Fit_Well_October_2017

The 5-day vitamin D diet

D

id you know that

as the weather

gets worse and

the nights get

darker, you

might find it harder to lose

weight? The reason? Less

vitamin D. ‘Latest research

shows that vitamin D

deficiency can make you

accumulate more fat,

therefore making it harder

to lose weight,’ say Shona

Wilkinson, nutritionist at

Superfood UK. Even after a

week or two abroad, typical

UK weather and working

indoors during the year may

mean your levels are still low.

‘One in five of us is deficient,’

explains Shona. Try this

ultimate sunshine diet and

you could top up your levels,

burn fat and lose weight.

Follow this plan, top up on vitamin D and you’ll drop weight faster!

DAY 1

d iet

Summer holidays may be behind

you but you can still get your hit

of vitamin D with our five-day

diet. And you’ll drop pounds, too!

sunshine

The forever

Lose

7Lb in

5 DAYs

BREAKFAST Muesli with

cranberries and milk (or nut

milk – eg, almond). Mix 4tbsp

oats, ½tbsp pumpkin seeds,

½tbsp chia seeds, ½tbsp

sunflower seeds, ½tbsp

unsweetened coconut flakes,

½tbsp flaked almonds, 1tbsp

cranberries. Add milk as desired.

LUNCH Summer salad with

sardines. Mix salad leaves,

cucumber, tomato, peppers, red

onion and black olives. Add can of

sardines. Dress with olive oil, red

wine vinegar and black pepper.

DINNER Mushroom stir-fry.

Stir-fry 300g chopped

shiitake mushrooms in a

wok in hot olive oil with

garlic, chilli and ginger.

Mix with 1 portion of

cooked pasta. Sprinkle

over Parmesan, black

pepper and sliced

spring onions.

WHAT

TO EAT

Foods that contain vitamin D include

oily fish (such as salmon, tuna, mackerel,

trout, herring, sardines and pilchards),

milk, eggs, wholegrain cereal, tofu and

shiitake and portobello mushrooms.

It is also added to fortified foods,

such as nut milks, yogurt and

orange juice.