Additional Food Allowance

Additional Allowances

Allowed				Avoid
Fruit* and Dairy serves for Transition Phase onwards.	A serve of fruit should contain around 50-70 calories and 10-15g of carbohydrate. A serve of fruit could be one of: 200g strawberries, 4 lychees, 2 apricots, 200g cooked rhubarb, 2 slices pineapple, 2-3 passion fruit, 100g grapes, 1 small apple, 10 cherries, 1 small orange, 1 peach, 1 small pear, 120g pear in natural juice, 120g plums or 3 prunes.A serve of dairy should have around 100 calories. A serve of dairy could be: one 250ml glass low fat milk, 40g low fat cheese, 1 scoop of light ice-cream or a 200g tub low fat yoghurt.			All other fruit
Low starch and green vegetables	alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, beans, bok choy, broccoli, brussel sprouts, celery, cabbage, capsicum, carrots	cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, garlic, lettuce, leeks, mung beans, mushrooms, onions	radish, shallots, silver beet, snow peas, spinach, squash, tomato, watercress, zucchini	corn, green peas, legume, lentils, potato, pumpkin, sweet potato
Soups	stock cubes, bonox (in moderation)	vegetable soups(using allowed vegetables)	miso soup	All others
Sauces and condiments	lemon juice, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce	soy sauce (in moderation), chilli	mustard, tomato paste
Spices and herbs	all spice, basil, celery flakes, chilli, chives, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, curry powder	dill, fennel, garlic, ginger, light salt, mint, mustard seed, nutmeg	oregano, paprika, parsley, pepper, rosemary, sage, thyme, turmeric, tarragon
Miscellaneous	artificial sweeteners	Unsweetened lollies/gum	Diet Jelly, Essence - banana, mint, strawberry
Calorie free fluids (at least 2 litres extra per day)	water, tea, diet soft drink	diet cordial, mineral water		fruit juice, alcohol

* Fruit is permitted only during the Transition, Maintenance and Stabilisation Phases of the program. Fruit is not allowed during the intensive phase of the program due to its carbohydrate content.

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