Food List 1500?
Choose your foods from the lists below. Do not choose the same thing all the time, add variety.
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Chicken breast - 100g
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Cod - 100g
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Haddock - 100g
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Octopus - 100g
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Prawns - 150g
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Scallops - 100g
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Squid - 100g
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Tilapia - 100g
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Tuna - 100g
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Turkey breast - 100g
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Mackerel - once a week only - 100g
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Protein powder - 1 scoop/ 30g
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Casein powder - 1 scoop/ 30g
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Egg whites x 4-5
Vegetarian options:
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Low Fat Cottage Cheese- 170g
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0% Fat Greek Yoghurt- 170g
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Quark- 170g
Vegan options:
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Beans (If not vegan use these as carbs and have a protein here)
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Lentils (If not vegan use these as carbs?- or write the other way in carb section)
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Tempeh
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Tofu
White Protein
Red/Orange Protein
Choose from the choices below for one meal 3 times a week eg. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. (For red meat- aim for less than 5g fat per 100g)
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Beef mince - Lean, 5% fat - 100g
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Lamb- Lean 5 % fat - 100g
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Pork tenderloin - lean - 100g
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Salmon - 100g
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Sardines - 100g
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Steak - 100g
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Trout - 100g
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Venison - 100g
Complex Carbohydrates
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Brown/wholegrain rice - 80g
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Buckwheat - 80g
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Bulgar - 80g
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Butternut squash - 80g
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Chickpeas - 80g
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Couscous - 80g
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Fruit - Can swap
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Lentils - 80g
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Oats - 40g dry weight
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Plantain - 80g
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Potato - 80g
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Quinoa - 80g
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Rice cakes x 5 plain
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Rye bread - 0.5 slice
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Spelt - 80g
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Sweet potato - 120g
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Wholemeal/brown bread (1 slice)
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Whole-grain or brown rice - 80g
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Wholewheat/rice pasta - 80g
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Yam - 80g
Healthy Fats
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Avocado - 50g
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Avocado oil - 10g
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Butter - 10g
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Coconut (fresh unsweetened) - 15g
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Canola oil - 10g
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Coconut oil - 10g
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Extra virgin coconut oil - 10g
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Extra virgin olive oil - 10g
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Olives x 50g (approx x 20 olives)
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Pumpkin seeds - 40g
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Natural nut butter - 15g
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Nuts - almonds, peanuts - 15g
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Sunflower seeds - 15g
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Sesame oil - 10g
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Whole Eggs x 2 - (also contains 1/3 of one protein option)
Green Vegetables
All in 100g qualities unless stated. If you are choosing a green leaf salad have a large portion with no dressing.​
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Arugula
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Asparagus
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Aubergine
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Bok choy
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Broccoli
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Brussels sprouts
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Cabbage
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Celery
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Chicory
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Collards
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Courgette
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Cucumbers
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Green beans
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Kale
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Lettuce
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Okra
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Rocket
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Snap peas
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Spinach - 80g - two cupped handfuls raw spinach/ one fist cooked
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Watercress
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Beansprouts
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Beetroot
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Butternut squash
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If choosing green leaf salad, go large or 2 cupped handfuls.
Coloured Vegetables
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Carrots - 50g
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Leek- 50g
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Mushrooms- 50g
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Onions- 50g
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Parsnip- 50g
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Peppers - Green, Orange, Red, Yellow- 50g
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Pickled cabbage/ Sauerkraut- 50g
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Tomatoes - 1 large
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Cherry tomatoes x 5
Fruit
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(Large) - 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 plum, 1 peach, 1 pear, 1 handful pineapple, 1 handful mango.
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(small) - 2 handfuls blueberries/raspberries, 1 handful cherries, 1 handful strawberries, 3 x dates, 3 x prunes
Drinks
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Water - Drink 1.5-2 litres a day. Up to 2.5 if you are really active.
In moderation: -
Tea and Coffee - black is okay and you can add a dash of skimmed or unsweetened plant-based milk up to twice a day.
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Zero calorie/zero sugar drinks
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Fruit - Counts as one portion of carbs - You can swap one of your carb options for fruit once per day only.
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(large) - One apple, banana, plum, peach, pear
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(small) - 2 handfuls blueberries/raspberries, 1 handful cherries, 1 handful strawberries, 1 handful pineapple, 1 handful mango.
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Fruit (other) - 3 x dates, 3 x prunes