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Tips To Help Control Your Portion Sizes

Follow our quick and easy tips to help control your portion sizes at meal times... Always have a glass of water with your meal - Take a sip every few mouthfuls to trick your brain into feeling fuller and most importantly to keep hydrated. Base your meal around the vegetables - they are tasty, packed with vitamins and low in calories. Use a smaller plate - Quite often it is easy to pile your plate with food so stick to a small plate to stop you over indulging. Don’t have seco...

Tips To Help Avoid Late Night Snacking

Follow our top tips to help you avoid late night snacking... 1. Eat a good healthy dinner so your less hungry - ensuring it includes lean protein, vitamin packed vegetables, fibre and whole grains. 2. Treat yourself in other ways - run a bath and read a book, try meditation or yoga, paint your nails so you cant stick your hand in a bag of crips, start a new hobby, try adult colouring books or write a diary. 3. Go to bed earlier - you should aim for 7-9 hours of sleep a night. You wi...

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Fragrant Pho Soup

Treat yourself to a tasty soup under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations on social media! Fragrant Pho Soup 2 Star Anise 2 Cinnamon sticks ½ Teaspoon Whole Cloves 1 Litre Hot Water 1 Carrot, Chopped roughly into chunks 1 Onion, Chopped roughly into chunks 1 thumb sized piece of fresh Ginger, skin removed 120g Mushrooms 1/2 Small Cabbage, roughly chopped 100g Rice/Wholewheat noodles Dash of Soy Sauce 1 Lime, halved Fresh...

Spicy Red Pepper & Tomato Soup

Treat yourself to a tasty soup under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations on social media! Spicy Red Pepper and Tomato Soup 1 Tablespoon Olive/Rapeseed/Coconut oil 1 Onion, chopped 2 Red peppers, seeds removed and roughly chopped 2 cloves crushed Garlic 1/2 Teaspoon dried Chilli flakes 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper 600g fresh Tomatoes, quartered 1 x 400g tin chopped Tomatoes 1 Litre Vegetable stock Add the pepper and fresh tomatoes ...

Purifying Pumpkin Soup

#SoupSunday - This soup is the perfect way to get in the halloween spirit and use up those leftover pumpkins. Treat yourself to a tasty soup under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations! Purifying Pumpkin Soup 1 Small Pumpkin, Seeds removed, Cut into chunks 1 Tablespoon Olive/Rapeseed/Coconut Oil 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves crushed garlic 1 carrot, sliced 1 stick of celery, slic...

Super Green Kale & Broccoli Soup

Treat yourself to a tasty soup under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations on social media! Super Green Kale & Broccoli Ingredients: 1/2 Tablespoon Olive/Rapeseed/Coconut oil 30g Onion, chopped 25g Carrots, chopped 1 Large Crushed Garlic clove 225g Broccoli 550ml of Vegetable stock Handful of Kale, chopped Salt & Pepper Method: In a large pan heat the olive oil at medium heat. Add the onion and carrots, stir and lower the heat,...

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Cleansing Detox Juice

Treat yourself to a tasty smoothie under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicSurgery in your creations on social media! Cleansing Detox Juice 150 ml Cranberry Juice 100 ml Pomegranate juice 100 ml Apple juice Squeeze of Lime juice Strawberries Pomegranate arils (seeds) Ice Cubes Total Calories - 173 Place ice cubes into your favourite glass and pour over juices, swirling with straw. Add Pomegranate arils and strawberries. Enjoy!...

Banoffee Pie Swirl Smoothie

Treat yourself to a tasty smoothie under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations! Banoffee Pie Swirl 1 1/2 large ripe Bananas peeled and sliced 1 Heaped Tablespoon of Low Fat Greek Yoghurt 2 tsp Honey 2 tbsp of Wheatgerm Dash of Skimmed milk Total Calories - 237 Place all the ingredients into a blender and mix until thick and frothy. Drizzle the honey inside the glass and then pour in smoothie. Enjoy!...

Super Fruity Smoothie

#SmoothieSunday - Treat yourself to a tasty smoothie under 250 calories! Try it our yourself and tag @TonicWeightLossSurgery in your creations! Super Fruity Smoothie 1 Ripe Banana Juice of 1 Orange A palmful of Strawberries A palmful of Pineapple chunks Dash of Apple Juice Total Calories - 192 Add all ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth. Pour into your favourite glass and enjoy!...

5 Tips: Healthy Eating on a Budget

5 Tips: Healthy Eating on a Budget We asked Tonic Weight Loss Surgery Specialist Dietitian, Gary Young, what should be on your shopping list! Buy frozen vegetables. Just as nutritious as fresh and can last a further 8 months - less waste and less pennies! Buy beans and pulses such as lentils and peas to create hearty low fat, cheap main meals. They are a source of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals and they count towards your recommended five fruit and vegetables per day. ...

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