Basic Beginner Banting Challenge

Simple, Basic Banting meals that anyone, anywhere can follow.

Basic ingredients, basic preparation of meals, basic rules for beginners to live by.

First and foremost:

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So the instructions are - read through and follow the rules.

Take the Shopping list with you, go buy what you need.

Prepare the meals as stated, keeping it simple.

Ask questions as you need to, as stated in rules.

Rules:

1. Read the Banting Beginners Guide & Join Banting 7 Day Meal Plans

2. Keep it as simple as possible

3. There are optional ingredients on the list - use these at your own discretion. There is nothing wrong with using them, but it is an added extra.

4. You can have dessert if you want it, but like point #3 above - its an added extra. Just make sure its a banting friendly dessert.

5. Use the Hashtag #BasicBeginner to ask your question in the post on the Banting 7 Day Meal Plans Group.

6. Try to invest in the Carb Wise App. It is the preferred method of measure. This way you can tweak the values on the meal plans given to go with the amount you're allowed to eat for your specific amount of weight loss.

Shopping List:

800g Cheese (Cheddar or Gouda)

3 packs bacon

8 Pieces Chicken (Thighs or similar, smaller pieces would be more)

30 eggs

8 Pork Rashers

2 pieces Fish

2 Pieces Steak

400g Beef Mince

3 packs Mushroom

2 Onions

1 pack Carrots

3 packs Spinach

4 Gem Squash

1/2 Pumpkin

2 whole Cauliflower

1 Broccoli

1 Bottle High Oleic Sunflower oil OR 1lt Coconut oil

500g Butter

500ml fresh Cream

1 Cream Cheese

Salt of choice (Himalayan or Sea Salt)

Pepper (preferably ground)

Lemons (for flavouring)

Sweetener (Xylitol, Erythritol or Stevia - optional)

Flour of choice for optional mug cakes

Week 1 Meal Plan:

Monday:

Breakfast:

2 Rashers Fried Bacon,

2 Fried Eggs

1/4 pack fried mushrooms

2 blocks cheese

Dinner:

2 pieces Chicken,

creamed spinach,

whole gem squash with butter

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

Egg roll filled with

Cheese,

1/4 punnet mushrooms,

2 rashers bacon

fried in oil of choice,

Dinner:

Pork Rashers,

Pumpkin with butter,

Broccoli & Cheese

Wednesday:

Breakfast:

2 Egg Fritatta

including 2 rashers chopped bacon,

1/4 punnet chopped mushroom,

grated cheese,

fried in oil of choice

Dinner:

Fish fried in butter,

Caulimash,

Whole Gem Squash with butter

Thursday:

Breakfast:

2 Egg Omelette

filled with

chopped bacon,

1/4 punnet fried chopped mushroom,

grated cheese,

onion

Dinner:

Steak,

Creamed Spinach

Cauliflower & Cheese

Friday:

Breakfast:

2 boiled eggs

2 slices bacon

1/4 punnet raw mushroom

2 blocks cheese

Dinner:

Mince fried with oil of choice,

with onion, 

mushrooms

on a bed of cauliflower rice

Saturday:

Breakfast:

Breakfast Pizza using two eggs

topping of

2 rashers fried chopped bacon

1/4 punnet fried mushroom

sliced onion

grated cheese on top

Dinner:

Pork Rashers

Gem Squash with butter

Carrots with butter

Sunday:

Breakfast:

2 Bacon and egg cups

topped with onion,

chopped mushrooms

cheese

Dinner:

2 Pieces Chicken,

Creamed Spinach,

Broccoli Mash

Week 2 Meal Plan:

Monday:

Breakfast:

2 Rashers Fried Bacon,

2 Fried Eggs

1/4 pack fried mushrooms

2 blocks cheese

Dinner:

Rashers,

Mashed Pumpkin with butter,

Carrots with butter

Tuesday:

Breakfast:

Egg roll filled with

Cheese,

1/4 punnet mushrooms,

2 rashers bacon

fried in oil of choice,

Dinner:

Fish grilled with butter,

Broccoli Cheese,

Caramelized onion,

Carrots with butter

Wednesday:

Breakfast:

2 Egg Fritatta

including 2 rashers chopped bacon,

1/4 punnet chopped mushroom,

grated cheese,

fried in oil of choice

Dinner:

2 Chicken Pieces

Pumpkin pieces with butter

Cauliflower Cheese

Thursday:

Breakfast:

2 Egg Omelette

filled with

chopped bacon,

1/4 punnet fried chopped mushroom,

grated cheese,

onion

Dinner:

2 Pork Rashers,

Carrots with Butter,

Creamed Spinach

Friday:

Breakfast:

2 boiled eggs

2 slices bacon

1/4 punnet raw mushroom

2 blocks cheese

Dinner:

2 chicken Pieces

Mashed Pumpkin with butter

Caulirice and onion fried in oil of choice

Saturday:

Breakfast:

Breakfast Pizza using two eggs

topping of

2 rashers fried chopped bacon

1/4 punnet fried mushroom

sliced onion

grated cheese on top

Dinner:

Steak,

with mushroom sauce,

broccoli cheese.

creamed spinach

Sunday:

Breakfast:

2 Bacon and egg cups

topped with onion,

chopped mushrooms

cheese

Dinner:

Mince patties,

served with

caramelized onions,

gem squash with butter

pumpkin with butter