- 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
