A doctor has opened up about what an average day looks like on his plate.
General Practitioner, Rupy Aujla, who is from London but has lived in Sydney, recently shared his secrets with Australian nutritionist, Jessica Sepel, for her blog.
From butternut curry and falafel to dark chocolate and no coffee after 2pm, the author of The Doctor’s Kitchen revealed his typical daily meal plan.
‘I do a bit of emergency medicine and I believe what you choose to put on your plate is the most important health intervention anyone can make,’ he said.
Rupy Aujla, a General Practitioner, (pictured) who is on a mission to change the medical system for the better has shared his day on a plate
Plant-based Chocolate cheesecake with Almond and Date base: ‘I was so skeptical of this when I found out it had avocado in it?! But literally I was blown away!’ he wrot
Every morning when he wakes up, Dr Aujla follows a routine, which includes doing 30 to 45 minutes of exercise – varying from stretch and yoga, to strength and high intensity interval training (HIIT).
‘I tend to wake up around 6am, I sit on the edge of my bed and I say a quick mantra to myself (something along the lines of being grateful for being alive and for this beautiful day .. regardless of the weather,’ Dr Aujla said.
‘I drink about 700ml of water and get on with my morning routine. Most days I eat breakfast, but other days I do a gentle fast until midday.’
He explained his lunches are often leftovers from the night before – and he would stop eating by 8pm.
Dr Aujla said he usually snacks on pecans, dark chocolate and berries at about 4pm.
Dr Aujla is a locum doctor that works both in general practice and A&E while also healthy blogging and YouTubing in his spare time
Dr Aujla shares his creations on Instagram such as the brown nice noodles with sprouts, broccoli and dusted in chilli (left) and Spelt Tagliatelle with homemade cashew pesto (right)
Roasted golden beets, Italian greens, hazelnut pesto and indulgent truffle pasta (pictured left) and sprouts and greens on toast with a quick spicy tahini dressing (right)
‘I’ll tend to stop eating by 8pm and I don’t eat late at night. I try and put my electronics away at least one hour before bed,’ he said.
Coffee is his drink of choice but he only has three to four cups a week.
‘I’m quite sensitive to caffeine so I hardly have a cup after 2pm and my brew is a “long black”.
And his indulgence of choice? Dark chocolate.
‘I don’t think I could live without single origin 80 per cent.
‘With some frozen berries and hazelnuts I’m very happy,’ he said.
He also shared that the three foods he wouldn’t be able to live without would be spices such as fennel and cumin, sweet potato and lentils.
He explained that his lunch tends to be varied but is often leftovers from the night before
Dr Aujla’s mid afternoon snack of berries, pecans and dark chocolate, with dark chocolate being his indulgence of choice
Grilled Halloumi, roasted sweet potato, BBQ greens and eggs (pictured left) and roast carrots and onion medley in sumac spices with fresh English spinach (right)
Dr Aujla aims to encourage people to look at food in a happy and healthy way and believes that food is medicine.
Roughly two years ago, he started The Doctor’s Kitchen, where he created healthy recipes and talked about the clinical research behind the ingredients.
Dr Aujla is a locum doctor who works both in general practice and A&E while also healthy blogging and recording videos for YouTube in his spare time.