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Because this diet is divided into three phases, you'll be following three different food plans, moving from more to less restrictive eating.
In phase one, you'll be eating six times daily, fitting in breakfast, lunch, dinner, two mid-meals snacks and a dessert. During the course of the day, you'll eat plenty of protein, good fats and low-glycemic carbohydrates. Choosing what you can eat will be easy, as you're given two lists: Foods to enjoy and foods to avoid. Enjoyed foods include lean cuts of beef, skinless poultry, seafood, pork, fat-free or low-fat cheese, nuts, eggs, dairy, tofu, vegetables and legumes, fats, spices and seasonings, and 75-calorie sweet treats. Foods you should avoid include all fruit and fruit juices, certain vegetables, all starchy food (think bread, cereal, oatmeal, rice and pasta), certain types of dairy, such as ice cream and frozen yogurt, and alcohol.
In the second phase, you'll still be eating the same six meals as you did in phase one. However, you'll gradually introduce healthier carbohydrates into your diet. For instance, you'll be able to eat some vegetables and legumes, some fruits, bread (multigrain, oat and bran, rye and whole wheat), some cereal, chocolate, and red or white wine. You'll still, though, avoid some vegetables and fruits and refined starches and breads.
It's party time in phase three, as you have no food lists to follow. By now, Agatston believes you know the tenets of the South Beach Diet well enough to enjoy flexibility in what you eat, as long as your choices don't make you gain weight. You'll also ditch the two snacks and eat only breakfast, lunch, dinner and a small dessert.
On the South Beach Diet? Try these tasty recipes:
Seared Steaks with Crisp Greens and Spicy Dressing
Grilled Beef Lettuce Cups with Carrot, Radish and Cilantro
Grilled Yellowtail with Mustard Sauce
White Bean and Tuna Salad with Celery and Lemon
Steamed Shrimp, Lime and Nectarine Salad
Chili Lime Shrimp
Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad
Coffee Custard
Dark Chocolate Meringue Drops
Chocolate Raspberry Pillows
Lemon Cake
Angel Food Cake with Orange Essence and Agave
Because this diet is divided into three phases, you'll be following three different food plans, moving from more to less restrictive eating.
In phase one, you'll be eating six times daily, fitting in breakfast, lunch, dinner, two mid-meals snacks and a dessert. During the course of the day, you'll eat plenty of protein, good fats and low-glycemic carbohydrates. Choosing what you can eat will be easy, as you're given two lists: Foods to enjoy and foods to avoid. Enjoyed foods include lean cuts of beef, skinless poultry, seafood, pork, fat-free or low-fat cheese, nuts, eggs, dairy, tofu, vegetables and legumes, fats, spices and seasonings, and 75-calorie sweet treats. Foods you should avoid include all fruit and fruit juices, certain vegetables, all starchy food (think bread, cereal, oatmeal, rice and pasta), certain types of dairy, such as ice cream and frozen yogurt, and alcohol.
In the second phase, you'll still be eating the same six meals as you did in phase one. However, you'll gradually introduce healthier carbohydrates into your diet. For instance, you'll be able to eat some vegetables and legumes, some fruits, bread (multigrain, oat and bran, rye and whole wheat), some cereal, chocolate, and red or white wine. You'll still, though, avoid some vegetables and fruits and refined starches and breads.
It's party time in phase three, as you have no food lists to follow. By now, Agatston believes you know the tenets of the South Beach Diet well enough to enjoy flexibility in what you eat, as long as your choices don't make you gain weight. You'll also ditch the two snacks and eat only breakfast, lunch, dinner and a small dessert.
On the South Beach Diet? Try these tasty recipes:
Seared Steaks with Crisp Greens and Spicy Dressing
Grilled Beef Lettuce Cups with Carrot, Radish and Cilantro
Grilled Yellowtail with Mustard Sauce
White Bean and Tuna Salad with Celery and Lemon
Steamed Shrimp, Lime and Nectarine Salad
Chili Lime Shrimp
Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad
Coffee Custard
Dark Chocolate Meringue Drops
Chocolate Raspberry Pillows
Lemon Cake
Angel Food Cake with Orange Essence and Agave
