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Group 1 Carbohydrate foods
Bread –
wholemeal, white, brown
Sliced or
rolls or bagels
Pizza, pitta
bread
Potatoes,
rice, pasta or noodles
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Group 2 Protein Foods
for fillings and toppings –
Meat
& Fish- beef, lamb, pork, bacon, chicken, turkey, tinned tuna,
salmon, mackerel, sardines, pilchards;
Eggs,
Pulses –baked beans mashed with marmite or chutney, kidney
beans/chickpeas in a salad
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Group 3 Vegetables/Salad and Fruit
In
sandwiches – cucumber, tomato, onions, lettuce etc
Salad
or Coleslaw; Vegetables sticks, cherry tomatoes, radishes
Vegetables
mixed in with other dishes e.g. in potato or pasta salad
Fresh
fruit –apples, satsumas, bananas etc;
Fruit in jelly or small tins; Dried fruit – apricots,
dates, apple slices, raisins
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Group 4 Milk and Cheese
Milk
as a drink
Yoghurts
or fromage frais
Milk
puddings e.g. Muller rice or Ambrosia custard
Grated
cheese in sandwiches or on scones; cheese portion or Dairylea and
cheese biscuits
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Group 5 Fatty and Sugary Foods
– Crisps,
chocolate, biscuits, cakes, sweeties etc are all extra and are not
an essential part of the diet. Try and include food from the above
four groups before you use these foods. Try and limit crisps to once or twice a
week
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