghetti are around 1kcal/gram, dry carbs 4kcal/gram, fats 9 kcal/gram, chocolate 5-6 kcal/gram...
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So I should cook my food in chocolate not cooking oil? :D
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So I should cook my food in chocolate not cooking oil? :D
No, the chocolate will char. :(
Consider ways to minimise oil in cooking: quick frying, spray oil, non-stick cookware etc.