South Beach Diet Phase 1 Guidelines and Food List

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South Beach Diet Phase 1 Guidelines and Food List

Phase 1 Guidelines 

Breakfast	Lunch
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices  Vegetables: Minimum 1/2 cup. See choices  Fruit: None  Starch: None  Milk: None  Fat: 1 tsp mayonnaise or oil (optional) See choices	Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices  Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices  Fruit: None  Starch: None  Milk: None  Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil. See choices
Dinner	Snack
Protein: Quantity is not limited. See choices  Vegetables: Minimum 2 cups. See choices  Fruit: None  Starch: None  Milk: None  Fat: 1 Tbsp mayonnaise or oil. See choices	Snacks are required. Choose from the Protein or Vegetable list, or eat nuts from the Fats list.

 

Allowed Foods in Phase 1

PROTEIN CHOICES

BEEF Lean cuts, such as:  Eye of Round  Ground beef:  Extra Lean (96/4)  Lean (92/8)  Sirloin (90/10)  Tenderloin  Top Loin  Top Round

CHEESE (FAT-FREE OR LOW-FAT)

American  Cheddar  Cottage cheese, 1-2% or fat-free  Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free  Feta  Mozzarella  Parmesan  Provolone  Ricotta  String

EGGS

The use of whole eggs is not limited unless otherwise directed by your doctor. Use egg whites and egg substitute if desired.

LAMB (Remove all visible fat)

Center Cut  Chop  Loin

LUNCHMEAT

Fat-free or low-fat only

MEAT SUBSTITUTES (SOY BASED)

Bacon - Limit to 2 slices per day  Burger - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion  Chicken Patties & Nuggets - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion  Hot Dogs - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion  Natural Peanut Butter - 2 Tbsp (may use as protein choice or limited nut choice)  Sausage Pattie - Limit 1 patty per day  Seiten  Soy Crumbles  Soy Nuts - 1/4 cup for a protein snack is suggested serving  Tempeh  Yuba

PORK

Boiled ham  Canadian bacon  Loin  Tenderloin

POULTRY (SKINLESS)

Cornish hen  Turkey bacon (2 slices per day)  Turkey and chicken breast

SEAFOOD

All types of fish and shellfish

TOFU

Use soft, low-fat or lite varieties

VEAL

Chop  Cutlet, leg  Top round

Vegetable Choices (includes legumes)  (May use fresh, frozen or canned without added sugar)

Artichokes  Asparagus  Beans, Green  Beans, Italian  Beans, Wax  Beans or Legumes:  Black Beans  Butter Beans  Chickpeas or Garbanzo  Pigeon Peas  Soy Beans  Split Peas  Broccoli  Bok Choy  Cabbage  Cauliflower  Celery  Collard Greens  Cucumbers  Eggplant  Lettuce (All varieties)  Juice (Limit to 6 ounces per day)  Tomato  V-8  Mushrooms  Mustard Greens  Okra  Onion - Limit to 1/2 per day  Peppers (All varieties)  Pickles - Dill or those sweetened with Splenda®  Radishes (All varieties)  Rhubarb  Sauerkraut  Snow peas  Spinach  Sprouts, Alfalfa  Squash, Spaghetti  Squash, Summer  Yellow  Zucchini  Tomato - Limit to 1 whole or 10 cherry per serving

Fat Choices (with some suggested serving sizes)

The following monounsaturated oils are recommended to be consumed daily:  Olive Oil  Canola Oil  Other Oil Choices that may be chosen (Polyunsaturated or a blend of Monounsaturated):  Corn  Enova  Grapeseed  Safflower  Soybean

NUTS (Limit to one serving per day as specified)

Almonds - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)  Brazil Nuts - 4  Cashews - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)  Pecans - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)  Macadamia - 8 (Dry roasted recommended)  Peanut Butter - 1 tsp  Peanut Butter, Natural = 2 TBS  Peanuts, 20 small (May use dry roasted or boiled)  Pine Nuts (Pignolia) - 1 ounce  Pistachios - 30 (Dry roasted recommended)  Walnuts - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)  In place of nuts, may use:  Flax Seed - 3 TBS

Other Fat Choices:

Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil  Guacamole - ½ cup = 1 TBS oil  Margarine - Chose those that do not contain Trans Fatty Acids such as Fleishmann's Premium Olive Oil or Smart Balance  Mayonnaise - Regular or Low Fat  Olives (Green or Ripe) 15 = 1/2 TBS  Salad Dressing - Use those < 3 gms sugar per serving

SPICES AND SEASONINGS

All spices that contain no added sugar  Broth  Extracts (almond, vanilla, or others)  Horseradish sauce  I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray  Lemon Juice  Lime Juice  Pepper (black, cayenne, red, white)  Use the following toppings and sauces sparingly (check labels for added sugar)  Hot Sauce  Salsa - Limit to 2 TBS during phase 1  Soy Sauce - 1/2 TBS  Steak Sauce - 1/2 TBS  Worcestershire Sauce - 1 TBS  Whipped Topping (Light) - 2 TBS

SWEET TREATS (Limit to 75 calories per day)

Candies, hard, sugar-free  Chocolate powder, no-added-sugar  Cocoa powder, baking type  Fudgsicles, sugar-free  Gelatin, sugar-free  Gum, sugar-free  Popsicles, sugar-free  Sugar substitute  Some Sugar Free Products may be made with sugar alcohols (isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol or xylitol) and are permitted on the SBD. They may have associated side effects of GI distress (abdominal pain, diarrhea & gas) if consumed in excessive amounts.

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

Acesulfame K  Fructose (needs to be counted as Sweet Treats, Caloric Limit)  Nutrasweet (Equal)  Saccharin (Sweet & Low)  Sucralose (Splenda)  Stevia (Not approved by FDA)

DAIRY

Low-fat (1 percent) or fat-free milk or soy milk  Plain or sugar-free low-fat or fat-free yogurt  Fat-free half & half

FOODS TO AVOID!!!

BEEF  Brisket  Liver  Other fatty cuts  Rib steaks  POULTRY  Chicken, wings and legs  Duck  Goose  Poultry products, processed  PORK  Honey-baked ham  VEAL  Breast  CHEESE  Brie  Edam  Nonreduced fat  VEGETABLES  Beets  Carrots  Corn  Potatoes, white  Potatoes, sweet  Yams  FRUIT  Avoid ALL fruits and fruit juices in Phase 1, including:  Apples  Apricots  Berries  Cantaloupe  Grapefruit  Peaches  Pears  STARCHES AND CARBS  Avoid ALL starchy food in Phase 1, including:  Bread, all types  Cereal  Croutons, all types  Matzo  Oatmeal  Rice, all types  Pasta, all types  Pastry and baked goods, all types  DAIRY  1/2 cup of plain fat-free yogurt (once per day max.)  Fat Free 1/2 & 1/2, Nonfat milk, 1% milk, Soy milk allowed with coffee. Otherwise avoid all other dairy products (unless listed under protein choices or sweet treats). Limit to < 2 TBS per cup of coffee. Otherwise, avoid all milk products in Phase 1, including:  Yogurt, cup-style and frozen  Ice cream  Milk, low-fat, fat-free, whole  Milk, soy  MISCELLANEOUS  Alcohol of any kind, including beer and wine  No regular ketchup or cocktail sauce  No pork rinds - too high in saturated fat  No jerky - too high in sugar content  Limit Caffeine-Containing Beverages to 1-2 servings per day

(By TLC - More Info at Forum)

 

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