Table 4.

Suggested dietary plan to achieve a protein intake of 45 g per day following the “self-selected” LPD model on the basis of the patient’s reported food records

Time		Food group	Serving	Protein, g
04.30	Crisp bread, 1 slice	5	½	1
	Rice cake	5	1/3	0,5
	Margarine, use generously	10	n.r	0
	Sausage, 2 thin slices (in total 20 g)	6	1	2
	Cucumber, tomato, parsley – a few slices	4	<1	<1
08.00	Yoghurt	7	1 ½	4 ½
	Cereals	5	1	2
	1 slice of bread	5	1	2
	1 slice of crisp bread	5	½	1
	Margarine, use generously	10	n.r	0
	Sandwich spread	6	1	2
	Cucumber, tomato, parsley – a few slices	4	<1	<1
	Apple	8	1	1
10.00	Coffee	9	n.r	0
	Cookie, cracker or bun	5	1	2
12.30	Potato, rice or pasta	3	2	4
	Meat, chicken or fish	1 or 2	1	10
	Margarine or oil for cooking	10	n.r	0
	Cream, crème fraiche or half-n-half (for sauce)	7	½	1
	Vegetables	4	1	2
	Dressing, mayo or, margarine for the veggies	10	n.r	0
	Boiled or canned fruit	8	1	1
	Whipped cream	7	¼	½
16.00	Low protein bread	5	n.r	0
	Margarine, use generously	10	n.r	0
	Jam, marmalade, honey	10	n.r	0
	2 slices of bread	5	2	4
18.00	Margarine, use generously	10	n.r	0
	Sandwich spread	6	2	4
	A few veggie slices	4	<1	<1
	1 glass of rosehip cream	9	n.r	0
	Low protein bread	5	n.r	0
20.00	Margarine, use generously	10	n.r	0
	Jam, marmalade, honey or a few veggie slices	4 or 10	<1	<1
	½ apple	8	½	½

Abbreviations: n.r no restriction. Comment: each meal may include a beverage from food group 9 with no restriction