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What does the diet involve?
It is important that you follow the exact recommendations below. This is designed to significantly reduce the calorie and carbohydrate content of your diet, and provide valuable nutrients needed for general health. Foods high in carbohydrate include sugars and starch food. The starchy carbohydrate foods include bread, rice, potato, pasta and cereals; therefore, it is necessary to temporarily avoid these.
There are three different plans available:
1. Food plan: Normal foods using carefully measured portions of carbohydrate.
2. Milk or alternative dairy plan
3. Meal replacement plan
The following plans will provide approximately 800 calories a day.
1. Food plan
This diet is low in carbohydrate and fat (although how low will depend on the foods you choose) and moderate in protein. It is important to measure your portions accurately or you may end up eating too much and the diet will not work. Aim to eat three meals a day.
Food source Portions per day Examples
Protein foods 3 100g Cooked lean meat, low fat 5% mince, chicken breast (no skin) or turkey 100g cooked white fish or tinned tuna in brine or water
2 medium eggs 100g low fat cottage cheese 80g tofu 150g Quorn pieces/mince
Dairy 2 200ml skimmed or semi-skimmed milk or soya, nut or other non-dairy milk alternative fortified with calcium
1 small pot of low fat, low sugar, diet or fat free yogurt or soya yogurt
Vegetables 5
1 portion of any type of vegetables or salad = 80g (excluding potatoes, yam, pulses, beans and lentils)
Fruit 2
1 portion is approximately palm size (80g) :
1 medium sized piece of fruit e.g. apple, pear
2 small pieces of fruit e.g. Satsumas, plums
1 palm of loose fruit e.g. grapes, strawberries
Do not use or cook with oils, butter or margarine. You can use low calorie cooking sprays. Avoid high fat foods such as sausages, pastry, pies or crisps.
Do not use any type pf sugar or honey or eat any food high in sugar e.g. cake, chocolates, sweets or fruit juice. You can use artificial sweeteners.
