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Controls cravings and reduces symptoms of sugar highs and lows

 

How will the Low sugar diet work for you?

If you are constantly coping with sugar highs and lows then this is the perfect plan for you. The Low sugar plan will stabilise your blood sugar levels by removing simple sugars and including high fibre and low-glycaemic foods.

Mood swings, hunger pains and other uncomfortable side effects will disappear by following a well-balanced meal plan with all the right foods.

Why the Low sugar diet?

  • Maintain stable blood sugar levels
  • Control cravings for sweet foods
  • Eliminate sugar related mood swings
  • Reduce hunger pains with balanced satisfying meals

  • Breakfast

    Cereal with cheese on toast

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  • Lunch

    Beef salad sandwich

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  • Dinner

    Chinese lemon chicken with rice

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  • Snack

    Crackers with hummus

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  • Calories
  • 450
  • Protein
  • 22g
  • Carbs
  • 74g
  • Fat
  • 9g

Breakfast

Cereal with cheese on toast

  • 50g of wholegrain breakfast cereal with 150ml of semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 slice of wholegrain toast topped with 25g of low fat cheese
  • 1 pear

Did you know? Many cereals have high sugar content so check the labels before you buy them. A low sugar content is 5g/100g while a high sugar content is 15g/100g

  • Calories
  • 445
  • Protein
  • 30g
  • Carbs
  • 55g
  • Fat
  • 14g

Lunch

Beef salad sandwich

  • 2 slices of wholegrain bread with 100g of lean beef, 1 chopped tomato, 1 tsp of reduced fat mayonnaise and mixed salad leaves
  • 1 apple
  • Calories
  • 425
  • Protein
  • 32g
  • Carbs
  • 55g
  • Fat
  • 8g

Dinner

Chinese lemon chicken with rice

  • 1 serving of Chinese lemon chicken (see recipe below)
  • 60g of brown rice (uncooked weight)

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 100g of chicken fillet
  • 1 tbsp of sherry
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1 tsp of olive oil
  • 75g of celery
  • 75g of mushrooms
  • 1/4 pepper
  • 2 tsp of soy sauce
  • 1/4 lemon

Method

  1. Cut the chicken into pieces and place in a bowl. Pour over the sherry, lemon juice and finely sliced spring onion and mix well.
  2. Set aside to marinade for about 20 minutes.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the chopped celery, mushrooms and sliced pepper. Cook over a medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes to soften slightly.
  4. Add the chicken mixture and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
  5. Stir in the soy sauce and lemon rind just before serving.

  • Calories
  • 150
  • Protein
  • 5g
  • Carbs
  • 21g
  • Fat
  • 6g

Snack

Crackers with hummus

  • 3 wholegrain crackers with1 tbsp of reduced fat hummus