Find a diet plan to suit you!

Catherine Matthews

Are you tearing your hair out trying to decide what diet plan to choose? Why don’t you try our quiz to see what type of dieter you are and discover the perfect diet plan for you.

1. When you get up in the morning, and your stomach starts to rumble do you?

a) Skip breakfast, you are far too busy to eat
b) Grab a coffee and muffin laden with jam
c) Have a piece of fruit with a yoghurt
d) Eat a delicious egg and bacon brekkie
e) Spoon a healthy serving of beans over some toast

2. You're having a really busy time at work with more deadlines than you know what to do with. What do you have for lunch?

a) Lunch what’s that? A quick pot noodle keeps you satisfied until dinner
b) You have been treating the vending machine like a slot machine all morning so you don’t even want a lunch
c) A cucumber and tuna sandwich
d) Skip it, there is no way you are eating that pasta special, it would make you feel bloated and overfull.
e) Delicious roasted vegetable houmous spread over rye bread

3. It is dinner time and you have decided to treat yourself by eating out do you?

a) Go to the local fast food restaurant
b) Head straight for the dessert counter even though you know you shouldn’t
c) Enjoy a hefty salad with lots of dressing and a fruit salad
d) Ask for the steak with extra veggies
e) You don’t like meat toppings on your pizza, so decide to order the veggie version

4. What is your favourite dessert?

a) A bar of chocolate, biscuit or sweets-whatever you can get your hands on
b) Chocolate cake, you spend the afternoon trying to resist it and the evening devouring it
c) Strawberries and ice cream
d) You don’t really like sweet foods and would rather have some cheese or fruit instead
e) Anything without cream, you can’t stand the taste of it

5. It is shopping day, you are trawling the supermarket aisles, what is the one product you cannot do without?

a) Your favourite convenience meal, you are all for the easy option
b) A giant galaxy bar, you have been craving sugar all morning
c) A fresh piece of salmon, it is one of your favourite foods
d) Eggs, you use them in lots of your recipes and meals
e) Tofu, you love adding it to your meals

6. When it comes to dieting what is your biggest vice?

a) You hate cooking so find it difficult to prepare healthy low fat meals
b) Your cravings, they always get the better of you
c) Olive oil drizzled over everything
d) Red meat, protein foods are a must for you
e) Nuts, although they are good for you, you tend to snack on them a little too frequently

7. Its 3pm and you have the mid afternoon munchies. How do you satisfy them?

a) Have a large coffee or can of coke and ignore those hunger pangs
b) Head for the biscuit tin and treat yourself
c) Snack on some grapes and berries
d) A tuna dip with carrot sticks
e) A vegetable cup of soup

Count up your score to see what kind of diet is for you!

Mostly A’s

You are all for the easy life! You are too busy to bother with cooking meals from scratch and when you do have time to spare, you prefer to use it in other ways than sweating over the stove. As a result you tend to favour convenience options which are quick and easy to prepare.

You are compromising your diet for the sake of not having the time or willpower to follow general healthy eating guidelines.

Try our Closer Diets plan, this is one of the easiest meal plans to follow while still incorporating all the requirements for a nutritionally balanced meal plan. Click the convenience or combination option of the meal plans; these will contain more hassle free ideas.

Mostly B’s

The thought of going through the day without a sugar fix makes you shudder in horror. You know you shouldn’t eat junk food instead of nutritious foods such as fruit and veggies but can’t help yourself. The constant hunger pangs and cravings you experience lead you to overeat during the day and you often find that all this snacking means you don’t feel like a good home made meal come dinner time.

The Gi, High Fibre or Low Sugar plans will be ideal for you. These plans are high in fibre and low in sugar. Foods which are high in fibre tend to make you feel fuller for longer while causing blood sugar levels to become more stable. Stable blood sugar levels will help you to control your appetite so that you resist the urge to overeat.

You may also want to split up meals and snacks during the day. With our plan, you can do this by carrying items over from the main meals and having these as snacks throughout the day.

Mostly C’s

Congratulations you are making relatively healthy choices already. You will love our Mediterranean plan! It will help you follow a diet that is rich in healthy fats from fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and you'll find plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables there, too. This diet is a rich source of essential fatty acids and antioxidants; a combination which can help improve cholesterol levels and protect heart health.

Mostly D’s

Given the choice of meat or potatoes you will go with the meat every time! You don’t really enjoy carbs and sometimes even feel sluggish or bloated after eating them. The Total Wellbeing plan will help you to follow a low carbohydrate, high protein diet the healthy way!

Mostly E’s

You don’t really like meat or fish and tend to choose vegetarian alternatives such as quorn and soy over animal based products.

The Vegetarian plan includes all the nutrients you need in the correct amounts. It contains lots of healthy and interesting vegetarian based recipes. Don’t forget there is an option to exclude eggs and milk from this plan also.

Please do realise that we offer a range of other meal plans which have not been mentioned above. Some of the other plans that are available may be suitable for you if you have a specific medical condition that requires a specialised diet.

Please contact the nutrition team through the "Contact us" page in relation to the suitability of plans if you have a medical condition.