We are delighted to officially launch ‘The Grate Diet’ – a new way of approaching how you eat, how you exercise and how you take control of your life.
The concept is simple – “If you can Grate it, you can Eat it!”
The beauty of this new way of looking at food means that the control sits with you. There is no portion control, no counting calories, no weighing foods, no calculating points. All you have to do is own a grater and put some elbow grease in.
All food groups can be covered and this diet can ensure that you get an equal mix of protein, fats, carbohydrates , as long as you can grate them.
So, how does it work?
Buy a Grater. Buy some food. Grate it. Eat it.
Lose pounds, work those arm muscles.
There are some pretty obvious things to start with – raw carrots, raw onions, raw peppers.
But don’t be fooled, this doesn’t have to be a raw food diet. There are plenty of cooked foods that you can have a go at grating – roast potatoes, boiled eggs, to name but a few.
We’ll be showing you over time some ‘grate’ ideas to get you started and once you get the hang of it, some advanced recipes too.
Looking forward to having you with us on this ‘grate’ adventure.
The Grate Diet 
This sounds very interesting. My doctor has put me on a cucumber only diet as a treatment for my chilblains. Would you recommend freezing the cucumber before grating?
Posted by Doris Narwhal (Mrs) | January 9, 2014, 9:22 pmHi,
Thanks for your comment and query. I had not heard about this remedy for Chilblains but after consulting Google it would appear that this is a recommended treatment. However, it looks like the treatment consists of putting the cucumber on to the affected area, not eating it.
Having said that, if you were going to apply the cucumber to your chilblains then grating it first would seem to make complete sense. Not sure about freezing it first though, might be pretty chilly for your chilblains.
Eating grated cucumber is also a good thing to do but I would not advise using the same cucumber that you previously applied to your chilblains…
As always – please consult your physician before embarking on any diet or treatment…
Posted by Grate Editor | January 10, 2014, 10:11 amThank you Grate Diet person. I will check this with my GP when I see him because it wouldn’t be the first time I got the wrong end of the stick. He’s foreign and I don’t always understand him. A few years back he recommended fish oil for my lumbago. I was rubbing them into my body for months before someone told me I could take them in capsules. My (late) husband Walter kept complaining I made the sheets smell. I sometimes wonder if the fish oil caused his death. He slipped on something the the bathroom and when I came back from my weekly bingo and dubonnet evening I found him lying on floor, impaled on the toilet brush handle, dead as a dodo. God rest his soul.
Posted by Doris Narwhal (Mrs) | January 10, 2014, 11:52 amDoris, what a very sad story and a tragic end for your late husband. Please do consult your GP, maybe try using Google Translate? I would hate to think that our diet had caused any further tragedy in your already complicated life. Good luck with the Chilblains.
Posted by Grate Editor | January 10, 2014, 12:21 pmHope you do recipes for meat. I hate vegetables, never touch them, so advice on how to grate the Sunday roast or a steak and kidney pud would be great … Or should that be “grate” ha ha
Posted by Brian Butcher | January 10, 2014, 10:39 pmHi Brian, Thanks for stopping by and commenting. We will absolutely be doing recipes for meat. The Grate diet covers all food groups, we do not discriminate. As long as you can grate it, you can eat it. I can’t see any reason why you shouldn’t be able to grate a roast or as you suggest, a steak and kidney pudding. We will add it to our list of videos which we will be uploading in the very near future!
Posted by Grate Editor | January 15, 2014, 4:23 pmBrian again here. Just back from A +E. Tried to grate my breakfast this morning. The fried bread and the black pudding went fine. But when I did the bacon I managed to grate off 3 of my fingerprints. Ended up adding extra red sauce to my meal to distract me cos I was actually eating bits of myself for breakfast! Wanted to mention this in case you can advise on protective gear or better techniques.
Posted by Brian Butcher | January 12, 2014, 11:27 pmOh dear, Birian! we are desperately sorry that following the Grate Diet has caused you such a distressing injury. It has given us the ‘grate’ idea of posting some safety tips on the site to ensure that other followers avoid a trip to A&E. Look out for that in the near future.
In the meantime, try using a pair of oyster shucking gloves when you are doing your grating. They have proved particularly effective for me in the past.
Posted by Grate Editor | January 15, 2014, 4:25 pm