| Sis
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I don't know what book I have - I'm only familiar with the one. :?:
But, I noticed that in reading the book, Dr. A says DON'T use lite mayo, but in the recipes it uses lite mayo. Also, he says eggs are fine yet in the recipes egg substitutes are used. |
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:24 pm |
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| Darlene
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| Lite mayo is ok, dont use Fat free mayo. |
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:23 pm |
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| southbeachjoyce
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Since the book was written, there have been revisions, and there will be continual revisions as the eating plan evolves.
The guidelines are to look for mayo/salad dressings that have no more than 3 grams sugar for 2 tablespoons. This simplifies things, and there are lots of yummy dressings and mayos on the market that fit these guidelines.
Of course I also look for the good fats on the ingredient list and avoid anything that has partially hydrogenated fats (trans fats). |
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:40 pm |
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| Janna116
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I had the same question about eggs when I started. I am allergic to egg substitue, even the ones that are 99% real egg, but I'm not allergic to eggs.
Remember that this diet was created by a doctor who was worried about his patient's health not weight. The reason the book calls for egg substitute is for people with cholesterol problems. If you don't have cholesterol problems then by all means eat real eggs.
If you would like to use the recipes in the book that call for egg substitute keep in mind that each egg is about 1/4 cup liquid (depending on the size of egg you are using.)
I second what has been said about the mayonnaise, a funny thing happens to food that is either fat free or sugar free: things that are made sugar free usually have added fat and things that are made fat free usually have added sugar. Hence, don't use fat free mayo because this usually contains added sugar. Both sugar and fat add flavor to food so when a food manufacturer takes one out they usually add the other in to balance out the flavor.
Good luck,
Jen |
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:50 am |
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| Sis
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I know it was written by a heart doctor for his patients, but in the book he says:
p. 11 Even egg yolks are good for you contrary to what we once believed. They're a source of natural Vit E and have a neutral-to-favorable effect on our balance between good and bad cholesterol.
p. 27 Eggs contain no saturated fat and raise the good cholesterol along with the bad. The yolk is a good source of natural vitamin E and protein, too. So eggs are permissible.
[By the second phase of the diet, we'll begin to reintroduce carbs...ahem... but, I sidetrack...]
p. 45 Before WWII, eggs were considered healthy... then, beginning in the '70s, when doctors first began looking into the ill effects of cholesterol, eggs suddenly became a prime culprit. You were advised to limit yourself to two or three a week, and none at all if you had a high cholesterol.
We now know that eggs are a perfectly fine food. It turns out that they raise both kinds of cholesterol, the good along with the bad, and they do not adversely affect the ratio of the two - which is the number that really counts. The yolk contains natural vit E, an important antioxidant that helps preent cancer and heart disease. |
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:57 pm |
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| Darlene
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| Eggs are fine, your choice as to whether you want egg substitue or real ones... |
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:00 pm |
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