40g Men Breakfast Lunch Dinner Daily Total: 7 881kJ and 31.3g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Monday Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Eggs Coconut Oil Cheddar Cheese 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 2 eggs 1 Tbsp 1 3 cup ⅓ Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds Chicken and Veg 1 bar 2 packets/50g 1 packet/30g Chicken Breast Coconut Oil Broccoli Cauliflower Olive Oil Daily Total: 7 760 kJ and 32.6g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Tuesday Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Tuna Mozzarella Cheese Olive Oil 1 bar 1 tin drained ½ cup grated 1 Tbsp Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds Wednesday 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 3 rashers 2 boiled Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Almonds Met-S Care Biltong Cheddar Cheese Strawberries 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 1 packet/25g 1 packet/30g Beef Sirloin/Rump Coconut Oil Green Beans Carrots Cauliflower Olive Oil Thursday 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 2 palm size 1 3 cup cubed ⅓ Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Almonds Met-S Care Roasted Coconut Flakes 1 bar 1 packet/30g 1 packet/25g ¼ cup cubed 4 medium Pink Oily Fish Coconut Oil Green Beans Carrots Olive Oil Friday 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 2 boiled 1 palm size 1 thumb-sized block Met-S Care Bar Cheddar Cheese Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds 1 bar 1 packet/30g 1 packet/30g Saturday 1 bar 2 boiled 3 slices 1 Tbsp ½ Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Droëwors Met-S Care Almonds 1 bar ¼ cup cubed 1 packet/25g 1 packet/30g Sunday 2 sachets 1 heaped tsp 4 medium 1 3 cup ⅓ Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Biltong Cream Cheese Met-S Care Almonds 1 cup 1 Tbsp 1 cup ¼ cup chopped 1 Tbsp Roast Chicken with Skin Met-S Care Wrap Avocado Lettuce Tomato 1 cup cooked 1 wrap ¼ ½ cup chopped ¼ cup chopped Tuna Wrap 1 bar 2 packets/60g 1 packet/30g Daily Total: 7 949 kJ and 42.7g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Strawberries Met-S Care Coconut Milk Beef Mince Coconut Oil Cauliflower Tomato Olive Oil Chicken Wrap Daily Total: 7 539 kJ and 36.5g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Bar Eggs Smoked Ham/Deli Meat Olive Oil Avocado 2 palm size 1 Tbsp ½ cup chopped 1 3 cup chopped ⅓ 1 Tbsp Mince and Veg Daily Total: 7 563 kJ and 32.9g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Eggs Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese 1½ palm size 1 Tbsp ½ cup chopped 1 3 cup chopped ⅓ 1 cup 1 Tbsp Fish and Veg Daily Total: 8 145 kJ and 27.8g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Smoked Haddock Cheddar Cheese 2 palm size 1 Tbsp 1 cup 1 cup 2 Tbsp Steak and Veg Daily Total: 8 333 kJ and 33g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Bacon Eggs Week 1 The Met-S Care Program Meal Plan Met-S Care Tuna Olive Oil Met-S Care Wrap Cheddar Cheese Lettuce Gherkins 1 tin drained 1 Tbsp on tuna 1 wrap 1 3 cup cubed ⅓ ½ cup chopped ¼ cup sliced Chicken Omelette 1 bar 2 packet/50g 2 blocks 1 packet/30g Met-S Care Chicken Eggs Coconut Oil Cheddar Cheese Tomato 1 tin drained 2 1 Tbsp 1 3 cup ⅓ ¼ cup chopped 40g Men Breakfast Lunch Dinner Daily Total: 7 647 kJ and 35.5g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Monday Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Strawberries Met-S Care Coconut Milk Met-S Care Chicken Eggs 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 4 medium ½ cup 1 tin drained 2 boiled or scambled Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds Fish Cakes and Veg 1 bar 2 packets/50g 1 packet/30g Met-S Care Tuna Mozzarella Cheese Egg Green Peppers Red Onions Coconut Oil Olive Oil Cauliflower Daily Total: 7 600 kJ and 26.3g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Tuesday Eggs Bacon Cheddar Cheese Met-S Care Wrap 2 boiled 2 rashers 1 3 cup cubed 1 wrap Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds Wednesday Cheddar Cheese Coconut Oil 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 2 eggs scrambled with cheese 1 3 cup ½ Tbsp to cook eggs Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 2 packets/50g 1 packet/30g Thursday 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp 1 packet/30g 1 packet/25g 1 packet/30g Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Tuna Olive Oil Mozzarella Cheese 1 bar 2 packets/50g 1 packet/30g Friday 1 boiled 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp ¼ ½ cup 1 packet/25g Met-S Care Bar Met-S Care Almonds Cheddar Cheese 1 bar 1 tin drained 1 Tbsp ½ cup grated Saturday 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp ¼ 4 medium ½ cup 1 packet/30g Met-S Care Bar Eggs Met-S Care Tuna Olive Oil 1 bar 1 packet/30g 1 3 cup cubed Sunday 2 boiled 1 packet/25g 1 packet/30g 1 sachet 1 heaped tsp Met-S Care Bar Smoked Salmon Full Cream Cottage Cheese Avocado Met-S Care Wrap ½ tin 3 sliced ¼ cup grated 1 tsp 1 Tbsp 1 cut into ¼ Met-S Care Chicken Avocado Eggs ..... Cherry Tomato Coconut Oil Olive Oil 1 tin drained ¼ sliced 2 eggs mixed with tomato and chicken 3 chopped 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp Beef Sirloin/Rump Egg Coconut Oil Carrots Cauliflower Olive Oil 1½ palm size 1 fried 1 Tbsp 1 3 cup chopped 1 cup 1 Tbsp Spicy Mince Wrap 1 bar 2 boiled 1 tin drained 1Tbsp Daily Total: 7 785 kJ and 38.5g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Eggs Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Almonds Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Middlecut Cherry Tomato Mozzarella Cheese Dried Basil Olive Oil Toasted Met-S Care Wrap Portuguese Steak and Veg Daily Total: 8 203 kJ and 34.9g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Avocado Strawberries Met-S Care Coconut Milk Met-S Care Almonds 1 cup 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp chopped ¼ 2 thin slices 2 large leaves Chicken and Avocado Frittata Daily Total: 8 357 kJ and 32.4g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Egg Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Avocado Met-S Care Coconut Milk Met-S Care Biltong Beef Mince Coconut Oil Red Onions Avocado Tomato Lettuce Middlecut on "Bruschetta" Daily Total: 7 764 kJ and 27.9g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Met-S Care Almonds Met-S Care Biltong Met-S Care Roasted Coconut Flakes 1 tin drained ½ cup grated 1 ¼ cup chopped 1 Tbsp chopped 1 Tbsp 1 Tbsp 1 cup Burger on a "Bun" Daily Total: 8 137 kJ and 33g Glycaemic Carbohydrate Met-S Care Shake Met-S Care Fibre Eggs ....... Week 2 The Met-S Care Program Meal Plan Beef Mince Coconut Oil Tomato Purée Chopped Garlic, Chilli and Spices Cheddar Cheese Met-S Care Coconut Cream Met-S Care Wrap 1 cup ½ Tbsp 1 Tbsp A pinch ¼ cup cubed 1 Tbsp over mince 1 wrap Chicken Salad 1 bar 1½ palm size 1 3 cup ¼ 1 wrap Met-S Care Chicken Mozzarella Cheese Walnuts Lettuce Cherry Tomato Olive Oil 1½ tins drained ½ cup grated ¼ cup chopped 1 cup chopped 3 chopped 1 Tbsp 40g Men Met-S Care Program Meal Plan Week 2 How to Prepare the Dinner Recipes MONDAY Fish Cakes and Vegetables 1. Drain tinned tuna of excess water. 2. Grate mozzarella cheese and chop green peppers and onions. Sauté onions and peppers in a little coconut oil. 3. Mix tuna, grated cheese and egg in a bowl. 4. Add sautéed onions and peppers to tuna and egg mixture. Form into balls and pat slightly to flatten them. 5. Fry fish cakes in coconut oil in a pan till golden brown. 6. In the meantime steam cauliflower then drizzle olive oil over vegetables and serve with tuna fish cakes. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Burger on a “Bun” Middlecut on “Bruschetta” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. Sauté onions in a little coconut oil. Mix herbs, spices, chilli and garlic into mince. Add sautéed onions to mince and blend well. Pan fry mince patty in coconut oil. Place two large lettuce leaves on a plate and place cooked patty on lettuce. 6. Add sliced tomato and avocado on top. THURSDAY Chicken and Avocado Frittata 1. Drain excess water from tin. 2. Add 1 tablespoonful of coconut oil to a pan. 3. Mix the two eggs, chicken, chopped tomato and herbs and spices together. 4. Pour into heated pan and cook. A lid may be placed on top of the pan to ensure egg is cooked on the top too. 5. Once ready, decorate with sliced avocado pieces. 6. Drizzle olive oil over frittata. 7. Add salt to taste. SATURDAY Cut wraps into quarters. Toast/Grill wrap quarters till crispy. Place middlecut on top of the crisped "bruschetta". Add sliced cherry tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and sprinkle basil over the cheese. 5. Melt cheese under the grill and drizzle olive oil over the mini "bruschetta" when ready. FRIDAY Portuguese Steak and Vegetables 1. Pan-fry rump, sirloin or fillet in a pan with coconut oil. Keep a small amount of coconut oil to fry the egg. 2. Add spices and herbs as desired. 3. Steam or grill vegetables and drizzle with olive oil. 4. Once steak is ready, let the meat rest and quickly fry the egg. 5. Place on top of the steak and enjoy. SUNDAY Spicy Mince Wrap Chicken Salad 1. Cook mince, spices and herbs as desired in a pan with coconut oil. 2. Add tomato purée. 3. Heat wrap in another dry pan until crisp. 4. Remove cooked mince from the pan and place on top of the wrap, then add a dollop of coconut cream. 5. Sprinkle cheese on top of mince and grill to melt. 1. Prepare salad base by tearing lettuce and chopping tomatoes and walnuts into smaller pieces. 2. Grate mozzarella cheese. 3. Drain chicken from tin then place on top of lettuce base. 4. Add tomato, walnuts and cheese. 5. Drizzle with olive oil and serve. MET-S Care Meal Plan Shopping List Protein Fish Poultry Red Meat and Pork All Fish and Seafood: fresh, frozen (without batter) or tinned* • Oily Fish such as: Salmon, Trout, Tuna, Snoek and Mackerel, Haddock, Kippers • Other Fish such as: Hake, Sole, Kingklip, Angel Fish and other line fish • Seafood such as: Calamari, Squid, Prawns, Crayfish All Free-Range Poultry: fresh, cooked, frozen or tinned* All forms of Red Meat (including organ meat, venison and ostrich) and Pork: fresh, frozen, tinned or dried (biltong)* – It is not necessary to remove the skin of poultry before cooking and eating – Buy free-range Poultry and Eggs, where possible * Look out for the Lifestyle Met-S-Care Brand tinned chicken available at your nearest Dis-Chem Pharmacy – If possible, avoid boerewors and other meat products, e.g. marinated spare ribs, to which sugar and grain (wheat and other cereals) have been added * Look out for the Lifestyle Met-S-Care Brand biltong and droëwors available at your nearest Dis-Chem Pharmacy * Look out for the Lifestyle Met-S-Care Brand tinned fish available at your nearest Dis-Chem Pharmacy Fats Nuts and Seeds Oils and ‘Butters’ Dairy All Nuts, Seeds (raw, roasted, plain or lightly salted) and Oils • Nuts such as: Almonds*, Brazil, Hazelnuts, Macadamia, Walnuts, Pistachios • Seeds such as: Sunflower, Pumpkin, Sesame, Flax • Coconut products such as: Coconut Oil (cooking), Coconut Milk* Coconut Cream*, Roasted Coconut Flakes*, Coconut Chunks and Desiccated Coconut • Oils such as: Olive Oil, Avocado Oil, Macadamia Oil (for salads and on vegetables) • ‘Butters’ such as: Almond Butter, Macadamia Nut Butter and sugar-free Peanut Butter All Full Cream, Sugar-Free Dairy Products • High Quality Butter and Ghee (Clarified Butter) • Full Fat Milk (long life or fresh, preferably hormone free) • Cream (pouring or whipping, but ensure no sugar added) • Double Cream Greek Yoghurt/Full Cream Yoghurt without sugar and fruit • Cheeses (all varieties) Avoid Sunflower, Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil, Margarine and spreading ‘butter’. * Look out for the Lifestyle Met-S-Care Brand Almonds, Coconut Milk, Coconut Cream and Roasted Coconut Flakes available at your nearest Dis-Chem Pharmacy Avoid processed cheese spreads and flavoured cheeses and all sugar-sweetened dairy products. Gooseberries Blueberries Strawberries Raspberries Lemons Avocado Avoid all fruit juice. All vegetables that grow above the ground including: • • • • • • • • • • Asparagus Cucumber Celery String Beans Broccoli Florets or Tender Stem Cauliflower Spinach Mushrooms Cabbage Courgettes/Baby Marrow/Zucchini • Red, Green and Yellow Peppers • Lettuce Varieties • Tomatoes • Olives • Cucumber • Rocket/Arugula • Gem Squash • Brinjal/Eggplant • Butternut • Pumpkin Watch portion size of the more carbohydrate dense vegetables such as onions, butternut, pumpkin and carrots. Avoid potatoes and sweet potato. Miscellaneous • • • • • • Vegetables Low-Carbohydrate Fruits All low-carbohydrate Fruits, especially: • All Lifestyle Met-S-Care Brand food and beverage products stocked exclusively by Dis-Chem (Met-S Care section in store or visit www.metscare.com) • Other low-carbohydrate foods and beverages including: Coffee, Tea, Herbal Tea Infusions, Rooibos Tea, Green Tea • Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, Flaxseed Powder and Chia Seeds • Dijon Mustard/Wholegrain Mustard/Hot English Mustard, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, all Spices, Herbs, Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Cayenne and Black Pepper, Himalayan Rock Salt, Balsamic Vinegar (used sparingly) Avoid all grains (e.g. wheat, maize, oats, etc.) and all products manufactured from grains (incl. bread, pasta, breakfast cereals, etc.).
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