One-week low-fructose meal plan
Day 4
BREAKFAST:
- Herb scrambled eggs: 2 large eggs, 2 tbsp milk, 2 tbsp chopped green onion (green part only), ¼ cup chopped sweet red pepper and 1 crumbled Herby burger (See recipe 4, page 2 of PDF)
- 1 kiwifruit*
MORNING SNACK:
- Cereal trail mix: 1 cup lfr brown rice cereal** with 2 tbsp pecans and 2 tsp sunflower seeds
LUNCH:
- Rice noodles in miso–green tea broth (See recipe, page 4 of PDF)
- 1 serving corn bread (leftovers of day 1 dinner); top with 2 tsp 100% maple syrup
- 1 small orange*
AFTERNOON SNACK:
- 1½ oz rice chips
- ¼ cup lime salsa (leftovers of day 1 snack)
DINNER:
- 3 oz boneless pork loin chop, broiled
- 1 cup zucchini sticks, brushed with ½ tsp canola oil, sprinkled with pepper and broiled
- 1 cup boiled potatoes, with 1 tsp butter
- ½ cup pineapple*
- 1 gluten-free lfr sugar cookie**
- 1 small orange*
*Do not exceed portion sizes for these items.
Ideally, fruit servings should be eaten at least 3 hours apart. Avoid canned and dried fruit.
** lfr = low fructose/fructans; check our shopping list (See page 3 in PDF) for brand recommendations.
Daily total: 1,821 cal, 73g fat (19g mono, 9g poly, 21g sat), 615mg chol, 2,046mg sodium, 213g carb (22g fiber, 55g sugars), 86g protein