Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Allowed food list update



Fruits
These fruits are an added option for one of your 2 daily fruit serves.

  • plums - 2 medium sized
  • Fresh pineapple - 1 cup pieces
  • Paw paw - 1 cup diced
  • Melon* (watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew) - 1 cup diced (these are higher in GI and can be eaten up to 3-4 time per week only).

Limited Vegetables
These vegetables are allowed to be eaten once per day.

  • Water chestnuts - 5 medium sized sized as a limited vegetable (up to 3 times per week)

Good Fats - Nuts & Seeds (unsalted/unroasted)
Each of the serves below would be counted as your daily good fat serve.

  • Nuts - 6-8 eg Brazil nuts OR 10-15 small almonds
  • Seeds - 2 tblsp (30g) eg sesame, pumpkin, sunflower
  • Nut/Seed Meal - 2 tblsp (30g) eg LSA or flaxseed meal
Treats
These are an option for one of your 2 weekly treat serves

  • Champagne - 1 standard glass (120ml)
  • Jalna Fat Free Natural Yoghurt - 1/2 cup (125g)
  • Pre-mixed sugar free spirits eg Cruiser Free, Cougar Zero
  • Skinny Cow no sugar added icecream - 1 stick or 1 sundae cup

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