This, and how free you are in what to eat and drink, differs per clinical trial. Sometimes the protocol stipulates how many calories you must eat. You can always indicate dietary requirements, for example that you do not eat pork or that you are a vegetarian. You are not allowed to consume your own food and drinks in the clinic. If you brought food or drinks with you, we will keep this for you until you leave the clinic.
Depending on the clinical trial, you may have to follow a special diet, but in general you have a choice of wholemeal bread, rusk, crackers, rye bread, yogurt, muesli, low-fat margarine, jam, honey, peanut butter, apple syrup, fruit sprinkles, sliced chicken, smoke-dried beef, ham, cheese spread, cheese, milk, buttermilk and Cup-a-Soup for both breakfast and lunch.
The afternoon snack consists of two pieces of fruit (usually apple, pear, banana, orange or kiwi) and juice (apple/orange juice and Crystal Clear) or coffee/tea*. The evening snack alternates between crisps, peanuts, a Snelle Jelle slice of spiced cake, syrup waffle or Sultana with a glass of juice or coffee/tea*. (*in most clinical trials, you are not allowed to drink caffeine). There will be decaf coffee.)
Dinner is very diverse, for instance pasta bolognese, fried rice with satay, kale mash with sausage. There are sufficient vegetarian options and you will always be offered a raw vegetable salad. There is yogurt or custard for dessert.