Drop a dress size and still eat chocs!

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PICK ONE
EACH DAY
400 calories

dinner

Staying slim isnt easy if youre a fan of the sweet stuff, but chocolate-loving celebs such as
Andrea McLean and Alex Gerrard prove it is possible. With our diet, you can still enjoy your
favourite chocolate AND lose weight. Get your fix any time with 300 calories a day allocated to
chocolate alone in this 1,300-calorie plan that could help you drop a dress size in four weeks

Heres what
to do:
l Mix and match breakfast,
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200 calories

breakfast
BERRIES WITH YOGHURT
AND MUESLI (V)
Bowl of blueberries and
raspberries with 1 small
pot of fat-free Greek
yoghurt and 2tbsp of
unsweetened muesli.

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BANANA AND CHOCOLATE

SPREAD ON TOAST (V)
1 slice of wholegrain toast
topped with 1tsp of
chocolate spread and
1 small sliced banana.
SCRAMBLED EGG WITH
SMOKED SALMON
1 scrambled egg mixed
with 1 slice of chopped
smoked salmon and served
on 1 slice of wholegrain toast.
CHOCOLATE
CEREAL WITH
RASPBERRIES (V)
6tbsp of Coco Pops with
skimmed milk, plus a handful
of raspberries and 1 small
glass of orange juice.

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lunch and dinner from the

choices each day.
l Drink 300ml of skimmed
milk (100 cals) daily in
coffees, teas or smoothies.
l Eat as much veg as you like
(excluding potatoes!).
l You can have your choc

ALEX D
RRAR

GE

and eat it,

too! Just
pick your treats from the
list below right, or check
the calorie content of your
favourite products. Youre
allowed chocs to the value
of300 cals a day. Youll drop
a dress size in four weeks.

Lunch
NEW POTATO AND
BACON SALAD
4 boiled new potatoes (skin
on), 2 rashers of grilled lean
bacon, 6 cherry tomatoes,
4 spring onions, 2 radishes,
2tbsp of low-fat sour cream.
HOT CROSS BUN (V)
1 healthy-eating hot cross
bun with 1tsp of low-fat
spread and a handful of
raspberries.
CROISSANT AND HOT
CHOCOLATE (V)
1 healthy-eating croissant
and 1 mug of instant lowcalorie hot chocolate.
MANGO AND BANANA
SMOOTHIE (V)
Smoothie made up of 1 ripe
mango, 1 small sliced banana
and 1 small glass of apple
juice.

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CHICKEN SALAD
Salad with 1 grilled skinless
chicken breast. Plus 1 pot of
Mllerlight vanilla yoghurt
with chocolate sprinkles.
GOATS CHEESE
OMELETTE (V)
2-egg omelette made with
1tbsp of skimmed milk, 30g of
goats cheese and 5 steamed
asparagus spears. Salad. Plus
a bowl of raspberries.
GREEK-STYLE PASTA
SALAD (V)
4tbsp of wholewheat pasta,

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1 tomato, half a green pepper,

cucumber, 30g of feta and
3tbsp of tzatziki.
HAM SANDWICH
2 slices of wholegrain bread,
1 slice of lean ham, salad,
2tsp of light mayo. Plus 1 pot
of low-fat yoghurt and
2 handfuls of raspberries.
SPICY TUNA PITTA
1 wholemeal pitta with half
a can of tuna in water, 2tbsp
of red kidney beans, 2 spring
onions, chilli sauce to taste.

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300 calories

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ANDRAN
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SALMON SALAD
1 grilled salmon fillet with
watercress, rocket, 4 spring
onions, 6 cherry tomatoes
and 5cm granary baguette.

with 2 medium roast

potatoes, veg, fat-free gravy,
1tsp of mint sauce. Plus 1 bowl
of raspberries with 1tbsp of
single cream.

HAM SALAD
2 thin slices of lean ham,
5 boiled new potatoes (skin
on) in 1tsp of butter and mint,
and 3tbsp peas. Plus 1 apple
and 1 fat-free yoghurt.

VEGGIE STIR-FRY (V)

Veg stir-fried in 2tsp
sunflower oil with 1tbsp
low-salt soy sauce. Serve
with 6tbsp brown rice. Plus,
1 small pot low-fat choc
mousse and 1 pear.

JACKET POTATO (V)

Medium potato with 1 small
can of baked beans, 1tbsp of
grated low-fat cheese. Salad.
FISH PIE
Ready-made fish pie (up to
400 calories) with veg.
ROAST LAMB
2 slices of lean roast lamb

SPAGHETTI
PRIMAVERA (V)
Fry 2tsp of olive oil, garlic,
1 shallot, 1 carrot, 5 asparagus
spears, 1/2 leek & courgette,
1 tomato. Mix in 150g of
wholewheat spaghetti and
2tbsp of crme frache. Serve
with 1tbsp of Parmesan. Plus
1 scoop of choc ice cream.

Chocs away!

UP TO
300 CALS
PER DAY

Chocolate M&Ms

9 cals each

Jaffa cake

46 cals each

Minstrels

12 cals each

Mikado

11 cals each

Walls choc Mini Milk

30 cals each

Tesco chocolate log

155 cals per slice

Cadburys Freddo

95 cals per bar

Cadburys Dairy Milk

240 cals per 45g bar

Curly Wurly

118 cals per 26g bar

Smarties

93 cals per 17 sweets

M&S Rocky Road Bites

80 cals per bite

KitKat

107 cals per 2 fingers

Milky Bar

137 cals per 25g bar

Aero

221 cals per 40g bar

Galaxy Ripple

175 cals per bar

Magic Stars

137 cals per 25g bag

Flake

171 cals per bar

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