The restaurateur

My husband Tom and I are about to open a Mexican taco bar in Notting Hill, so we're practising cooking our new menu at home. I've been a vegetarian for 20 years, but I do eat fish. My vice is chocolate. I eat breakfast but then I graze rather than sit down to big meals, which make me feel bloated. Five times a week I go to the gym.

6am: glass of orange juice, cup of coffee with rice milk.

7am: share a banana and a soya yoghurt with my one-year-old, two slices of wheat/yeast-free rye toast with butter.

10am-12pm: one litre of water at the gym.

12.15pm: a dozen carrot sticks, glass of fizzy water, one pear, one banana, 20 sesame pretzels, one mini BabyBel cheese, one Rococo chocolate truffle.

4pm: one litre of sparkling water, one handful of chocolate raisins, handful of carrot sticks with houmus, handful of pretzels, glass of Pinot Grigio, two glasses of fizzy water with lemon.

7.15pm: handful of salted almonds.

8pm: small portions (tasting for my husband's restaurant) of veggie lasagne, Bang-Bang veggie salad (noodles, cucumber, cabbage, peanut sauce), pumpkin ravioli with rocket and Parmesan.

The Food Doctor says...

Pretty good - eating little and often helps keep glucose levels balanced and provides consistent levels of energy. Cynthia's intake of fresh fruit and vegetables seems high, as does her water consumption - I'm impressed. I'd say that her protein levels are low, and, as she is a vegetarian, I'd recommend adding more beans and legumes to increase them. Soya yoghurts are a good alternative to the cow's or sheep's milk kind, but most have added sugar, so they aren't always the better option.