Monday 28 May 2007

the diet? DO NOT COUNT CALORIES!

if you are using this for gallstones it is not reccomended you go above 10g of fat per day and no more than 3g per sitting.
an average daily amount of fat for healthy people is between 70g and 90g remember dont go above 10g
i do not look at calories at all only fat and have lost 6 and a half stone there must be something in this to take note of
my other problem is i cannot take anything with onion or garlic in it not because of the gallbladder but my own tummy, they actually reccomend this for people with gallstones as it is good for you,
there are loads of other foods low in fat but contain these so i have not listed them as this is personal to me but i have put a * next to the things with onion or garlic so you know

eat loads of fruit if you feel hungry and low fat yougarts, be carefull as some of the shops low fat yougarts are quite high in fat fo us but i have listed the best
I will start adding meals that i eat so as to give you some variety but remember be creative

go organic when possible better for liver but not essential if on budget

avoid proccessed food if poss as better for liver

i would recommend that you take a miltivitamin a day as when you are on such a low fat diet you need extra vitamin a c d e and k i take haliborange soft and chewy i a day a c d and e an
d get vit k from green leafy veg such as spinich
I also take a preparation from jan de vries healthcare called iberogast which is 15 drops in quarter glass of water 3 times a day, i am convinced that combined with the fat free diet this has helped me lose weight. It didnt matter what i did before i couldnt lose weight, this is meant to help your gut work smoothly and in so helping you process what comes through better, it certainly worked for me, i have now lost 6 and a half stone the majority if the weight in the first 4 months
drink as much fluid as you can
hot lemon and lime from morrisons is brill you have no fluid retention after this as it flushes your bladder
oceon spray diluting in boiling water is also brill

wheetabix
cornflakes
gary rhodes bread multigrain mix for breadmachine 0.9g per slice (slices are bigger)morrisons
hovis granary medium bread 0.4g per slice (lowest in fat) morrisons be carefull with bread as a lot have high fat content especially ones with seeds,sick to wholemeal do not take white,processed bleached white flour bad for gallbladder
jam any 0 fat
honey 0 fat
weighwatchers cheese triangles low fat 0.5g per triangle
roses lemon and lime marmalade(avoid citrus bad for gallbladder)0g fat
tea as long as you put milk in(no coffee)always skimmed
muller light yougarts(virtually no fat brill)0.1g fat per pot
muller light layers 0.1g fat per pot
yeovalley organic fat free yougart 0.1g per 100g various flavours (asda, tesco,morrisons)
irish diet yougart 0.1g fat per 100g(tesco)

tesco healthy living
forest fruit and raisen bars 0.7g fat
carrot and orange cake slices 0.8g fat
lemon drizzle cake slices 0.7g fat
mini raspberry fruit bites 0.7g per 25g bag
also in tesco
mr kippling delightfull blueberry cake bars 1g fat per cake

asda good for you
cherrry bakewell 0.7g per slice
carrot and orange slices 0.8g fat per slice
lemon cake slices 0.7g fat per slice
ricecakes 0.2g fat per cake

asda also do a pepper and tomato pitta bread 0.9g fat per bread(good stuffed with peppers and chicken from the bbq with salad

morrisons eat smart
lemon cake slices 0.7g fat
carrot and orange cake slices 0.8g per slice
pretzal and bake snack selection 0.6g per 25g bag
french toast 0.5g per cracker
melba toast 0.5g per 6 slices
chewy toffee apple breakfast cereal bar 0.7g per bar

also in morrisons
fin crisp wheat and poppy crackers 0.8g fat per cracker
ryvita goodness bars 0.6g fat per bar
wholemeal crackerbread 0.2g fat per slice
ok allergy friendly cranberry and raisen bar 0.9g fat per bar
kraft light salad dressings 0.1g fat per 100g 5 different kinds
crosse and blackwell waistline salad cream 0.8g per 10ml dessertspoon
snack a jacks 0.8g fat per individual bag
mccains rustic oven chips 1.9g fat per 100g frozen roughly 6 lage chips enough for a double sandwich so you dont feel you are missing out keep for a treat

marks and spencer count on us cereal bars 0.5g fat per bar

branston pickle 0.2g per 100g
beetroot 0.1g per 100g drained
tomato ketchup 0.1g per 100g *
fruity sauce 0.1g per 100g*
brown sauce 0.1g per 100g*
dolmio light*
vinegar as much as you want
cranberry sauce 0g fat ( good with turkey or chicken)
brown rice
brown pasta watch portion sizes on both thease as higher in fat than white but white not good for you
lentils(make loads soup )
knorr chicken stock cubes 0.4g per cube
sweet peppers
tomatoes( if gallbladder some ok some people not)
carrots (really good for liver)
onion *
garlic*
broccoli
peas
green beans
potatoes
swede
turnip
leeks
spring onion*
cauliflower
lettuce
cucumber
radishes
spinich (good for vit k you have to watch out for in low fat diet use green leafy veges)
peaches
pears
nectarine
grapes
strawberries

meat

turkey lowest in fat
chicken check individual packs as they vary
roasted grilled boiled or barbeque
absolutely no red meat or anything from a pig

fish
whitting
haddock
cod
no batter
check fat content on smoked as varies

herbs to taste
basil
mixed herb
oregano
rosemary
parsley
there are more use preferance

tins
tuna in brine 0.5g per 100g
baked beans 0.6g per 100g coral (aldi) no onion or garlic
crosse and blackwell spaghetti 0.2g per 100g (iceland) no onion or garlic

cup a soups
healthy option soups are ok but all contain onion or garlic if you ok for this go for it but better if you make your own as they will not be proccesses
sweets
most are low in fat examples
fruit pastills 0.1g per 100g
fruit gums 0g
wine gums 0g
jelly babies 0g
marshmallows 0g
polo mints 0.1g per 100g
mint chewing gum 0g
jelly tots etc
go easy as high sugar but good for treat
ice lollys ok but no ice cream ones
del monte mango or raspberry smoothies lollies 0.1g fat
drink loads water

Monday 30 April 2007

food that are no go for gallblader problems

absolutely no

cheese(weightwatchers very limited quite stringy good for baked potato)
butter
marg
oil
eggs
apples
cabbage or anything from the cabbage family
sprouts
avocados
citrus fruit
bananas
coffee
chocolate
white processed flour
ice cream
chips(found one kind oven chip ok mccain rustic oven chips 1.9g fat per 100g enough for double sandwich as they are big and thick) ok for treat
roast potatoes
red meat
nothing from pork family at all bacon gammon etc
weight watchers meals are surprisingly high in fat so be very carefull