Recipe Ideas - Menstruation

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Naomi Adams
FYR Dietician
Published 16 August 2023
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Breakfast

Chia Pudding - Serves 1
2 tbsp chia seeds
1⁄2 cup milk of choice
1 tsp maple syrup/honey
Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate overnight.
Toppings:
Raspberry and dark chocolate
Nuts/seeds
Coconut
Fresh fruit of choice.
Yoghurt
Base Recipe (without toppings) Servings:
  • 1 serve protein
  • 1⁄2 serve dairy
  • 1 serve “sometimes” foods

Lunch

Full of goodness salad – Serves 1
1⁄4 avocado
1 tomato
Handful spinach leaves
Cucumber (10 thin slices, diced)
Red capsicum (4 long strips, diced)
Red onion (optional)
Small tin chickpeas
Small tin tuna or Salmon drained of excess oil.
Sprinkle of pepitas
Dressing – 1 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Or 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Servings in this meal:
  • 1 serve protein
  • 2.5 serves vegetables
  • 2 serves healthy fats

Dinner

Salmon with garlic and herbs served with sweet potato chips and brocollini – Serves 4.
Ingredients:
4 salmon fillets (approx. 150g each)
1⁄4 cup mixed herbs, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, finely diced
2 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tsp Dijon mustard
3 tsp EVOO
1 large Sweet potato
2 bunches Brocollini
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Cut sweet potato into chip shaped pieces, drizzle with EVOO and season with a little salt and pepper. Bake in oven for 30-35 mins or until cooked.
Meanwhile, In a small bowl, combine herbs, garlic, spring onions, Dijon mustard and EVOO until it forms a paste. Spread on to salmon. When sweet potato has 15 mins left to cook, add salmon to the oven and cook for 15 mins.
Place Brocollini into a steamer and steam for 5 minutes so that it still remains vibrant green and slightly chewy.
Dish onto a plate and enjoy.
Servings per person in this meal
  • 1 serve protein
  • 2 serves vegetables
  • 1.5 serves healthy fats
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