Food doctor diet: breakfast recipes

The Food Doctor diet is an effective weight loss programme based on healthy eating where you don't have to cut out whole food groups.

Here, we present three
breakfast recipes to follow while you are on the seven-day plan

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  • Tofu smoothie

    Use a food processor to blend 50g (2oz) of soft tofu, one chopped apple and a tablespoon of either sunflower, pumpkin or sesame seeds with your preferred choice of full-fat milk - cows', goats' sheep's, rice or soya milk.

    Add a couple of drops of vanilla essence or a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder if you like the taste. Blend for a few seconds more and then drink the smoothie.

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  • Homemade muesli

    If you are following a gluten-free diet, make sure you choose grains marked with an asterisk when you mix up your muesli.

    Choose one tablespoon each from any four of the following grains:

    Ingredients

    Barley flakes

    Rye flakes

    Millet flakes*

    Rice flakes*

    Quinoa flakes*

    Buckwheat flakes*

    8-9 mixed nuts, including hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, almonds walnuts

    1 teaspoon raisins.

    Combine the dried ingredients in a bowl, add one

    tablespoon of live natural yoghurt or your choice of milk (either whole cows', goats or sheep's milk or an unsweetened substitute such as rice or soya milk) and serve.

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  • Hot apple oats

    Oats are a good standby in your store cupboard, and they make a delicious, nutritional breakfast.

    Ingredients

    4 tablespoons porridge oats

    120ml (4½fl oz) water

    1 apple

    2 tablespoons live natural yoghurt

    Place the oats in a small saucepan and pour the water on top. Leave the oats to soak while you grate the apple, reserving a few slices for a garnish at the end. Add the grated apple to the pan and cook the mixture over a low heat until simmering.

    Let the oats cook for a couple of minutes more and then divide into two portions, then top with a tablespoon of yoghurt and a few slices of apple.

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