TAKE – AWAY FOODS

Virtually all-takeaway foods contain excessively high level of sodium and should be avoided (even so called health foods).

Egg: Hard boiled eggs or lightly scrambled eggs may be flavored with pepper, curry powder or chilli powder. Add shredded lettuce and/or grated carrot.

Salad: use a combination of the following: lettuce, beetroot, asparagus, cucumber, tomato, onion, grated carrots, sliced radish. Any of these may be combined with egg, chicken, cottage cheese or cold meat. Add pepper.

Cheese: a moderate spread of cottage or ricotta cheese may be combined with any of the following: sliced tomato, crushed pineapple, onions, fresh mint, chopped celery, grated carrots, dried fruit, chopped nuts.

Chicken: Minced cooked chicken can be combined with salt free salad dressing. Combine equal portions of salt free salad dressing with cooked chicken and chopped pineapple, add curry powder to taste.

Banana: Mash banana with a little lemon or orange juice and use as filling alone or with kishmish or sliced orange.