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Stabilises blood sugar, controls your appetite and may lower cancer risk

 

How will the High fibre diet work for you?

Fibre acts like a broom in the digestive system, picking up unwanted toxins and carrying them out of the body. Adding more fibre-rich foods to your daily meals will stabilise blood sugars, lower your cancer risk and help to control your appetite. It can also help lower your cholesterol and improve digestive function.

Why the High fibre diet?

  • Helps maintain a healthy digestive system and reduces colon cancer risk
  • Feel more satisfied, for longer
  • Lowers your cholesterol
  • Packed with vitamins and minerals

  • Breakfast

    Cereal with beans on toast

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  • Lunch

    Cheese and tomato on toast with juice

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  • Dinner

    Chicken curry with brown rice

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  • Snack

    Oatcake with peanut butter

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  • Calories
  • 450
  • Protein
  • 21g
  • Carbs
  • 80g
  • Fat
  • 7g

Breakfast

Cereal with beans on toast

  • 40g of wholegrain breakfast cereal with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 slice of wholegrain toast spread with 1 tsp of reduced fat olive spread topped with 200g of baked beans
  • Calories
  • 445
  • Protein
  • 25g
  • Carbs
  • 65g
  • Fat
  • 15g

Lunch

Cheese and tomato on toast with juice

  • 2 slices of wholegrain toast spread with 2 tsp of reduced fat olive spread, topped with 50g of low fat cheese and 1 chopped tomato. Grill until cheese melts
  • 150ml glass of orange juice
  • 1 apple
  • Calories
  • 456
  • Protein
  • 36g
  • Carbs
  • 65g
  • Fat
  • 7g

Dinner

Chicken curry with brown rice

Did you know? Fruit and veg contain plenty of fibre and little gems such as peas, beans and spinach all help greatly in pushing up fibre levels in the diet

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 60g of brown rice, uncooked weight
  • 50g of frozen peas
  • 200g of chopped tomatoes (tinned)
  • 1 tsp of curry powder
  • 1/4 tsp of ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp of cumin
  • 1 tsp of chilli
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 tsp of olive oil
  • 100g of chicken fillet
  • 1 tbsp of low fat fromage frais

Method

  1. Prepare the rice according to package directions, omitting any suggested fat or salt
  2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the thinly sliced chicken and stir fry until nearly cooked through
  3. Mix together the tomatoes, curry powder, ginger, cumin, finely chopped chilli and crushed garlic. Add to the chicken and heat until cooked through
  4. Serve the curry with the rice and boiled peas topped with the fromage frais

  • Calories
  • 165
  • Protein
  • 5g
  • Carbs
  • 10g
  • Fat
  • 11g

Snack

Oatcake with peanut butter

  • 2 oatcakes spread with 1½ tsp of peanut butter