This is a great addition to my 200 Kcal 5:2 recipes even though we can buy it at a well known Princes Street store. Â 
Add an apple and that’s it up to the 200 Kcal mark. It has a lot of chewing and so feels like a good satisfying meal with bags of flavour which is often missing from diet meals.
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Anna’s Carbonara for 6
Ingredients
Whole packet of spagetti, about 500g
150ml of double cream
3 medium eggs
50ml of milk
250g chopped smoked bacon
150g freshly grated parmesan
Method
1. Fry bacon in a splash of oil and set aside.
2. Whip eggs, cream and milk together then add half your parmesan and season with black pepper.
3. Boil spagetti for about 10 minutes until al dente.
4. Turn off heat and drain pasta saving half a cup of pasta water.
5. Return pasta to hot pan and quickly add the bacon, parmesan and egg mixture.
6. Add some of the pasta water if dish is a little thick.
7. Serve with even more freshly grated parmesan and pepper.
ENJOY!
Smoked Haddock with Poached Egg & Spinach
Ingredients for 2
10oz / 300g smoked haddock
1 poached egg
A pile of boiled and drained spinach
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Method
Microwave the haddock, check microwave instruction. Â Poach the eggs and boil the spinach but take time to drain.
Mexican Soup for 2
Ingredients
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tin chicken stock using tomato tin to measure
1/2 cup each of carrot, turnip, onion, courgette & mushroom all chopped
1/2 tin red kidney beans
1/2 teaspoonful of cumin
Chilli flakes to taste, some like it hot!
1/2 teaspoonful dried oregano
Method
Put in pan and simmer until cooked for about 20 minutes, easy!
Beans and an Apple
Ingredients for 2
1 tin baked beans 415g
1 medium size of your favourite apple.
Method
Open the tin of beans. Chop half the apple and mix in with the beans. Keep the other half of the apple for your pudding. It sounds silly but it is 200 Kcal and quite satisfying for a lunch. If you like hot sauce, add some to the beans mix.