Even with daily exercise, my diet and nutrition had gone out of the window during lockdown. I was feeling sluggish and lacking in motivation so when Dietbon asked if I would like to try their diet meals delivery service I accepted straight away. Dietbon is a French diet plan based on home-delivered meals and the plan includes a telephone consultation with a dietician. The meal plan provides breakfast, lunch, a snack and dinner for 6 days out of 7. On the 07th day you a free to enjoy a treat day ( within reason )
With over 60 dishes to choose from, all containing 100% natural ingredients: no additives, preservatives or artificial colourings I was spoilt for choice.
My menu for the week consisted of :
creamy vegetarian carrot and coconut soup
Spicy tomato and beef soup
Wholemeal salad: Mini farfalle with chicken and sundried tomatoes
Chicken tikka masala with rice and quinoa
Mexican meatballs with pasta vegetables and tomato sauce
Roast chicken fillet with mashed potatoes
sautéed porked with diced vegetables and bacon
Salmon with vegetables and grains and a soya sauce
Chicken fillet with rice and almond sauce
Marengo veal
Conchiglie ( Pasta) pacific salmon and spinach
Ravioli stuffed with goat’s cheese pesto with a tomato and tofu sauce
1 Pack of 8 breakfasts plain pancakes
1 Pack of 8 snack-sized mini lemon cakes
1 Pack of 8 desserts organic Apple and pear compote
28 days of Tea Detox Morning & Night ( Vitalize Me to energy and focus // Keep Calm – to destress and relax)
After I had chosen my meals Dietbon then scheduled a call with one of their highly trained Nutritionist to talk through my present diet and lifestyle and make some recommendations. Even though I thought my normal diet was pretty healthy she was shocked to hear I ate an avocado a day. Too much fat she said. The nutritionist also suggested I reduce my running from 5k per day to maybe once or twice a week and introduce some yoga into my fitness regime while I was on the plan. It is a calorie-controlled diet so excessive exercise is not recommended.
6.30 am: Wake up and do 30 minutes of Yoga / 20-minute jog
7 a.m: Drink a cup of Vitalize Me tea along with a breakfast of plain pancakes and a 1/2 cup of natural yoghurt with 4 small strawberries
10 a.m: Drink a cup of black coffee
12.30 p.m: Dietbon slimming meal ( my favourite lunches were spicy tomato and beef soup & salmon with vegetables and grains and a soya sauce )
Followed by a fruit compote ( which helped curve my sugar craving )
4 p.m: Drink a cup of black coffee along with a mini lemon cake.
7 p.m: Dietbon slimming meal ( my favourite dinners were Mexican meatballs with pasta vegetables and tomato sauce & Roast chicken fillet with mashed potatoes ) along with a side of raw vegetables ( carrots in my case ) with 1tsp oil.
Followed by a fat-free yoghurt each night
9 p.m: Drink a cup of Keep Calm tea to help me wind down before bed.
I wasn’t looking to lose weight on the plan, more reestablished a nutritional diet to sustain over the next few months. I did end up losing 2lb’s in a week which was a bonus. I was worried I would get hungry while following the Dietbon diet meals delivery plan but apart from 1 mid-morning tummy rumble on day 2 I didn’t have any problems. The food was quick to prepare in the microwave ( only 2 minutes ) and the large selection meant I never felt like I was on a diet. I did make a small change to the plan and enjoyed my fat-free yoghurt after my evening meal instead of with my snack at 4 p.m but that’s the great thing about Dietbon you can make small tweaks here and there to fit in with your lifestyle. I also found that on the 7th day I didn’t want to spoil all my hard work so I stuck to a balanced diet with the addition of a small glass of wine and some homemade lemon cake.
The plan was easy to follow and all the meals were satisfying and filling. It’s a great way to lose weight or like me re-establish a balanced diet. If you are interested in knowing more details about the Dietbon diet meals delivery service then click here: https://bit.ly/DB-theunnaturalmother and as an added bonus you will receive 50% off your 1st month when you opt for the 4 or 6-month meal plans. Use code DBUK .