The Xerlife food plan is not a calorie counting diet – it’s a flexible lifestyle eating program designed to help people have a better diet and to eat food nearer its natural state – exactly what our bodies were designed to do.
In addition, it contains no dairy or wheat products which are two elements of people’s diets which can be troublesome – but of course you are free to add these ingredients if you wish.
The Food Plan is designed to allow you to follow all the dishes on a specific week or simply use it as a database of recipes where you can pick and choose what you would like to eat.
If you decide to stick to one of our 7 day plans then we provide a shopping list for that week for one or two people. There is a filter that allows you to choose vegetarian and pescatarian plans as well as standard meat and fish dishes.
Remember if you don’t fancy a specific dish on a specific day or at a specific meal time that’s not an issue. Simply have a look at the other dishes on the other days and prepare that instead. Obviously the shopping list we provide may not have these ingredients on it but if you have them in your larder great!
Don’t forget to record what you eat off the plan!
It’s important to remember the Xerlife food plan is not a calorie counting diet its about getting people to eat food sensibly in it’s more natural state and all our dishes are based on this philosophy.
If you find a specific ingredient within a recipe not to your taste consider changing it – tuna, chicken, pork, beef, mackerel, cod (white fish), salmon, lamb, prawns are all acceptable replacements as are all vegetable and salad.
If you find the portions too big, initially learn to leave food, this is hard to conquer but is key to success!!! Then reassess the shopping list and cut down the amounts in the recipe and aim not to be overly full at the end of a meal.
Saying all this if you find yourself in a situation with few options e.g. a wedding or party enjoy it!!! The key is to keep your food on track until the event and then wake up after it and get straight back into your healthy routine!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not warrant or guarantee that any recipes do not contain ingredients clients may be allergic to or prefer not to eat.
Here are some dishes from the food programme to give you some idea of where we are taking you...
Turkish Eggs
A delicious combination of eggs, tomatoes and chorizo.
25 mins | 2
Chicken & Roasted Veg
An amazing combination of chicken, vegetables and herbs.
2 hrs | 2
Fish & Steamed Veg
A light tasty, quick evening meal, full of flavour.
30 mins | 2
Potato & Sausage Hash
The perfect Saturday breakfast.
25 mins | 2
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Whole Medium Chicken
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Lemon
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1 Pinch Black Pepper
- 1 Fresh Chilli Pepper
- 2 Cloves of Garlic Garlic
- 1 Aubergine
- 1 Quarter Small Cauliflower
- 2 Red Onions
- 1 Quarter Small butternut squash
- 2 Fresh Thyme Sprigs
- 15 Grammes Fresh Basil
DIRECTIONS
1. Place the chicken on a baking tray, drizzle a third of the olive oil, a squeeze of lemon and season with salt & pepper
2. Place in the oven at 180, follow the cooking guidelines on the pack.
3. Dice the chilli and garlic, chop the veg into same sized chunks & place in a large baking tray single layered.
4. Sprinkle the chilli and garlic over the veg, add the thyme, the rest of the olive oil, salt and pepper, gently mix through with hands
5. When the chicken has 60 minutes left of cooking time, add the tray of veg.
6. Plate the veg and top with 1 sliced breast per person, sprinkle with chopped basil.
7. Save the rest of the chicken for dinner.
Tip – Spend time stacking the veg and topping with chicken rather than dumping on plate!!
Note – all cooking times will vary depending on size of ingredients when chopped and appliances used
Safety – be careful when dealing with raw meat, separate knives & boards are a must