17 Jun Top Tim Noakes Diet Tips: Recipes & Shopping List

You’ve got to admit the Tim Noakes Diet sounds appealing – plenty of filling foods, plenty of flavour and the chance to enjoy a leaner, fitter, healthier lifestyle! However, cutting out those carbs and sugar can be tougher than it sounds. So to simplify things, we’ve found you a few fab Paleo-friendly recipes, plus our own essential shopping list for aspiring “Banters”.

Breakfast

1. Double Cream Yoghurt, Almond & Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1tbsp almond butter
• 150ml double cream yoghurt
• 100g frozen strawberries
• 10 ice cubes

Method:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor & blend until smooth.

2. Nut Granola

Ingredients:

• 100g walnuts
• 100g sunflower seeds
• 100g chopped hazelnuts
• 100g almond flakes
• 3tsp coconut oil
• 2tsp cinnamon
• 2tsp ginger
• ½tsp nutmeg

Method:

• Preheat oven to 160°C.
• Chop the nuts roughly & mix well.
• Fry the coconut oil & spices in a pan, then add the nuts & toast them lightly.
• Place on an oven tray & bake for 10min.
• Serve with coconut milk yoghurt. Makes 12-15 servings; store in an airtight container until use.

Lunch

1. Wilted Onion & Walnut Spinach

Ingredients:

• 200g baby spinach, washed & roughly chopped
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped
• 40g butter/ coconut oil
• ½tsp sumac/ lemongrass
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/3cup walnuts, chopped & toasted
• 1 bunch mint leaves, finely chopped
• Salt & pepper to taste

Method:

• Sauté the onion & butter in a pot, until the onions become translucent.
• Add the spinach & stir until cooked (excess liquid should have evaporated).
• Add sumac, lemon juice, walnuts & mint. Stir well.
• Season to taste & enjoy!

2. Cauliflower Rice (“Cauli-Rice”)

Ingredients

• 1 cauliflower
• 1 onion
• 100g butter/ coconut oil

Method:

• Roughly chop the cauliflower, then pulse in a food processor until you have a fine consistency similar to couscous.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan & sauté the onion until soft.
• Add the cauliflower & mix thoroughly. Cover the pan & cook for 5-8min on medium heat.
• The perfect grain-free rice substitute for Paleo-friendly meals!

Dinner

Sage & Blue Cheese Roasted Gem Squash

Ingredients:

• 4 gem squash, cut in half & seeds removed
• 150g blue cheese
• 1 handful sage leaves
• 100g butter/ coconut oil

Method:

• Steam or boil the squash until soft & tender.
• Place squash halves on a tray & crumble the blue cheese over each one.
• Melt the butter in a pan, then gently fry the sage leaves until they turn golden.
• Spoon the sage butter over each squash.
• Grill in the oven until the cheese turns dark brown.

The Must-Have Tim Noakes Shopping List:

1. The Real Meal Revolution cookbook
2. Coconut oil
3. Chia seeds
4. Organic protein shakes
5. Superlite noodles
6. Stevia
7. Xylitol
8. Flax meal
9. Almonds
10. Natural nut butters
11. Hemp seeds
12. Sunflower seeds
13. Apple cider vinegar
14. Dates
15. Almond flour
16. Coconut flour
17. Organic herbs & spices
18. Psyllium husk
19. HSO (Homeostatic Soil Organism) Probiotics
20. Pure Garcinia Cambogia (promotes weight loss)
21. Anti-Toxin supplement
22. Acai berry powder