Blueprints

Gayelord Hausser sets out blueprints for perfect meals in his invitation to beauty eating plan, or what he terms beauty-full eating.

Breakfast

1) Fruit juice (preferably made in your own juicer) or whole piece of fruit
2) Large helping of protein
3) Helping of whole grain bread or cereal
4) A large cup of milky coffee (most mornings I shall be having instant decaff)

Lunch

1) Fresh green salad vegetables, tossed with salad dressing
2) Your favourite salad protein, eg chicken, cottage cheese, prawns, boiled eggs etc
3) A carbohydrate such as a small wholemeal roll
4) A glass of milk, or milky beverage, or some yoghurt, or a piece of fruit

Dinner

1) Small salad, crudites, vegetable soup etc
2) Grilled lean meat or fish
3) One or two vegetables with potaotes, rice or pasta
4) Fresh fruit, fruit compote, cheese, yoghurt or fruit juice (again, from the juicer)

The idea is that you have a big breakfast, medium lunch and smaller dinner. You can have snacks between meals, but they should be based upon fruit or vegetables, or perhaps some crackers with cream cheese. When you get home from work he suggests a fresh fruit juice to unwind, and before bed if you need it, you could have a milky drink.

For the first week or two, I am going to be doing steamed salmon with boiled new potatoes and spinach kind of meals rather than proper 'recipe' cooking (eg shepherds pie and so on) while I get used to this new way of eating.