Bone & muscle strength Pescatarian Sardines on tomato-rubbed sourdough
The three-minute bone builder: tinned sardines on garlic-tomato sourdough with parsley.
Ginger beef & broccoli with sesame noodles
Quick-seared beef strips and broccoli over sesame noodles; iron and calcium in takeaway form.
Ingredients
Servings 2
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Method
- Step 1
Cook the noodles; toss with sesame oil.
- Step 2
Sear the beef in half the oil over a fierce heat; remove.
- Step 3
Stir-fry broccoli with a splash of water 3 minutes; add garlic and ginger for 1 more.
- Step 4
Return the beef with soy and oyster sauce; toss with the noodles.
- Step 5
Finish with sesame seeds.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 38g |
| Carbohydrates | 48g |
| – of which sugars | 5g |
| Fibre | 8g |
| Fat | 19g |
| – of which saturates | 4g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.5g |
| Calcium | 240mg |
| Iron | 5mg |
| Salt | 1.9g |
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