Recipe: Chimichanga beef burritos
Spicy beef, crispy tortillas, chunky guac and sour cream come together in this delicious recipe for chimichanga beef burritos. Despite the long list of ingredients, making this Mexican treat couldn’t be simpler and if you keep your kitchen fully stocked with jars of spices, and wraps in the freezer, then you can have this ready […]
RECIPE: Low calorie hot cross bun doughnuts
Looking for a low calorie hot cross bun? Let’s raise the stakes a little: how about a low calorie hot cross bun doughnut? A 100 calorie hot cross bun doughnut? Oh yes. With Easter just around the corner and sweet treats just about everywhere you look, there’s no need to feel like you are missing […]
Recipe: Guinness beef ribs with colcannon mash
Happy St.Patrick’s Day! Have you ever cooked with Guinness? It lends itself extremely well to cooking, especially when paired with beef, giving it a great depth of flavour. Guinness is also surprisingly low in calories – with 155 calories per 440ml, compared to 127 calories per 440ml can of Bud Light, it can also be […]
RECIPE: Quinoa and sweet potato salad
Did you notice something strange last week? There was a brief moment when the sun shone and it felt like we were finally coming out of hibernation and into the glorious spring. Of course, it then snowed (again) and we were back to wanting to huddle under the duvet chain-drinking tea, but that’s Britain for […]
RECIPE: The not-so-dirty doner kebab
Kebabs and guilt seem to go hand-in-hand as their reputation as end-of-the-night, greasy drunk food proves difficult to shake, but it’s not all bad. There’s salad and pitta bread, and as long as you don’t go overboard on the sauces a kebab has got more going for it in the health stakes than a lot […]
Recipe: Protein power pizza
I LOVE pizza. Dough. Tomatoes. Cheese. Meat (or veggies, I’m not fussy). What’s not to love? I dread to think how much of my money Domino’s has commandeered over the years and the worst part is that I always feel so guilty when I fire up the Domino’s website after a long day at work, […]
RECIPE: Caribbean chicken burrito with pineapple salsa
All the exciting things winter has to offer have been and gone and we want summer NOW. Wanting to see daylight when we go to work and again when we come home is a very simple wish, and it’s surely about time we got to ditch the layers and turn the heating off. With that […]
RECIPE: Smoked salmon teriyaki
Oriental foods are a go-to choice when it comes to wanting something fast and tasty to eat, but much of the food ordered from takeaways are full of fat and generally not very healthy, so why not make your own? This may look like it has loads of ingredients, but keep the herbs and spices in […]
RECIPE: Tomato and cream cheese soup
If you’re stuck for simple lunch ideas and are sick of sandwiches then you need our easy tomato and cream cheese soup. I know what you’re thinking – cream cheese? In a soup?! But trust us – this is a creamy bowl of comfort and the cream cheese is just a lower-calorie way of getting […]
Share Your Best Recipes: Sweet Potato and Tomato Soup
Over on the forum Jaxom is a popular guy who’s always up for supporting other MAN v FAT members with their weight loss. He’s also a terrific cook, so we challenged him to put together a soup recipe after he claimed that he could make one better than a certain well-known soup brand’s tomato soup. Do […]
