Table 8.

A day with…a very low protein diet

Breakfast
• 150 g rice drink or oat drink with a teaspoon of sugar • 6 regular crisp toasts • n° 3 spoons of marmelade/honey
Snack
• 30 g low protein crackers
Lunch
• Protein-free pasta (100 g) with olives (see the recipe below) • vegetables • 50 g protein-free bread • 150 g apple
Snack
• 100 g strawberry ice cream
Dinner
• rice (80 g) with lentils (see the recipe below) • vegetables • 50 g protein-free bread • 150 g pineapple

The VLPD is not adequate in terms of essential amino acids intake. A supplementation with essential amino acids is absolutely needed, as described above in the text