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Even on Phase 1, you can accompany your Optifast meals with additional food. Moving on to the next phases, additional food becomes an important part of your diet!

  • Phase 1 INTENSIVE PHASE
  • Phase 2 TRANSITION PHASE
  • Phase 3 MAINTENANCE PHASE
  • Phase 4 STABILISATION PHASE

What to eat

Lemon & Lime Juice

Vinegar

Worcestershire Sauce

Tobasco

Soy Sauce

Diet (Oil Free) Salad Dressing

Mustard Sauce

Tomato Paste

What to avoid

Cream

What to eat

Alfalfa Sprouts

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bock Choy

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Capsicum

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cucumber

Eggplant

Green Beans

Konjac

Lettuce

Leek

Mushroom

Onion

Radishes

Shallots

Silverbeet

Snow Peas

Spinach

Squash

Tomatoes

Watercress

Zuccihni

What to avoid

Corn

Green Peas

Legumes

Lentils

Potato

Sweet Potato

Parsnip

Pumpkin

Turnip

What to eat

Stock cubes

Beef Stock

Soups made from allowed vegetables

Miso Soup

What to avoid

All Other Soups

What to eat

Sugar Free Lollies And Gums

Flavour Essences

Diet Topping

Diet Jelly

Artificial Sweeteners

What to eat

Diet Soft drinks & Cordial

Herbal Tea

Mineral Water

Soda Water

Tea & Coffee

Water

What to avoid

Alchohol

Cordial

Fruit Juice

Soft Drinks

What to eat

All Spices

Basil

Celery Flakes

Chilli

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Curry Powder

Dill

Fenel

Garlic

Ginger

Lite Salt

Mint

Mustard Seeds

Nutmeg

Oregano

Paprika

Parsley

Pepper

Rosemary

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

Looking for recipes?

We’ve got you covered? Click here for an extensive list of healthy recipes you can prepare to accompany your Optifast meals during Phases 2, 3 and 4.

Healthy Recipes

What to eat

Lemon & Lime Juice

Vinegar

Worcestershire Sauce

Tobasco

Soy Sauce

Diet (Oil Free) Salad Dressing

Mustard Sauce

Tomato Paste

What to avoid

Cream

What to eat

Alfalfa Sprouts

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bock Choy

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Capsicum

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cucumber

Eggplant

Green Beans

Konjac

Lettuce

Leek

Mushroom

Onion

Radishes

Shallots

Silverbeet

Snow Peas

Spinach

Squash

Tomatoes

Watercress

Zuccihni

What to avoid

Corn

Green Peas

Legumes

Lentils

Potato

Sweet Potato

Parsnip

Pumpkin

Turnip

What to eat

Stock cubes

Beef Stock

Soups made from allowed vegetables

Miso Soup

What to avoid

All Other Soups

What to eat

Sugar Free Lollies And Gums

Flavour Essences

Diet Topping

Diet Jelly

Artificial Sweeteners

What to eat

Diet Soft drinks & Cordial

Herbal Tea

Mineral Water

Soda Water

Tea & Coffee

Water

What to avoid

Alchohol

Cordial

Fruit Juice

Soft Drinks

What to eat

All Spices

Basil

Celery Flakes

Chilli

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Curry Powder

Dill

Fenel

Garlic

Ginger

Lite Salt

Mint

Mustard Seeds

Nutmeg

Oregano

Paprika

Parsley

Pepper

Rosemary

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

What to eat

Apples (1 small)

Appricots (2)

Blueberries (3/4 cup)

Canned Fruit (120g)

Cherries (15)

Grapes (1/2 cup)

Kiwi (1)

Lychees (canned in light syrup, 4)

Mandarin (1-2)

Mango (1/2)

Orange (1 medium)

Passion Fruit (4)

Peach (1 medium)

Pear (1 small)

Pineapples (2 slices)

Plum (2 small)

Prunes (3)

Rhubarb (200g cooked)

Strawberries (1.5 punnet)

What to eat

Cottage cheese (1/3 cup)

Reduced fat cheese (25% reduced fat, 30g)

Low fat Ice Cream (1 scoop)

Low fat Milk (1 cup/250ml)

Low Fat Yogurt (1 tub ~ 150g)

What to eat

Lemon & Lime Juice

Vinegar

Worcestershire Sauce

Tobasco

Soy Sauce

Diet (Oil Free) Salad Dressing

Mustard Sauce

Tomato Paste

What to avoid

Cream

What to eat

Alfalfa Sprouts

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bock Choy

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Capsicum

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cucumber

Eggplant

Green Beans

Konjac

Lettuce

Leek

Mushroom

Onion

Radishes

Shallots

Silverbeet

Snow Peas

Spinach

Squash

Tomatoes

Watercress

Zuccihni

What to avoid

Corn

Green Peas

Legumes

Lentils

Potato

Sweet Potato

Parsnip

Pumpkin

Turnip

What to eat

Stock cubes

Beef Stock

Soups made from allowed vegetables

Miso Soup

What to avoid

All Other Soups

What to eat

Sugar Free Lollies And Gums

Flavour Essences

Diet Topping

Diet Jelly

Artificial Sweeteners

What to eat

Diet Soft drinks & Cordial

Herbal Tea

Mineral Water

Soda Water

Tea & Coffee

Water

What to avoid

Alchohol

Cordial

Fruit Juice

Soft Drinks

What to eat

All Spices

Basil

Celery Flakes

Chilli

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Curry Powder

Dill

Fenel

Garlic

Ginger

Lite Salt

Mint

Mustard Seeds

Nutmeg

Oregano

Paprika

Parsley

Pepper

Rosemary

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

What to eat

Apples (1 small)

Appricots (2)

Blueberries (3/4 cup)

Canned Fruit (120g)

Cherries (15)

Grapes (1/2 cup)

Kiwi (1)

Lychees (canned in light syrup, 4)

Mandarin (1-2)

Mango (1/2)

Orange (1 medium)

Passion Fruit (4)

Peach (1 medium)

Pear (1 small)

Pineapples (2 slices)

Plum (2 small)

Prunes (3)

Rhubarb (200g cooked)

Strawberries (1.5 punnet)

What to eat

Cottage cheese (1/3 cup)

Reduced fat cheese (25% reduced fat, 30g)

Low fat Ice Cream (1 scoop)

Low fat Milk (1 cup/250ml)

Low Fat Yogurt (1 tub ~ 150g)

What to eat

Lemon & Lime Juice

Vinegar

Worcestershire Sauce

Tobasco

Soy Sauce

Diet (Oil Free) Salad Dressing

Mustard Sauce

Tomato Paste

What to avoid

Cream

What to eat

Alfalfa Sprouts

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bock Choy

Broccoli

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Capsicum

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Cucumber

Eggplant

Green Beans

Konjac

Lettuce

Leek

Mushroom

Onion

Radishes

Shallots

Silverbeet

Snow Peas

Spinach

Squash

Tomatoes

Watercress

Zuccihni

What to avoid

Corn

Green Peas

Legumes

Lentils

Potato

Sweet Potato

Parsnip

Pumpkin

Turnip

What to eat

Stock cubes

Beef Stock

Soups made from allowed vegetables

Miso Soup

What to avoid

All Other Soups

What to eat

Sugar Free Lollies And Gums

Flavour Essences

Diet Topping

Diet Jelly

Artificial Sweeteners

What to eat

Diet Soft drinks & Cordial

Herbal Tea

Mineral Water

Soda Water

Tea & Coffee

Water

What to avoid

Alchohol

Cordial

Fruit Juice

Soft Drinks

What to eat

All Spices

Basil

Celery Flakes

Chilli

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Cumin

Curry Powder

Dill

Fenel

Garlic

Ginger

Lite Salt

Mint

Mustard Seeds

Nutmeg

Oregano

Paprika

Parsley

Pepper

Rosemary

Sage

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

What to eat

Apples (1 small)

Appricots (2)

Blueberries (3/4 cup)

Canned Fruit (120g)

Cherries (15)

Grapes (1/2 cup)

Kiwi (1)

Lychees (canned in light syrup, 4)

Mandarin (1-2)

Mango (1/2)

Orange (1 medium)

Passion Fruit (4)

Peach (1 medium)

Pear (1 small)

Pineapples (2 slices)

Plum (2 small)

Prunes (3)

Rhubarb (200g cooked)

Strawberries (1.5 punnet)

What to eat

Cottage cheese (1/3 cup)

Reduced fat cheese (25% reduced fat, 30g)

Low fat Ice Cream (1 scoop)

Low fat Milk (1 cup/250ml)

Low Fat Yogurt (1 tub ~ 150g)

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