5:2 Diet Recipes, Meal Plans and Fast Day Meal Ideas
Discover how to do the 5 2 diet, what the Fast Diet is all about, and everything from easy meal plans for 500 calorie fast days to deliciously healthy 5:2 recipes. Here you'll find healthy recipes under 500 calories for fast days, diet tips and 5:2 diet diaries to keep you on track all in one handy place. Read our latest advice, tips and recipes for the 2:5 diet here before you start your intermittent fasting journey...
The 5:2 diet plan: week one
January 7th 2013
How do you do the 5:2 diet? In a six week series, nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson brings you the ultimate guide with her weekly 5 2 diet meal plans for both fasting and non-fasting days
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Nutrition
10 simple rules to make the 5:2 diet easier
January 10th 2018
The Fast Days Cookbook author Laura Herring shares her top 10 guidelines for making the 5:2 diet work for you >>>
Nutrition
The 800 calorie diet plan that zaps belly fat and helps beat diabetes
December 7th 2017
Clinical trials have shown that low calorie diet plans such as Dr Michael Mosley’s Blood Sugar Diet can reduce weight around the middle and even reverse type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Here’s the skinny on how and why it works… >>>
Recipe
Clever Guts Diet Recipe: Dr Tim’s Healthy Gut Smoothie
December 1st 2017
A quick and easy phase one smoothie recipe for the Clever Guts Diet >>>
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October 1st 2017
Yes, it’s our 5th birthday, and how better to celebrate than to look back on the health and beauty stories that you’ve loved >>>
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Vegetarian 5:2 fast day recipe: Paneer/Tofu Tikka Masala
September 28th 2017
A curry on a fast day? Yes, it can be done - try this vegetarian or vegan tikka masala recipe from veggie 5:2 diet recipe book author Kate Harrison for a delicious Indian dish that's under 500 calories >>>
Nutrition
The ‘one meal a day’ diet: pros and cons
September 25th 2017
On paper it sounds like a terrifying prospect for many of us, but a new kind of intermittent fasting diet could suit your lifestyle better than the 5:2 diet if you have weight to lose. Here’s what to weigh up… >>>
Health
Is the ‘2 weeks on, 2 weeks off’ diet more effective than the 5:2?
September 20th 2017
There’s a new intermittent diet in town, and experts have shown that it results in more successful weight loss than the 5:2. Here’s what you need to know… >>>
Health
10 trustworthy health advice sources
September 7th 2017
Health writer and editor Hilly Janes shows you how to avoid Doctor Google-induced panic with the most trustworthy health advice sites, apps and books >>>
Nutrition
From 5:2 to 16:8 - which fasting diet plans do what?
August 17th 2017
From intermittent fasting to time-restricted and periodic fasting, here’s your go-to cheat sheet for fasting diets >>>
Fitness
How to exercise on the 5:2
August 3rd 2017
Want to know how to exercise on the 5:2 but scared of keeling over? Don't be. It's simple, safe and supremely beneficial >>>
Recipe
Vegetarian 5:2 fast day recipe: Pea and Herb Pancakes
July 26th 2017
Keep your fast days interesting with this vegetarian 5:2 recipe for delicious pancakes that are under 250 calories >>>
Nutrition
How to BBQ on the 5:2 diet
June 27th 2017
Get your fast diet fix this summer with nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson’s top 5 tips for delicious and nutritious BBQ on the 5:2 >>>
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Bodhimaya Method: the easy science-backed intermittent fasting plan
March 21st 2017
We're wising up to the benefits of intermittent fasting - from anti-ageing to disease prevention and DNA repair. This simple four-week plan by rejuvenation experts Bodhimaya, a favourite with Kate Moss, will have you reaping the health rewards without going hungry >>>
Nutrition
10 meal plan ideas for 5:2 fast days
March 7th 2017
We all know 5:2 fast days can be a bit tough, so we've come up with 10 quick and easy 5:2 recipe plans to solve your dieting dilemmas for when you're eating under 500 calories >>>
Recipe
5:2 diet fast day recipe: Pork and quinoa burgers
January 29th 2017
Try a burger with a healthy difference on your fast days with this delicious and easy recipe from Laura Herring, author of The Fast Days Cookbook >>>
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5:2 fast day recipe: Courgette fritters
January 17th 2017
Laura Herring shares a tasty low-calorie recipe from her new book, The Fast Days Cookbook, to keep hunger pangs at bay when you're on a fast day during the 5:2 diet >>>
Recipe
5:2 fast day recipe: Pokē bowls with tuna
January 12th 2017
The author of the new Fast Days Cookbook, Laura Herring, shows you how to hop on the pokē bowl trend while sticking to your fast day calorie count if you're on the fast diet >>>
Recipe
5:2 fast day recipe: Flaked Salmon & Wholewheat Pasta With Lime Gremolata
January 2nd 2017
Laura Herring, author of the new Fast Days Cookbook shares a low calorie pasta recipe that will keep your hunger pangs at bay on those fast days >>>
Nutrition
10 ways to be a successful 5:2 dieter
June 20th 2016
Dieting can be tough. Here are 10 top tips from Mimi Spencer to keep you on track with the 5:2 diet >>>
5:2 diet recipe: scrambled eggs with watercress and feta cheese
January 1st 2015
A hearty and delicious 5:2 friendly breakfast option from nutritionist Vicki Edgson >>>
5:2 diet recipe: Endive, Frisée, Rocket and Grated Kohlrabi Salad with Toasted Cashew Nuts
November 25th 2014
A spiced-up salad from expert nutritionist Vicki Edgson >>>
5:2 diet recipe: Poached eggs with tomato and asparagus spears
November 17th 2014
Expert nutritionist Vicki Edgson shares a fresh and 5:2 friendly poached egg recipe >>>
5:2 diet recipe: Cumin-flavoured puy lentils with ginger-steamed veg
November 11th 2014
An Indian-inspired, vegetarian recipe from expert nutritionist Vicki Edgson >>>
Pan-fried giant garlic prawns with french beans, spring onions, garlic and chilli
November 4th 2014
Nutritionist Vicki Edgson shares an easy yet impressive prawn recipe >>>
5:2 diet recipe: Chestnut mushroom 'Pomelette'
October 28th 2014
Omelettes a little too egg-heavy for you? Try Vicki Edgson's ‘pomlette’, or pancake omelette, for a tasty alternative >>>
