15-Day Slim Challenge – Day 10

Hey girls! Welcome to Day 10 of our Slim Challenge!

The days are flying by and we hope you’re enjoying eating healthily without sacrificing flavour.

On today’s menu: a savoury, protein-rich breakfast for a change, a fresh and green lunch, and tonight, an exclusive recipe from our ebook Fit Food Guide! The Egg-Stuffed Peppers recipe is an exclusive from our guide, designed to help you embrace a healthier lifestyle by cooking delicious meals at home. Available as a PDF, the guide includes 3 coaching programmes (tailored to your habits), over 100 recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as meals for entertaining, brunches and quick weeknight dinners for when time is short! You can find the free trial version as well as the full version

Contents

TODAY’S RECIPES

BREAKFAST

1 soft-boiled egg or an omelette
1 slice of toast
1 piece of fruit of your choice
1 cup of tea

LUNCH

ASPARAGUS & AVOCADO MOUSSE

Ingredients – serves 4 (verrines):

For the asparagus mousse:

• 10 small asparagus spears (or 4 large)

• 100 g fat-free fromage blanc (one small pot)

• salt, pepper

For the avocado cream:

• 1 ripe avocado

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• pepper

• celery salt

• 1 tsp light crème fraîche or fromage blanc

Method:

Start by making the asparagus mousse:

Step 1: peel the asparagus and cook them in a pot of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes depending on their size. Drain and leave to cool.

Step 2: blend the asparagus with the fromage blanc. Season with salt and pepper, then refrigerate. Move on to the avocado cream.

Step 3: blend the avocado with the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. You can add a teaspoon of crème fraîche for an even silkier texture.

Step 4: spoon the avocado cream into the bottom of each verrine glass, then pour the asparagus mousse on top. Garnish with a shaving of Parmesan if you like.

Keep the verrines chilled until ready to serve. Pair with a portion of protein of your choice (meat or fish).

DINNER

EGG-STUFFED PEPPERS

Ingredients – serves 4:

• 4 peppers (red, yellow or green)

• 4 eggs

• 4 tsp paprika

• 1 pinch of salt and pepper

• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan

Method: Start by washing the peppers. Take one pepper, pat it dry and cut off both ends as straight as possible. Using a long, sharp knife (or a mandoline), slice the pepper into perfectly straight, fairly thick rings. Remove the seeds and membrane from each ring so only the outer frame remains. Select your 4 best and largest rings (they must be perfectly straight, otherwise the egg won’t stay in place). Dice the remaining pepper and the others into small squares to serve as a salad. In a non-stick frying pan with no added fat, place the 4 pepper rings and cook for 2–3 minutes, turning once. Crack an egg into the centre of each ring. Sprinkle with paprika (or your choice of spices), a pinch of salt and pepper, and a little Parmesan. Cook until the yolks are just set (about 2–3 more minutes). Serve hot alongside the diced pepper salad.

OUR TIPS

Following your many messages, we’ve decided to share a few extra tips to help you structure your day.

Feel free to adapt this plan to suit your own lifestyle (whether you exercise or not, you’re a stay-at-home mum, a student, etc.).

Here are a few slimming tips to keep in mind:

You can have a slice of bread alongside your lunch
You can treat yourself to 1 square of dark chocolate (70%+) during the day, whenever you fancy it
If you feel peckish in the morning, reach for an apple – its filling power will easily keep you going until lunch
For your afternoon snack, go for a handful of dried fruit or nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts… unsweetened and unsalted).
If you prefer something savoury, try 2 slices of ham or a hard-boiled egg – a great high-protein snack, especially if you work out!
For dessert, you can have 1 yoghurt or a piece of fruit, and try to skip dessert in the evening.
In the evening, eat lighter than at lunch 🙂
Stop eating after 10 pm
Aim for at least 7 hours of sleep a night

TIP OF THE DAY

Avocado is a great source of vitamins and minerals, and is rich in oleic acid – a healthy fat that helps trigger feelings of fullness, keeping snack cravings at bay! You can enjoy it cooked or raw, stuffed or in a salad, and a squeeze of lemon juice will prevent it from browning. Thanks to its unsaponifiable content, avocado is also known to be kind to the skin. Hello, gorgeous legs this summer! Bonus: used as a face mask, avocado is wonderful for dry and dehydrated skin. Make avocado a regular part of your diet to look after your heart, your eyes and your skin!

CHALLENGE VALIDATION STEP

At the end of the day, don’t forget to confirm your Day 10 participation by heading to our Facebook page and/or our Instagram account and leaving a comment on today’s post with “DAY 10 DONE!”

Join us on social media and share your daily culinary creations using the hashtag #defiminceurcellublue! Our coaching team will be checking in every day to cheer on all the brave challengers! 🙂

15-Day Slim Challenge: Day 10