By the SHAPE Team
BREAKFAST: (choose one or two items) with 350 ml of water, can also add coffee, tea or green tea with skim milk and NO sugar - a little sweetener if absolutely required:
- Oatmeal (not instant) can add low fat yogurt and fresh fruit, a touch of honey
- Egg white omelet made with PAM, vegetables, low fat cheese or plain
- Dry toast with a touch of light peanut butter, low fat cheese, all natural jam – no sugar added, or even better plain (e.g. Tim Horton’s flax seed bagel, whole wheat, multigrain, etc.)
- Low-fat yogurt
- Fresh fruit
- 150 ml of freshly squeezed juice
- Multivitamins
LUNCH AND DINNER:
- Subway turkey/grilled chicken wrap or whole wheat sub:
- HOLD the cheese
- any of the fixings topped with low fat honey mustard, mustard or oil and vinegar
- Dry tuna, salmon or chicken breast on a salad or with vegetables NO butter
- Low fat yogurt and fruit
- Chicken Fajitas
- NO cheese -NO sour cream - NO guacamole - LIGHT oil
- 3 oz sirloin with vegetables
- Yams - NO white potatoes
- Vegetables
- Whole grain pasta (1 day per week for lunch)
- Cup of green tea
SNACKS: (choose only one)
- Handful of nuts (10-12) - almonds etc.
- 3–5 green or black olives
- Piece of fresh fruit
- Mr. Pita or Pita Break (Spelt, Multi-Grain, Flaxseed) With one of the following:
- Green tea or herbal tea
- Water
- V8 (low sodium if hypertensive)
- Black coffee
PRE WORKOUT MEAL:
- Protein shake or protein bar
- Cup of green tea
POST WORKOUT MEAL:
-
Protein shake or protein bar combined with ONE of the following:
- banana
- apple
- 250ml Gatorade
- 250ml of fresh juice
TIPS:
- Drink lots of water and green tea
- NO alcoholic beverages!
- 1-2 glasses of red wine per week if required
- Limit red meat consumption to 1-2 days per week
- Increase fish consumption
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