Table 2A

Food profile of treatment diets

VLCARB
VLF
HUF

Cheese, full fat
70 g
High fibre cereal
40 g
High fibre cereal
32 g
Milk, full fat
125 g
Bread, wholegrain
105 g
Bread, wholegrain
70 g
Lean meat, chicken
350 g
Low fat biscuits
60 g
Milk, skim
300 g
Eggs
2
Milk, skim
250 g
Cheese full fat
20 g 2/week
Very low carbohydrate vegetables
2 cups
Cheese low fat
20 g
Yoghurt, skim
200 g × 3/week
Almonds
50 g
Rice or pasta, dry
50 g
Pasta or rice, dry
100 g × 4/week
Butter
20 g
Fresh fruit
300 g
Nuts, mixed
20 g


Dried fruit
50 g
Salad vegetables
100 g


Lean meat, chicken
100 g
Fresh fruit
300 g


Salad vegetables
100 g
Pulses, cooked
100 g × 2/week


Low carbohydrate vegetables
2 cups
Lean meat, chicken,
150 g 5/week




Fish
150 g/week




Sardines
3 whole/week




Tuna
50 g × 2/week




Low carbohydrate vegetables
1.5 cups




Potato
1 × 3/week




Unsaturated oil or margarine
25 g

Noakes et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:7   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-7