The Fasting Skinny Diet Slow Cooker Cookbook

Book excerpt: The premise behind the fasting (5:2 diet) is to eat normally for five days, while fasting on the other two days. It is suggested that you limit yourself to 500 cals (600 for men) for two non-consecutive days a week. This concept of the 5:2 diet, or intermittent fasting, works by sending your body into 'repair mode' rather than storing fat (starvation mode), which can happen when you just cut down all together. This 'repair mode' causes the body to restore damaged cells, which uses more energy. High Protein is essential along with low calorie as "It's not all about calories; we have to make sure what we do eat counts in nutrients. Slow cookers are among an array of old kitchen gadgets making a comeback. Most of us are experiencing the joys of cooking delicious readymade meals at home. They’re super convenient, everything is cooked in one pot, and it uses less electricity The extended cooking times allow better distribution of flavors in many recipes. Every recipe includes nutritional information about calories, fat, cholesterol, carbs, total sugar, dietary fiber and protein. These recipes will help you in your daily intake of protein, at the same time restrict your calories, on fasting days.