CUPBOARD CLEANING

I would like you to clean out your food cupboards prior to going shopping armed with your new eat only list. If you are in a family situation and they are not involved with your new program, allocate a separate cupboard for yourself and stock only the allowable foods.

A SHOPPING YOU WILL GO

You do not have to buy everything on the list immediately, grab the essentials like skim milk, all bran or oats, fruits, vegetables, lean meats, bread and salads.
From the recipes and your own imagination work out what meals you are going to prepare for the first few days and buy accordingly. Have fun and experiment. If you are interested in a food that you are unfamiliar with or you want try something that is not on the list make sure that it is :

A / Low fat ( especially saturated fat )
B / Low calorie
C / High fibre

Re calorie content per serving, make sure the serving size is a reasonable one.

I have spent many hours researching the foods on your list and they are there only because they have met strict criteria, so please do not try to re-invent the wheel as they say. The criteria for including a food is not just that it has a low G.I, it must be within certain limits in regard to fat ( both saturated & unsaturated ) fibre content, calories and nutritional value.

ALLOWABLE FOODS LIST

All Bran
Apple & Bran Muffins
Apples
Almonds ( limited )
All Spices ( used sparingly )
Apple Sauce ( unsweetened )
Asparagus
Aubergine
Alfalfa
Bread ( 100% stoneground or a quality whole grain )
Basmati Rice
Beans ( fresh & most canned beans, low fat, drained & rinsed )
Baking Powder & Soda
Blueberries & Blackberries ( not canned in syrup )
Black Pepper Corns
Bottled Water
Buttermilk
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Buckwheat Flour
Buckwheat
Bacon ( lean back rashers )
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflour
Celery
Cherries
Cherrie Tomatoes
Cheese ( fat free )
Chicken Breast ( skinless )
Cottage Cheese ( fat free )
Chilles
Courgettes
Cucumber
Cocoa
Coffee ( de-caffeinated )
Cold pressed olive oil ( extra virgin )
Carob
Canola spread ( light ) and use sparingly
Extra Extra Lean Mince
Fettuccine Pasta
Flavoured Vinegars
Frozen Yoghurt ( fat & sugar free )
Fromage Frais
Filtered Water
Grapefruit
Grapes ( white )
Green Tea
Ham ( lean deli )
Hazelnuts
Ice-Cream ( fat & sugar free )
Larissa Paste
Lean Beef & Ham
Leeks
Limes
Lemons
Lettuce
Mandarins
Margarine ( non-hydrogenated ) Light
Mayonaise ( fat free )
Mushrooms
New Potatoes only ( boiled )
Non-Fat yoghurt ( preferably sugar-free )
Oat Bran
Olives
Olive Oil ( extra virgin, preferably cold pressed used sparingly )
Old Style Oats
Onions
Omega 3 Eggs ( no more than 5 whole eggs per week )
Oranges
Parmesan Cheese ( very sparingly )
Pasta ( fetticine, spag, penne, maca, vermicelli, linguine ) limited & wholemeal
Peaches
Peas
Pearl Barley
Peppers
Plums
Porridge ( old style oats )
Protein Powder ( soy or whey )
Potatoes ( new, boiled )
Pickles
Raspberries
Rapeseed Oil
Raisins ( only a few for cooking e.g muffins )
Raw Vegetables
Red Onions
Rice ( Brown, Longrain, Wild )
Salad Dressings ( fat-free ) or vinegar & olive oil
Seafood ( no additives or batters ) See List for Stage 1
Sea Salt
Skimmed Milk
Sliced Almonds
Soy Beans
Soy Milk ( low-fat )
Soy Protein Powder
Soda Water
Soft Drinks ( diet only ) moderation
Soups ( chunky bean, vegetable and pasta )
Spices & Herbs
Spinach
Sugar Snap Peas
Sweet Potato
Teas ( all teas )
Tomatoes
Tofu
Turkey Breast ( skinless )
Vegetables ( all vegetables except pumpkin, Swedes, large potatoes and parsnips )
Veal ( lean cuts )
Vegetarian Chilli
Vegetable Sprays
Whole Wheat Breadcrumbs
Wheat Tortilla wrap
Whole Meal Flour
Wheat Bran
Zuchini

SEAFOOD SHOPPING LIST

I have decided to add this seafood shopping list for you. It is an added bonus if you are a seafood fan as the general health and nutritional benefits of seafood are well documented. Please remember, NO coatings or deep frying.
As carbohydrates and fibre are minimal and of little consequence with seafood, the following list has been carefully compiled and are the lowest in fat and calorie content. These are the most suitable for the early stages , later on I will introduce other products for you, such as good oily mackerel, but 100g of smoked mackerel for example contains 31g Fat and1465 Kj, as against 100g of Cod which contains 1g of fat and only 420Kg.

Anchovies ( in brine )
Blue Grenadier
Cod ( baked or grilled )
Caviar ( black in brine )
Crab ( fresh or canned )
Flounder ( baked or grilled )
Leatherjacket ( steamed or poached )
Ling ( steamed or poached )
Lobster
Mussels ( steamed or boiled )
Ocean Perch ( baked or grilled )
Oysters ( raw )
Octopus (steamed )
Prawns ( school prawns only )
Pike ( grilled )
Scallops ( steamed or boiled )
Scampi ( steamed, boiled or grilled )
Snapper ( grilled or baked )
Trout ( rainbow, grilled or baked )
Tuna ( canned in brine )
Whiting ( baked or grilled

EXAMPLE RECIPES USING ONLY THE FOODS FROM YOUR LIST

BREAKFAST

PORRIDGE ( 1 SERVE )

50g ( 1oz ) rolled oats ( the real big flaked oats )
Follow directions on packet.
Use only water & skimmed milk.
To make it a bit more interesting try mixing in fat free yoghurt, 1 tbsp sliced almonds, fresh fruit pieces, or your allowable berries.
This is the breakfast you really should be aiming for as often as possible, it will follow you around all morning.
A grapefruit or whole orange instead of juice, as this provides more fibre and less calories, finished off with your favourite cup of tea with skimmed milk and sugar substitute if required, ( a great anti-oxidant )

MUESLI

Soak your oats in skimmed milk overnight, then mix in the fruit, berries, sliced almonds and sweetener ( preferably aspartame )
50g ( 13/4 oz ) rolled oats
180ml ( 6 fl oz ) skimmed milk
125g ( 4 oz ) diced pear, apples or berries
1 tbsp sliced almonds
180g ( 6 oz ) fat free yoghurt
These two make a wonderfully nourishing breakfast and get you off to great start.

OMELETTE ( 1 SERVE )

The following is your basic omelette recipe. Omega 3 eggs are a wonderful food to use, if you can't find them use 1 whole egg with two egg whites.
This is a very versatile breakfast as any of your foods on the list can be added. You can come up with a Mexicana, an Italiano or a Vegetarian. Use the same mixture for your scrambled eggs ( mix in the pan instead )
2 tsp olive oil
3 eggs
60 m ( 2 fl oz ) skimmed milk

LUNCH

Always include some protein with your salads and vegetables like chicken or turkey breast ( skinless ) lean ham, fish ( no coatings ) low fat cottage cheese or beans.
Stay strictly with your wholegrain / wholemeal breads, canola light spreads, and low fat / light salad dressings. If unavailable use olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Chunky vegetable soups together with a salad makes an ideal lunch.
Tuna ( canned in brine ) and salad sandwich, wholegrain bread with canola light.
Include a piece of fresh fruit or tub of non-fat yoghurt with a glass of skimmed milk or water.

CRAB AND SALAD TORTILLA WRAP

Wheat or wholemeal tortilla wrap spread with canola light.
50g ( 2 oz ) fresh or canned crab meat
Favourite salad mix.
Serve with canned mixed beans or red kidney beans ( drained & rinsed ) you can add a bit of get up and go with chilli powder, garlic, olive oil and lemon.

SASSY TOMATO AND LENTIL SOUP

210g ( 7oz ) can of diced tomatoes /