Table 2 Participants’ dietary data and macronutrient composition

Participant 1

(male)

Breakfast

½ cup granola^a, 150 ml coconut cream, 100 g mixed frozen berries, 30 ml coconut oil

Lunch

125 g smoked salmon, 2 egg muffins^b, 100 g avocado

Dinner

120 g fish cooked in 1 T^c olive oil, 80 g broccoli, ½ cup almonds, 50 g feta cheese

Other

2 X Coffee (60 ml cream)

Water

Participant 2

(female)

Breakfast

3 rashers bacon, 2 eggs scrambled in 1 T coconut cream

Lunch

Salad: spinach leaves, ¼ avocado, 30 g Gruyere cheese, 60 g salmon, spring onion, 1 T avocado oil, ½ cup sliced almonds

Dinner

100 g rump steak, salad (spinach, spring onion, pepper, carrot, desiccated coconut, 1 T pumpkin seeds), 2 tsp.^d pesto

Other

40 g blue cheese; 180 ml red wine; herbal tea; water

Participant 3

(female)

Breakfast

½ cup granola, 125 ml coconut cream, 50 g mixed frozen berries

Lunch

1 egg muffin, 100 g avocado, dessert spoon peanut butter, square chocolate

Dinner

100 g pork straps, 70 g spinach, 1 cup cauliflower rice, 1 T butter square 85% dark chocolate 180 ml red wine

Other

Coffee, 100 ml soya milk; green tea; 1 strawberry; 20 g ham; 30 g almonds; water

Participant 4

(female)

Breakfast

½ cup granola^a, 150 ml Greek yoghurt, 50 g mixed frozen berries

Lunch

95 g tin tuna, avocado, cheese, 1 T olive oil

Dinner

100 g chicken with skin, 1 tsp. soy sauce, 1 cup cauliflower, 25 g leek, 50 g asparagus, 1 T butter

Other

30 g salami; ½ cup almonds; coffee, 150 ml milk; 100 ml coconut cream, water

Participant 5

(female)

Breakfast

2-egg omelette (spinach, mushroom) cooked in 2 tsp. butter

Lunch

Salad: 1 cup mesclun leaves, ½ avocado. 30 g feta cheese, 90 g chicken, 6 baby tomatoes, 50 g cucumber, 30 g celery, 2 T olive oil

Dinner

120 g fish, stir-fry vegetables (1 medium zuchini, 50 g broccoli, 5 mushrooms, ½ brown onion), cooked in 1 T olive oil

Snacks

100 ml coconut cream; 30 g almonds; water