5:2 DIET - HOMEMADE PASTA AND RAGU SAUCE

(Some info on my experience of the 5:2 way of eating.)

Homemade pasta and veg sauce

Vegetarian sauce:

150g onion – 46 cals

100g celery - 8 cals

100g cabbage – 15 cals

50g carrot -14 cals

100g cauli – 31 cals

115 mushrooms – 15 cals

400g tinned chopped tomatoes* - 111 cals

10g bouillon powder – 24 cals

1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs - 0 cals

Black pepper - 0 cals

Total 264 calories 

Chop the veg in a little water and simmer until soft. Add the chopped tomatoes and the flavourings and simmer for at least half an hour.

Pasta

40g wholemeal flour 143 cals

3g bouillon powder 8 cals

30g water

Total 151 calories

Here's the method and some pics.

The calorie count for this meal is less than 300 calories:

The sauce makes enough for two meals, so, 264/2 = 132

Sauce and pasta together – 132 + 151 = 283 calories

*Tinned tomatoes vary in their calorie count - from 76 to 111 in the ones I've seen. Obviously the higher the calorie count, the better. The tinned tomatoes used in this recipe come from Sainsbury's basic range - 31p!