Kit seems to be eating little protein, says Ian Marber. She’s eating mostly simple carbohydrates and stimulants which give short-term energy.
This will lead to glucose levels in the blood rising sharply. If levels get too high, insulin is released to help store excess glucose and this gets stored as fat. Eating food that gets converted into glucose more slowly, i.e. complex rather than simple carbohydrates, together with some protein at every meal, will help Kit feel more energised and lose weight too.
What Kit likes to eat:
Breakfast
Two slices white bread toast and marmite
Three cups of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Snack
(Most of my lunch) ham-and-cheese sandwich
Cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Banana
Biscuits or doughnut
Lunch
Cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Biscuit
Snack
Cup of tea with semi skimmed milk
Muller Fruit Corner yogurt, satsuma, packet of mini rolos
Dinner
Home-made Spaghetti Bolognese
Cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk
Muller Fruit Corner Yogurt
Evening snackCups of tea
Mini Mars bar
What the food doctor recommends:
Breakfast
Muesli with nuts, or an egg with one slice of toast
Snack
Two oat cakes with ham or cottage cheese
Lunch
Chicken breast with salad or vegetables and half a baked potato
Snack
Raw vegetables and hummus
Dinner
Fish with vegetables, or prawn and rice stir fry and a couple of glasses of red wine with dinner, not before
