FOODS TO MONITOR CLOSELY

I know from experience that, psychologically, it is not a good idea to begin on a negative note. So I always used to try and start by emphasising to people what they were allowed to eat, and then telling them what they were not. But this really is unnecessarily tedious, since the list of what you can eat is so long that it could go on forever. The list of what is forbidden is, by contrast, so short but so important that it is worth concentrating on that first.

• SUGAR


• BREAD


• STARCHY FOODS


• Rice


• Corn (Maize)


• Pasta


• Other bad carbohydrates


• FRUIT


• ALCOHOL


• AFTER DINNER DRINKS


• BEER


• WINE


• Cheese


• Desserts:
  Some desserts can be made with artificial sweeteners, if they do not require lengthy cooking. Egg custards or similar desserts are possibilities.


• Drinks