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Beans:
Black
Black eye
Butter
Chickpeas
Haricot/ navy
Italian
Kidney
Lentils
Lima
Mung
Pigeon
Pinto
Romano
Soya Split

Deans (tinned):
Baked beans (low-fat)
Mixed salad beans
Most varieties
Vegetarian chilli

Beverages:
Bottled water
Tonic water
Decaffeinated coffee (with skimmed milk, no sugar)
Diet soft drinks (no caffeine)
Herbal teas
Light instant chocolate
Milk (skimmed)
Tea (with skimmed milk, no sugar)
Soya milk (low-fat, plain)

Bread:
100% Stone-ground
Wholemeal
Wholegrain, high-fibre breads
Crispbreads (high-fibre)

Cereals:
All-bran
Bran buds
Fibre 1
High-fibre bran / alpen
Oat bran
Porridge oats
100% Bran
Soya protein powder

Cereal gaines:
Barley
Buckwheat
Bulgar
Kasha
Rice (basmatic, wild, brown, long-grain)
Soya protein powder
Wheatgrain
Grain flour
Wheat berries

Condiments/ seasoning:
Chilli powder
Extracts (vanilla etc)
Flavoured vinegars/ sauces
Garlic
Herbs/ spices
Horseradish
Hummus
Lemon/ lime juice
Mayonnaise (fat-free)
Mustard
Peppers (all types)
Salsa (low-sugar)
Soya sauce (low-sodium)
Teriyaki sauce
Worcestershire sauce

Dairy:
Buttermilk
Cheese (fat-free)
Cottage cheese (low-fat or fat-free)
Fruit yoghurt (fat free/ with sweetener)
Ice-cream (low-fat and no added sugar)
Milk (skimmed)
Sour cream (fat-free)
Laughing Cow cheese/ light
Boursin cheese/ light
Soya cheese/ low-fat
Soya milk (plain, low-fat)

Fat/ oils/ dressing:
Almonds
Canola oil/ rapeseed oil
Cashew nuts
Flax seed oil
Hazelnuts
Macadamia nuts
Mayonnaise (low-fat/ sugar)
Olive oil
Pistachio nuts
Salad dressings (low-fat/ sugar)
Soft margarine (non-hydrogenated, light)
Vegetable oil sprays
Vinaigrette

Fruit - fresh:
Apples
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Grapefrui
Grapes
Guavas
Lemons
Limes
Oranges
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Paspberries
Strawberries
Rhubarb
Avocado (1/4)

Fruit - bottled, tinned, frozen, dried:
Apple sauce (no sugar)
Apple purée
Frozen berries
Mandarin oranges
Peaches in juice or water
Pears in juice or water

Fruit juices:
Eat fruit rather than drink the juice

Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and soya:
All seafood, fresh, frozen or tinned (no breaded or battered)
Back bacon
Beef (top round steak, eye round steak)
Chicken breast (skinless)
Egg whites
Lean deli ham
Minced beef (extra lean)
Pork tenderloin
Quorn
Sashimi
Soya/ whey protein powder
Tofu
Turkey breast (skinless), leg
Veal (cutlet, rib roast, black steak)
Rabbit

Pasta:
Capellii
Cellophane noodles (mung bean)
Fettuccine
Macaroni
Penne
Rigatoni
Spaghetti
Vermicelli

Pasta sauce:
Light sauces with or without vegetables (no added sugar)

Snacks:
Almonds
Apple purée (unsweetened)
Tinned peaches/ pears in juice or water
Canned fruit
Cottage cheese (1% or fat-free)
Food bars (12-15g protien; 4-5g fat) - Myoplex/ Slim Fast nuts
Fruit yoghurt (fat-free, with sweetener)
Ice-cream (low-fat, no added sugar)
Hazelnuts
Most fresh fruit
Most fresh vegetables
Soy nuts
Seeds

Soups:
All home-made soups made with green-light ingredients
Chunk bean and vegetable soups (e.g. Baxter Healthy Choice)

Sugar and sweeteners:
Aspartame
Hermesetas Gold
Splenda
Stevia

Vegetables:
Alfalfa sprouts
Asparagus
Aubergine
Beans (greens/ runner)
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Capers
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collard grenas
Courgettes
Cucumber
Lettuce
Mangetout
Mushrooms
Mustard greens
Okra
Olives
Onions
Parsley
Peas
Peppers
Peppers (chillies)
Pickles
Potatoes (new only)
Radicchio
Radishes
Sauerkraut
Scallions
Sugar snap peas
Swiss Chard
Spinach
Tomatoes