- Breakfast
- Snack
- Lunch
- Snack
- Dinner
- Snack
Breakfast:
2-3 Eggs (not fried) on toast (ideally rye or seeded)
Porridge (can top with fruit, nuts, seeds, honey, peanut butter)
Muesli (no added sugar)
Bacon medallions, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, mushrooms and a slice of toast
Omelette
Greek yoghurt with fruit and muesli
Peanut butter on seeded toast, can top with a banana (use pure peanut butter)
Lunch and Dinners (One meal a day with carbs the other without)
Pittas with meat and salad
Lean meat or fish with rice and salad/veg
Stir fry with noodles and meat/fish
Salmon/ chicken and pesto pasta
Sweet potato wedges with meat, salad/ veg
Stuffed peppers with turkey mince
Snacks:
- Greek yoghurt and fruit
- Handful of nuts
- Pitta/ salad and houmous
- Fruit
- Rice cakes (yogurt and chocolate covered are fine if you need that chocolate or sweet hit!)
- Popcorn (sweet and salty are great in packet size)
- Dark chocolate (a couple of squares)
- Soup
- Smoothie
- Milky coffee (no flavourings or sweetners)
- Peanut butter on a banana
Tips:
- If you’re hungry have some water, if you’re still hungry 20mins after then have a snack/ meal.
- Avoid sugar free and low fat foods, the sweeteners are bad for you.
- Avoid fizzy drinks and alcohol.
- Reduce foods high in saturated fat such as cheese, and takeaways.
- Stick to lean meat, avoid lots of pork, lamb, beef.
- Fill up with lots of salad, veg and beans/pulses.
- Turkey mince is a good alternative to beef mice.
- Have carbs for either lunch or dinner, not both
- Drink 2L minimum a day
- Avoid sugar in tea/ coffee
- Drink green tea if possible
- If you’re not hungry don’t eat
- Portion size is key, don’t over fill yourself