One-week low-fructose meal plan
Day 6
BREAKFAST:
- 8 oz plain kefir; blend with 1 small, ripe frozen banana*
- 1 hard-boiled egg with pepper
- ¼ cup pecans
MORNING SNACK:
- 12 small lfr nut crackers**
- 2 tsp natural peanut butter
LUNCH:
- Pecan chicken salad sandwich: ½ cup pecan chicken salad (see recipe 5, page 3 of PDF) on gluten-free lfr English muffin toasted, with ½ cup spinach and 1 tomato slice
- 1 cup sweet red pepper strips
- 1 oz rice chips
- ¼ cup lime salsa (leftover of day 1 snack)
AFTERNOON SNACK:
- 3 cups air-popped popcorn; top with 1 tsp melted butter and dash of curry powder
DINNER:
- 3 oz mahi-mahi, brushed with ½ tsp canola oil; broiled 5 tomato slices, brushed with ½ tsp canola oil and dash of salt, pepper and rosemary; broiled
- 1 serving corn bread (leftover of day 1 dinner); top with 2 tsp 100% maple syrup
*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: 1,802 cal, 78g fat (25g mono, 17g poly, 16g sat), 398mg chol, 2,015mg sodium, 199g carb (24g fiber, 55g sugars), 81g protein