On fast days I still generally eat 2 very small meals and then a larger dinner, mostly made up of lots of veggies and the odd marmite on crackerbread thrown in. I fancied a bit of a change for lunch on one of the days last week and decided to make a quick soup. It was full of flavour and after my 10 year old daughter tried some she asked for me to make double next time so that she can have a bowlful too. She was so surprised when she saw the finished soup and exclaimed "it looks like real tomato and basil soup".
1 clove of garlic - 4 cals
1 small red onion (64g) - 25 cals
400g can of chopped Tomatoes - 68 cals
handful of Fresh basil (15g) - 4 cals
salt & pepper to taste
total : 101 cals
- Heat a small amount of water in a pan and sweat the garlic and onion off for 2 minutes
- Add the can of tomatoes and bring to the boil
- Tear the basil up and add to the pan & remove from the heat
- Blend until smooth with a stick blender
- Add salt & pepper to taste and serve
If you want to add a few more calories to the meal you could add some croutons or cooked pasta, or serve with a slice of bread.
That looks lovely! I hear good things about the 5:2 diet, but right now, I'm going to detox for 28 days - I'm sure that is what my body needs right now x Good luck with the plan - hope you lose all the weight you want to xx
ReplyDeleteYum! I make something really similar for my fasting days. Soups are great for 5:2!
ReplyDeleteOoo yummo! Bookmarking this one for when this lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng month of meal replacement ends. Not that it's dragging...MUCH!
ReplyDeleteGlad the diets going well. I'm going to have to try this one, it looks yummy x
ReplyDeleteYum! Glad it's going well. I enjoyed the diet and have just stopped recently!
ReplyDeleteI always resort to a nice bowl of soup on a fast day and yours looks lovely! I have a roasted tomato and garlic one, that is great when tomatoes are in season, but, like you, I love soup with tinned toms too! Great to see the diet is working or you, I LOVE it! Karen
ReplyDeletei make a soup very similar to this and its yummy. yours looks really good and on a fasting day i think a bowl of soup must really help fill you up x
ReplyDeleteI love love LOVE this soup! Tomatoes and basil go so well together, and this soup reminds me of Italy! :)
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