Kick Start Healthy Eating for Summer

Healthy Eating doesn't have to be boring and monotonous - even if you are following a gluten free diet. 

Recently I have been upping my game in the gym, and have improved what I am eating from breakfast to dinner. 

I am going to admit, about 6 months ago I was probably the unhealthiest person going. I was lethargic, would be ill every other week, my B12 and vitamin D levels plummeted and I wasn't putting any effort into the gym - as I didn't have the energy. 

I didn't have a regime, I rarely ate breakfast and 9/10 times because of my busy work schedule managed to grab something relatively unhealthy for lunch (a bag of vegetable crisps, a soup full of salt and sugars, a chicken and mayo pre-made gluten free roll from Waitrose being some of them). 

Dinner would be carb rich dinners, with either pasta or rice for every meal. 

For the last 6 months however, my outlook on eating and gymming has completely changed. 

If you are following, or would like to follow a diet that is gluten free and healthy keep reading! Below are some quick lunch recipes that you can make in the smallest of kitchens without any culinary skills. 

Lunch option 1 - Smoked Peppered Mackerel with brown rice and quinoa, steamed veg with a side of raw sweet pepper and cucumber 

1 smoked peppered mackrel fillet 

125g of Tilda brown rice and quiona (Microwaveable) 

150g steamed mixed veg (mangetout, broccoli, carrots and baby corn) 

Side: 1 whole sweet red pepper sliced

half a cucumber sliced 

Lunch option 2 - Smoked Salmon, Spinach, Half an avocado with brown rice and quinoa

3 slices of Scottish Smoked Salmon

2 handfuls of fresh spinach 

1/2 ripe avocado 

125g Tilda brown rice and quinoa (Microwaveable) 

Lunch Option 3 - Udi's Gluten Free bagel with smoked salmon, avocado, lime and chili with tomato 

1 Udi's gluten free multi seeded bagel 

1/2 avocado

Squeeze of lime 

hint of chili 

2 slices of smoked salmon 

1 sliced tomato 

Lunch Option 4 - Turkey salad with spinach, sweet red pepper, cucumber and low fat coleslaw

4 handfuls of fresh Spinach 

half a cucumber, sliced length ways 

1 whole sweet pepper, sliced 

4 slices of Turkey (ripped/cut into pieces)

Squeeze of lemon 

1 tbsp of low fat coleslaw

Lunch Option 5 - Stuffed Cucumbers with tuna, sweetcorn and low fat coleslaw on a bed of spinach and avocado 

1 whole cucumber (Split into four and middles scooped out)

1 tin tuna (with a squeeze of lime)

1/2 a tin of sweetcorn 

1 tbsp low fat coleslaw

3 handfuls of spinach

1/2 avocado 

Lunch Option 6 - Stuffed sweet red peppers with quinoa, tuna, cucumber, tomato and lime juice on a bed of spinach and avocado 

Filling: 3 tbsp pre prepared quinoa 

1/3 cucumber chopped finely

1 tomato chopped finely

1 tin of tuna 

squeeze of lime 

1 whole sweet red pepper

3 handfuls of spinach 

1/2 avocado 

Lunch Option 7 - Stuffed mushrooms with pesto kale and baby tomatoes, baked sweet potato slices with fresh figs and mixed green veg 

Stuffed Mushrooms: 1 handful of Kale 

2 tsp fresh pesto 

baby tomatos for garnish 

Sweet potato: chopped and lightly baked in low cal spray oil

1 Fresh fig sliced into 4

Greens: greenbeans, fresh peas, mangetout and edame beans lightly blanched 

I have also cut out nearly all caffeine (I was drinking up to 6 cups of tea a day and finding it very hard to sleep/concentrate) and have replaced this with boiled water, lemon water and fresh mint tea.



The difference even this has made is incredible. My skin is more hydrated and I now drink about 3-4 litres of water a day instead of a measly 2 or 3 glasses. 

Remember to stay hydrated especially if you are gymming or exercising - it has really helped me! 

You don't need protein powders or meal replacements to see the benefits or to get the perfect 'beach body'. 

Eating healthy, staying hydrated and exercising regularly will make you not only feel better about yourself but others will start to notice too :) 

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