I measure out 100g of oats and pour 400ml of water into the saucepan. Porridge will be my only food source for the next 48 hours. I really am a real-life Goldilocks.
Devised by a crack German research team, this ‘diet’ is certainly very strict and very German. I am allowed just three portions of oat porridge per day. Nothing else.
No salt, sugar or sweeteners. Just a light sprinkling of fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables and I can season my all-day breakfast with herbs, spices or lemon juice.
On this strict regime, I will consume just 1,100 calories a day, around
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