How to create your slimming meal ?

In this article, you will discover how to create your weight loss meals during your high-protein diet. As a reminder, the goal is to consume weight loss meals that are rich in dietary proteins: animal proteins or dairy products, and low in carbohydrates and fats. Discover all our recommendations as well as examples of weight loss meals to compose your slimming meals and achieve your weight loss goals.

Do you have a few pounds to lose and want to start an effective diet? The high-protein diet is a dietary protocol recommended by health professionals for weight loss.

Unlike traditional low-calorie diets where a balance of lipids - carbohydrates - proteins is sought, the high-protein diet almost entirely eliminates carbohydrates and lipids from your diet. It involves severely reducing sugars and fats. As a result, the body is forced to use its energy reserves instead of storing them, which causes weight loss in adipose tissues.

When starting a high-protein diet, you must be aware that you will need to modify your eating habits and follow the weight loss program protocol.

The high-protein diet is divided into 4 distinct stages, which you must strictly follow to ensure your weight loss goals. The first 2 stages are dedicated to weight loss. The last 2 stages will allow you to resume good eating habits in order to maintain your ideal weight. This process avoids the yo-yo effect that can be encountered following other diets.

Contrary to popular belief, you will not consume only high-protein sachets throughout the entire weight loss program. You should know that the high-protein sachets will be accompanied by vegetables at lunch and dinner. At each phase, a list of allowed vegetables will be provided. Consuming vegetables allows you to maintain good intestinal transit and keep real meals.

Starting from Phase 2, the modified diet, you will be able to prepare slimming meals.

A slimming meal allows you to reintroduce dietary proteins into your diet. This way, you will have the feeling of returning to real meals. Slimming meals are prepared starting from Phase 2, the modified diet. You can begin your high-protein diet with this phase if you wish to maintain a real meal from the start of your weight loss program.

In Phase 2, the modified diet, you will consume one slimming meal per day, either for lunch or for dinner. In Phase 3, the transition, and in Phase 4, the stabilization, you will consume one slimming meal at lunch and dinner. The rest of the time, you will consume high-protein sachets.

Your weight loss meal consists of a precise list of natural food proteins and vegetables selected for their low sugar content. As we explained earlier, it is important to consume vegetables. They are rich in fiber and will help promote your intestinal transit.

• 1 serving of your choice of natural food proteins:

• • Either 1 serving of animal proteins

  • Either 1 serving of dairy proteins

  • Or 1/2 serving of animal proteins and 1/2 serving of dairy proteins

• 1 serving of allowed vegetables raw or cooked (a list of allowed vegetables for each level will be provided)

• 1 sugar-free drink

• Animal proteins :
  • 2 slices of ham (pork, turkey, chicken)
  • or 300g of shelled crustaceans or seafood (shrimp, shellfish, crab, …)
  • or 150g of lean meat (veal, skinless poultry, beef, game, offal)
  • or 1 ground beef patty 5% to 15% fat
  • or 200g of white fish (whiting, hake, cod, …)
  • or canned tuna in water
  • or 2 eggs (1 to 2 times per week) soft-boiled, hard-boiled or fried.

• Dairy proteins: 
  • 300g of 0% fat cottage cheese
  • or 150g of 20% fat cottage cheese
  • or 100g of 25% fat cheese
  • or 60g of 45% fat cottage cheese
  • or 2 yogurts 
  • or 2 plain soy desserts or sweetened with aspartame, stevia or acesulfame

It's up to you to prepare your meals according to your dietary preferences and imagination.

Here are examples of slimming meals to lose weight:

• white fish with broccoli
• poultry with mushrooms
• shrimp with bell peppers and eggplants
• ground steak with green beans
• a salad with tuna, cucumber, and tomatoes...

The possibilities are numerous.

As you can understand, even if the high-protein diet involves following a relatively strict protocol, you will still have real meals. You won't be consuming only rehydrated protein powder. We have developed delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes for you. Moreover, you will learn to prepare slimming meals made with good ingredients!