This vegetarian low-calorie chickpea curry makes a wonderful, easy after-work meal, and is ready in less than 20 minutes. It’s also vegan if you leave out the egg. Each serving provides 441 kcal, 26g protein, 92g carbohydrates (of which 8.5g sugars), 20g fat (of which 3.5g saturates), 15g fibre and 0.6g salt. With a GI of 45 this meal is high protein, low GI.
A mushroom omelette is a perfect protein-packed meal that you can rustle up in no time. Spinach and paprika give extra fibre and flavour. With a GI of 13, this meal is high protein, low GI. Each serving provides 304 kcal, 19g protein, 4.4g carbohydrate (of which 0.6g sugars), 23g fat (of which 4.3g saturates), 2.2g fibre and 0.48g salt per portion.
This healthy bean stew is quick to put together, packed with protein and easy to assemble from storecupboard ingredients and fresh vegetables. Each serving provides 298 kcal, 12g protein, 52g carbohydrates (of which 16g sugars), 1.6g fat (of which 10g saturates), 10g fibre and 0.4g salt.
Poke bowls have all the deliciousness of sushi but in a convenient bowl, which means there’s more of it and no tricky rolling! With a sticky rice base, they can be topped with fresh ingredients, or leftovers from the fridge – make it colourful, make it delicious, make it yours. Each serving provides 784 kcal, 26g protein, 106g carbohydrate (of which 8.1g sugars), 27g fat (of which 5.1g saturates), 5.3g fibre and 2.5g salt.
Vietnamese flavours are my absolute favourite so this is loosely inspired by both Vietnamese summer rolls and Vietnamese bún chả. Making multiple summer rolls can become time consuming so I thought, why not make one big delicious one per person instead? For this recipe you will need 6 large rice paper wrappers. Each serving provides 917 kcal, 56.8g protein, 72.1g carbohydrate (of which 19.5g sugars), 34.1g fat (of which 8.9g saturates), 19.4g fibre and 5.16g salt.
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