GL Diet Meal Planner
Please find below examples of your possible food choices:
BREAKFAST
- Boiled eggs
- Cheese omelette
- Tomato & bacon omelette
- A Fruit smoothie
- Porridge oats (not instant type)
- Scrambled eggs & slices of smoked salmon
- Jam (sugar free) with wholegrain toast
Lunch
- Broccoli and stilton soup
- Chicken or turkey salad with olive oil-based dressing
- Egg salad
- Fish fingers, poached egg and beans
- Mozzarella cheese and beef-tomato slices layered with balsamic dressing
- Poached fish with salad and dressing
Dinner
- Chicken frittata
- Thai green chicken curry
- Salmon with coriander pesto
- Pork and red-pepper stir-fry
- Steak au poivre
- Beef curry
- Pasta with lentil and red pepper sauce
Portion Sizes
The concept of the GL diet is based on an 'average' portion at each meal. A good rule for measuring this is not to eat more than you fit into your cupped hands. Another tip is try pouring dried pasta into your hands and then measure in a jug to get an idea of volume.