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Trolley Spy: What’s in the health guru’s fridge?

Is health guru and author, Janey Lee Grace taking healthy living too far?

Is health guru and author, Janey Lee Grace taking healthy living too far? Nutritionist Michael Van Straten gives us his verdict…

What’s on the menu!

For breakfast I usually eat smoothies. One of my favourites is a delicious green smoothie, which is apple, spinach, celery, lemon and a bit of avocado with a spoonful of spirulina and Viridian beauty oil.

Lunch is usually light. I do like raw potato soup, with carrot avocado and lemon, gently heated to taste.

Dinner is usually a bit heavier. Fresh salmon with green beans and salad is one of my particular favourites.

For a healthy snack I’ll nibble on fresh fruit and Bounce bars.

I get seasonal organic vegetables delivered weekly, but the five food items I tend to stock up on at the supermarket are organic eggs, almonds, organic porridge, organic bananas and oat milk.

“Fresh salmon with green beans and salad makes a super supper”

I’d say I was pretty healthy as I aim for my diet to be 60 per cent raw. I drink fresh vegetable juice daily and eat lots of fruit and veg. I also try to limit wheat and gluten.

My food vice would have to be egg custard tarts – if only they were healthy. I do enjoy the occasional fish and chips, but only about twice a year!

Janey Lee Grace’s new book Look great naturally… without ditching the lipstick, (£8.99 Hay House) is available to buy from hayhouse.co.uk.

Michael’s Verdict

Janey Lee started as a singer backing many famous artists like George Michael, Kim Wilde and Boy George, even touring the world with Wham! Now she is a BBC Radio 2 DJ and a burgeoning health guru and author. But why didn’t she follow in the really healthy footsteps of Kim Wilde?
Yes of course it is great to be green, but years of treating patients has taught me that extreme diets, unproven allergies and intolerances can be a disaster. Janey’s breakfast of a green smoothie with a spoonful of spirulina oil would be just as good without the spirulina, a much hyped product with no scientific merit whatsoever. Yes it does contain protein and vitamins, but to get any meaningful results you would need to eat kilos of the stuff.
Raw sweet potato soup (with carrot, avocado and lemon) gently heated, with rye bread and salad is excellent, but the nutrients from most root veg are better absorbed if they are lightly cooked. And, fresh salmon with green beans and salad makes a super supper.
Organic eggs, almonds, porridge, bananas and oat milk are the five healthy items always in the shopping trolley and seasonal organic veg is delivered weekly, which is good.
She aims for 60 per cent raw and drinks fresh juice daily and has lots of fruit and veg. I am not sure why she limits wheat and gluten.
Janey snacks on Bounce bars which is not bad, but food vices are fish, chips and peas, (twice a year). But, fish, chips and peas can be great; just use good, fresh oil, no salt and you get no bad fats, lots of protein, minerals and vitamins.