Mediterranean Muscle
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One hundred grams of chicken will provide 18g of protein, plus it’s packed with anti-inflammatory omega-3s
Makes 2 servings
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- 4 chicken breasts
- handful of cherry tomatoes
- 2 tbsp chopped olives
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Extra virgin olive oil
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- Preheat the oven to 230°.
- Toss together the tomatoes, olives, garlic, pine nuts and vinegar.
- Rub the chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Cut a slit along the thick part of each chicken breast, creating a pocket. Add enough stuffing to fill each pocket and transfer the chicken to a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Makes 2 servings. Eat with sweet potato mash and spinach.
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Packed lunch that will pack a punch after a lunchtime session
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If you work out at lunchtime, you need to prepare a meal that will help rebuild you after training hard. Pack your lunchbox with this Mexican-influenced combo of tuna, brown rice, avocado and kidney beans.
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Ingredients
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Process
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- 75g brown rice
- 200g Tuna
- 200g Kidney Beans
- Half an Avacado
- Half Green Pepper
- 1 Tomato
- Handful chopped Baby Leaf Spinach
- Chilli – too preference
Dressing
- 1tbsp olive oil
- Juice half lime
- Half clove of garlic crushed
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- Cook the brown rice according to the packet instructions and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, mix the dressing and combine with all the other ingredients.
- Stick the rice in your lunch box and layer the tuna mixture on top.
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Fine Tuna your Lunch
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Another easy-to-prepare option to snaffle after your lunchtime session, this tuna salad features anti-oxidant-packed baby spinach to lessen muscle soreness and vitamin C-rich yellow pepper, which strengthens blood vessels and improves blood flow. |
Ingredients |
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- 1 x yellow pepper
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley leaves
- Half red onion
- Handful olives
- Handful cherry tomatoes halved
- 100g tuna
- Baby spinach 2 handfuls
- Dressing
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Half crushed garlic clove
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- Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Combine the peppers, parsley, onion, olives, tomatoes and tuna in a medium-size bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
- Pile the spinach leaves on your box. Top with the tuna mixture.
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The Three S’s: Salmon, Spinach and Sweet Potato
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Wild salmon for protein and omega-3s, spinach for the cornucopia of vitamins and minerals (including the superstar of eye nutrition, lutein), and a sweet potato for slow-burning carbohydrates
Serves 1
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Ingredients
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1 x Salmon Fillet
- 1 x small sweet potato
- Handful of spinach
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- Bake the salmon in the oven, wrap in a foil parcel add lemon and seasoning to taste
- Bake the sweet potato in the oven until cooked through
- Cook the spinach following instructions
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