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What The Inspired Unemployed’s Matt Ford eats in a day
One half of The Inspired Unemployed Matt Ford, 28, shares his day on a plate.
8.30am After a surf with mates, I have two pieces of gluten-free toast with avocado, two poached eggs and an oat milk flat white.
10.30am A banana between meetings and filming a skit.
1pm Lunch at a local cafe: halloumi burger with spinach, avocado and aioli on a gluten-free bun (I’m gluten-intolerant).
4pm I snack on a few handfuls of salt and vinegar chips.
5.30pm Crack open a low-sugar ginger beer at home and watch the sun go down. For dinner, I have a scotch fillet steak cooked on the barbie, with mashed potato, peas and carrot, and another ginger beer.
8pm Two rows of chocolate while watching television.
Dr Joanna McMillan says:
Top marks for … Having avocado in place of butter on your toast. It delivers far more nutrients, including vitamin E and folate, healthier fats and fibre. Teamed with nutrient-rich eggs, this makes for a terrific start to the day.
If you keep eating like this you’ll … Risk falling short on fibre, as gluten-free options tend to be made from refined potato or rice flour. Several gluten-free whole grains and pseudo grains offer whole-food nutrition.
Why don’t you try … A high-fibre gluten-free bread for home, and gluten-free whole grains such as teff, quinoa, amaranth, corn and brown or black rice. As you’re not coeliac, you can also include oats.
Matt Ford is a co-owner of Better Beer; its low-sugar alcoholic ginger beer is out now.
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