Table 1

Substitution guidelines during the intervention period of the volunteers' habitual breakfast, morning and afternoon snack.

Breakfast (choose alternatively one option each day)

Females

Males

• 3 bars

• 4 bars

or

or

• 2 bars plus a glass (250 mL) of semi-skimmed milk

• 3 bars plus a glass (250 mL) of semi-skimmed milk

or

or

• 1 milk shake (disolved in 150 mL semi-skimmed milk)

• 1 milk shake (disolved in 150 mL semi-skimmed milk) + 4 biscuits

or

or

• 1 glass (250 mL) of semi-skimmed milk plus 8 biscuits

• 1 glass (250 mL) of semi-skimmed milk plus 8 biscuits plus 1 bar

Morning and afternoon snack (choose alternatively one option each day)

Females

Males

• 1 bar

• 1 bar

or

or

• 1 salted snack (25 g)

• 1 salted snack (25 g)

or

or

• 1 Minirock (25 g - soy and chocolate snacks) pack

• 1 Minirock (25 g - soy and chocolate snacks) pack

Navas-Carretero et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:74   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-74