No. The beauty of this plan is to provide ideas to see how an ideal day may look regarding proportions of protein, carbs, fat etc. Even if you just use some recipes to integrate into your current diet, you should notice positive changes.

Yes. As you have 14 choices for breakfast, lunches, dinners, drinks, snacks & condiments, there is a simple recipe for most occasions.

Yes. They are widely loved by partners and any age children. They will love the ice cream, cookies, cake, burger & chips, bolognaises, mild curries, pancakes etc. but please note under 18s should not follow it strictly due to their nutritional requirements being different to an adult with digestive issues.

It is suitable for anyone with digestive issues as well as autoimmune conditions. It is not suitable for diabetics, people undergoing cancer treatment, pregnant women, under 18s or anyone who has been advised to follow a specific diet by their healthcare provider. If in doubt, please email Jane before purchase.

The average person will expand their diet on this plan as it is packed with a variety of foods. And with all the foods mentioned above, you won’t feel deprived. Referring to point 1, you can do as much or as little of the plan as you choose, so you don’t have to give up anything.

1. Changing tea & coffee to herbal teas & water
2. Swapping processed snacks for meal plan snacks
3. Batch cook so you cook once, eat twice

You get access to a dedicated FB group (lifetime access), come in and share your wobbles. There are always workarounds.

They are simple, recipes that anyone can make. Most have prep times of between 10 and 30 minutes plus extra for cooking. Some suggestions take 2 minutes to get from your store cupboard.

The longer cook times are ones that can be batch cooked and frozen, but oven time is still free time for you.

You purchase the download. You can easily print it at home (requires 40 pieces of paper, printed double-sided). Several purchasers have taken to print shops to have professionally printed.

Vegetarians will require tweaking. It is not suitable for vegans due to nutritional deficiencies omitting meat, fish & eggs.

This plan was designed to heal the gut which is why animal protein is a significant part of the plan, particularly bone broth. A diet too high in carbohydrates such as legumes & grains can be problematic for digestion which is why my plan limits carbohydrates that commonly trigger gut issues and includes nutrient-dense animal foods.

Vegetarians
The meal plan includes 50% veg, fruit & herbs. That rises to 75% including grains and starchy veg. So, it’s only the last 25% that needs to be tweaked. About 10% of this is eggs and nuts, so that leaves about 15% to be substituted.

Breakfast, drinks and snacks are all easy. However, most lunches & dinners have animal protein in them. If you eat fish, you can follow this meal plan without risk of nutritional deficiency. Legumes & dairy are not included in the plan and so as well as fish your major protein source will include: eggs, nuts, seeds and grains – ensure you keep to the plate quarter for your protein content. Some vegetarians may wish to use bone broth. Although not included in the plan, I suggest you also add tofu & tempeh to increase protein.

Not necessarily. If you grab a latte on your way to work every day or get through a bottle of wine most weeks, then the money you will save on those will go towards the increased veg and good-quality protein. I give plenty of tips to help you save money in your shopping & cooking.

Ultimately though your health should be the most important investment you make – view it like an insurance policy.

Your gut should be the focus of this plan, when your gut and hormones are happy your weight should stabilise, whether you are underweight or overweight.

It is not a Low-FODMAP diet but includes many of the principles. Some high-FODMAP (often problematic foods) such as gluten, legumes, dairy, commercial condiments, sweeteners & fruit juices are not included in my meal plan.

However, prebiotic veg & fruit that are high-FODMAP are allowed such as apple, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, garlic, leek, mushrooms, onions as well as honey, dates, dried apricots & cashews because they have benefits and not everyone reacts to them.

Weighing scales & American cups will be useful. Sharp knives will make prep MUCH easier.

A slow cooker or pressure cooker are handy (and cost effective), but not essential. Storage jars for leftovers/freezing are useful. I cover all this in the plan – none need to be expensive!