Table 3. Study menus for diet 2.

Menu	Menu items and quantities
Menu A
Breakfast	Muesli with dried fruits (50g) and unsweetened soya drink (200g)
	Wholemeal seeded bread toasted (50g) with peanut butter (25g)
	Tea (240g) with skimmed milk (30g)
Morning snack	Dried apple rings (30g)
	0% fat Greek style flavoured yogurt (115g)
	Instant coffee (220g) with skimmed milk (50g)
Lunch	Chicken and pasta in a spicy tomato sauce ready meal (400g) with frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli and sweetcorn (68g)
	Mandarins in juice (113g)
Afternoon snack	Reduced salt green pitted olives (30g), cherry tomatoes (75g) and breadsticks (20g)
Dinner	Vegetable Biryani (mildly spiced mixed roasted vegetables with basmati rice) ready meal (400g)
	Onion bhaji (50g)
Evening snack	Reduced salt potato crisps (25g)
Menu B
Breakfast	Weetabix (38g) with hazelnuts (15g), frozen blueberries (80g) and oat drink (120g)
	Wholemeal bread toasted (44g) with sunflower spread (10g)
	Tea (240g) with skimmed milk (30g)
Morning snack	Peaches in juice (113g) & whole almonds (30g)
	Coffee (220g) with skimmed milk (50g)
Lunch	Moroccan spiced chicken and chickpea soup (300g) with wholemeal bread roll (54g) and sunflower spread (15g) Red grapes (80g)
Afternoon snack	Houmous dip (50g) with lightly salted tortilla chips (30g) Sugar-free lemonade (330g)
Dinner	Salmon pie (salmon in a cream sauce topped with mashed potato and cheese) ready meal (375g) with frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, peas and green beans) (68g)
	Fruit flavoured water drink with sweeteners (250g)
Evening snack	Dried fruit and nut chewy bar (30g)