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Who is the 13 Minutes Diet good for?

Who is the 13 Minutes Diet good for?
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

Women with PCOS and anyone who hates going long periods of time without something to nibble.

What are the drawbacks?

You have to prepare all your snacks at the start of each day. You might feel a bit weird constantly eating at work!

What do you do?

  • For two weeks, you choose one breakfast, lunch and dinner each day from the lists below. In between each meal, you snack every 13 minutes or so on regular 'nibbles' and 'burns'. You should aim to eat about 30 nibbles or burns a day.
  • Nibbles are tiny pieces of raw vegetables the size of your smallest fingernail. Carrot, celery, pepper, cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, broccoli or cucumber are all suitable.
  • Burns are similar-size pieces of lean protein. Try chicken, cooked meat, fish, egg, cottage cheese or trimmed bacon. Your burns can also include hard cheese but only up to a maximum of 25g a day. Vegetarians can have Quorn, tofu or quark cheese.
  • You can vary your nibbles' and 'burns as much as you like. You can even dip them in fat-free salad dressing or balsamic vinegar.
  • In addition to the menus, have 1/2 a pint of semi-skimmed milk and three pieces of fruit (excluding bananas) a day. You're also allowed up to three level teaspoons of low-fat spread on crispbread and bread
  • Don't drink any calorie-containing drinks. Stick to water, tea and coffee with milk from your allowance, or diet drinks.

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