Meal inspiration
I thought that it might be useful to take photos of the meals I prepare for my family so that you guys can get some inspiration and ideas of how to cook dinners that don’t include high carb foods and grains. I am a busy mom, who also works part-time, so meal preparation needs to be fairly simple and quick. I will keep adding to this photo album as I go.
See the various galleries below for ideas for breakfast, lunch, kids lunch boxes, supper and treats.
Please note that all dishes and treats are grain-free (I use almond and coconut flour) and sugar-free (I use xylitol).
I have uploaded some of these recipes to my blog, so be sure to check out the Recipes page .
Breakfast
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- Boiled egg, bacon, cheese and stuffed olives wth a few baby tomatoes
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- Scrambled egg with grated cheese, spring onion, tomato and ham
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- Banana Pikelets/Flapjacks
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- Super duper omellete with everything inside
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- Soft boiled eggs
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- Greek yoghurt, mixed berries and nuts
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- Banana muffins (grain and sugar free)
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- Scrambled eggs and a porkie banger
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- Yummy bullet coffee with butter and coconut oil
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- Omelette with roast chicken left overs, tomatoes, cheese and chives
Lunch
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Curried cauliflower soup served with with fresh coriander
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Celeriac and apple soup, served with toasted almonds and crispy fresh sage
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Tuna boats with grated cheese, avo, cucumber and tomato
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Cauliflower soup served with some mature cheddar and fresh parsley
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Rainbow trout, cream cheese and cucumber roll ups
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Beef mince, baby marrow and gem squash
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Caprese salad
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Ham and cheese roll-ups, cucumber, tomatoes, yellow pepper and olives
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Tuna salad with boiled egg
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Bacon meat balls and caesar style salad
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Tuna mayo with salad stuff
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- Curried cauliflower soup served with with fresh coriander
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- Celeriac and apple soup, served with toasted almonds and crispy fresh sage
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- Tuna boats with grated cheese, avo, cucumber and tomato
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- Cauliflower soup served with some mature cheddar and fresh parsley
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- Rainbow trout, cream cheese and cucumber roll ups
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- Beef mince, baby marrow and gem squash
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- Caprese salad
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- Ham and cheese roll-ups, cucumber, tomatoes, yellow pepper and olives
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- Tuna salad with boiled egg
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- Bacon meat balls and caesar style salad
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- Tuna mayo with salad stuff
Lunch-boxes for kids
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- Tuna mayo, fruit and salad
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- Meat balls, fruit and salad
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- Chicken sausage, fruit and salad
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- Ham, boiled egg, fruit and salad
Supper
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- Prawns, cabbage, tomatoes and avo
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- Rib eye steak, creamed spinach and crunchy salad
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- Chicken livers, gem squash, avo and broccolli
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- Chicken casserole with veg
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- Baby marrow lasagne. Wow this is good!
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- Butter chicken, cauliflower rice and gem squash
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- Thai green chicken curry and veg
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- Grilled angel fish with sweet potato chips and coleslaw
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- Beef fillet, cauliflower mash and salad
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- Pineapple pork
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- Sage and pear pork sausages served with stir fry veggies
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- Rib eye steak, cheesy cauliflower rice and baby marrow
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- Beef mince, baby marrow and gem squash
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- Braaied chicken, salad and veg
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- Lamb stew, baby marrow and gem squash
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- Garlic prawns served on stir-fried baby cabbage
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- Crumbed chicken with masala spice, garlic roasted butternut and mixed salad
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- Braaied lamb chop, pak choy and cauliflower “risotto”
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- Springbok neck stew with marrow bones on top of gem squash
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- Grilled kingkilp, sweet potato, spinach and tomatoes
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- Roast pork, veg and salad
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- Asian sirloin with pak choy, avo and tomato
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- Crumbed chicken breasts, brussel sprouts and salad
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- Baby marrow bolognaise
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- Grilled chicken thighs, green beans and crunchy salad
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- Caprese salad with fresh figs
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- Cauliflower rice
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- Apricot chicken over cauliflower rice and a side salad
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- Garlic ginger prawns with stir fry veggies
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- Prego chicken, salad, avo and broad beans
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- Pork chop, red cabbage, green beans, pumpkin
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- Beef fillet with herby garlic butter and a mixed salad
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- Kingklip and celeriac mash and salad
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- Chicken breast marinaded with fresh orange juice, ginger, garlic, honey and Tamari sauce. Served on bed of buttery cabbage
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- Beef fillet with mushroom sauce and salad
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- Creamy and delicious mushroom soup (HFLC)
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- Steak served over veg stir fried in coconut milk, ginger and garlic
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- Pork stew served on bed of spinach and buttery brussel sprouts
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- Steak and courgettes fritters
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- Lamb chops, green beans and mixed salad
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- Lamb curry served over grated and stir fried courgette.
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- Fillet steak, spinach sauted with bacon and gralic and drop of cream and mixed salad
Treats
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- Primal chocolate cupcakes (grain and sugar free)
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- Baked chocolate custard made with coconut milk and served with fresh cream and strawberries
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- Cardamom and lemon cake made with almond flour and xylitol
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- Strawberry ice cream
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- Fresh strawberries and whipped cream
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- Primal chocolate chip cookies
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- Primal cheesecake with dark chocolate ganache topping (all grain and sugar free)
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- Primal chocolate cupcake with cream cheese icing
Loving your recipes, thanks for the inspiration!!!!
Hi nicks, very inspired my your site, recipies and info. I’m trying to get to the bottom of my daughters chronic runny tummy. From researching I think she may have a glucose/carbohydrate intolerance. Do you know of any alternate therapist that can help diagnose?
Well done again. I think this site is gonna help so many people.
( typing with one hand, expressing with the other so excuse typos)
Hi Dee, thanks for such positive feedback. I don’t know of anyone in Cape Town to recommend but keep asking and Googling and I am sure someone will come up that you can try.
Hi Nicky, Just wanted to say THANKS A MILLION!!! for your EASY recipies and information. We have been banting for a week now and your recipies have been a lifesaver :). Your post this morning came at just the right time. I was getting a bit overwhelmed during the weekend with thoughts of “how are we going to do this?” and “this is much to costly a way of life” but as you said “small steps” focus on the “can do”!! and I really needed to hear that. The most fabulous thing about this week of banting is that my sugar levels have gone down from the 18-23 range to 12 and under for this entire week!!!! which is crazy for me as I have not had those readings in the last 5years and I’m not even on diabetic medication this week!
I also have a problem with my weight and even though I have not started losing weight (my husband has lost 2,5kg- totally unfair :() the fact that I am not feeling hungry all the time and the biggest evidence that my body is starting to heal itself is what is keeping me going.
Thanks and Keep well
Regards Jacqui
Hi Jacqui, that is wonderful news that you are already experiencing health benefits after only 1 week. Yes, us women do lose much slower than men. Keep it up and it will get easier. When I was starting off I found it helped to keep things simple with regards to meals. A nice mixed green salad with olive oil and a piece of steak with melted butter on top is delicious without getting fancy.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this page with all the very helpful photos and the ones for the kids. Sometimes “seeing” something instead of reading what it is just makes the light bulb go off in your head and “whola” … it all seems much easier to do:)
I want to start Banting but don’t know where to begin!! Will you please be so kind to help me, and send me some recipes and tell me what to do. I appreciate it. Thanx xxxx
Hi Ronel, I suggest that you check out “The Basics” section of my blog and start reading the posts as there is a lot of info there that will help you. I will also soon be launching my online coaching and support programme, so please subscribe to my blog to be kept in the loop about that.
Totally confused … I just sent a reply on what to eat because it said no dairy, nuts etc, then I see eggs and cheese in your meal preps (which delights me), but I’m left confused.
Can we eat eggs and cheese?
Hi Vivian, you will need to experiment with how strict you need to be to get the results you want. Eggs should be absolutely fine, but dairy often prohibits weight loss. It has taken me a long time to figure this out for myself but I do much better when I exclude dairy. This seems to be the case for many women. Men seem to fair much better with dairy.