• You need to start the day with a substantial protein based breakfast
• Avoid eating large amounts of grains or starches
• Increase consumption of green vegetables

Breakfast                    Poached eggs with tomatoes and a small slice of rye bread

Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon on a slice of wholegrain bread

Fish kedgeree with brown rice

Bacon and eggs (only 1-2 times a week)

Wheat and sugar free muesli soaked overnight in rice/soya milk with berries

Live natural yogurt with fruit and chopped nuts & seeds

Lunch                          Avocado and green salad with added cannellini beans

Poached salmon and salad with oat cakes and a little mayonnaise

Roast chicken and vegetables with a little brown rice or cous cous

Vegetable and tofu stir fry with buckwheat noodles

Tin of mackerel /sardines/tuna with salad and oatcakes

Vegetable and bean soup served with rye bread and a little goat’s cheese

Cold turkey slices with beetroot salad and oatcakes

Dinner                          Grilled or poached white fish with steamed greens

Grilled chicken and roasted Mediterranean vegetables

Roast pheasant/partridge, steamed green beans & broccoli with lentils

Snacks                        Fruit – chose low GI fruits like berries, apples, plums, pears and peaches

(If needed)                   Nuts – unsalted and not peanuts (a small palmful at a time)

Seeds – buy pots of munchie seeds from supermarkets and health stores

Celery and carrot sticks

Avocado and oatcakes

Wherever possible eat fresh, unprocessed & organic foods.

AVOID –                      SUGAR & SUGARY FOODS

CAFFEINE

CHOCOLATE – occasional 70% cocoa solids allowable

COLA DRINKS & FIZZY DRINKS

‘WHITE’ CARBOHYDRATES (BREAD, RICE, PASTA)

POTATOES