I decided to try the ‘Feng diet’ for three days as my new year’s resolution to start living a healthier lifestyle had started to slide and thought it would be a good way to get back on track. It was convenient and tasty with two deliveries of delicious sushi per day sent to any address of choice. I had the evening delivery sent to my home address and lunch was sent to work.
The best part about the diet for me was the fact there was so much food that I never felt hungry. With porridge for breakfast, mid-morning snacks of sushi rolls, a tasty sashimi salad for lunch, afternoon snacks and dinner, I didn’t feel the need to eat anything else on any of the three days.
After completing the diet, I felt so much better: a lot healthier and I generally had a lot more energy than normal (anyone who knows me will know that I am always tired!) The only thing that I did really crave however was chocolate – I suppose sugar cravings don’t go away overnight!
The diet cost £95 for the full three days which is brilliant value as it includes three meals as well as two snacks per day. The only thing I would perhaps change would be doing it at a different time of year. The salads for lunch were absolutely delicious but I think had I embarked on it during the summer months, I would have enjoyed it slightly more.
Day One
Breakfast: Feng Sushi provides porridge for all three days. The variety used was very tasty as it contained poppy seeds which I’m a huge fan of.
Mid-morning snack: 4 brown rice salmon and chive maki which were delicious and the perfect start to the day – I got really excited about lunch at this point! Unfortunately the picture doesn’t do it justice as by the time I had brought it to work, they looked a bit messy but tasted just as good.
Lunch: Lunch did not disappoint with a yellow tail sashimi with x-ray salad with baby spinach, seaweed & low sugar dressing. It was very tasty and it even prompted a few people in the office to go and buy themselves sushi for lunch!
Mid-afternoon snack: edamame and ‘rescue’ veg sticks with tofu, wakame and coriander dip which were perfect and stopped me feeling sluggish at 3pm like I normally do.
Dinner: it was very tasty and did not disappoint – spicy cuttlefish and soba soup, and salmon and ikura tartar on cucumber discs. It was the perfect warming dish to the end the day with. I felt it could have included a bit more spice but that could just be personal preference. There were plenty of noodles to fill me up and the ikura tartare were a really nice side dish and I loved the fact there were three discs included as it meant I could keep snacking on them for the rest of the evening!
Day Two
Mid-morning snack: salmon temaki with brown rice – absolutely delicious. Unfortunately I guzzled it so quickly I forgot to take a picture. It was very tasty though and was filled with plenty of different flavours and textures. Again, it got me rather excited about lunch.
Lunch: Japanese bean salad with baby spinach and seaweed, and scallop sashimi. It was delicious and filling.
Mid-afternoon snack: detox broth which fitted the bill perfectly as it was a cold day and I fancied something warming. It was so full of delicious veg and tofu that I didn’t manage to eat my ‘rescue’ veg sticks with tofu, wakame and coriander dip.
Dinner: Loch Duart heavenly salmon on brown rice donburi. The texture of the salmon complimented the brown rice which was full of tasty goodness.
Day Three
Breakfast: I ended up eating shop bought porridge which was definitely not as tasty as the diet one with the poppy seeds.
Lunch: This was probably my favourite of all the lunches – soba noodle salad with baby spinach and seaweed, and salmon sashimi. Absolutely wonderful.
