The South Beach Diet is a 3-step he althy diet that will slowly but surely help you lose weight. What can you eat by opting for this weight loss diet? Which foods are recommended or prohibited while on the South Beach Diet?
The South Beach Dietis counted among the effective and he althyslimming diets . It is important to avoid especially processed foods that contain large amounts of simple sugars. Find out what you can eat in each of its three stages.
South Beach diet stage I
Recommended products:
- beef and pork tenderloin
- chicken
- turkey
- all kinds of fish and seafood
- veal
- minced meat (as lean as possible, preferably poultry)
- cheeses (yellow, country, processed, breakfast cheeses, cottage cheese, feta - all of them should be lean)
- nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios, peanuts)
- eggs (if there are no contraindications from the doctor)
- tofu cheese
- vegetables (asparagus, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes)
- fats (olive oil, canola oil)
- spices and herbs
- only hard biscuits are recommended from sweets
Products to Avoid:
- chicken wings (you can eat other parts of chicken and turkey, but without the skin)
- goose and duck meat
- liver and beef ribs
- calf breast
- brie cheese and other fatty cheeses
- vegetables: beetroot, corn, carrot
- all fruits and juices
- all foods with a lot of starch (any bread, rice, pasta, potatoes)
- milk
- ice cream
- yoghurts (even skimmed)
- alcohol (beer and wine too)
South Beach diet stage II
Recommended products are products from stage I plus:
- fruit (apples, blueberries, grapes, mangoes, peaches, oranges, grapefruits)
- milk (skim or soy) and skim yogurt
- bread (dark, multi-grain)
- muesli (high in fiber)
- pasta (only dark, multi-grain)
- rice (brown or wild)
Products thatyou should avoid:
- white bread
- white noodles and rice
- rice bread
- potatoes
- beetroot
- carrot
- corn
- bananas
- pineapples
- raisins
- watermelons
- fruit juices
- tinned fruit
- honey and jam
- ice cream
South Beach diet stage III
There is no recommended or prohibited list for this stage. You can eat anything that fits the South Beach Diet. In practice, just use your common sense, eat he althy and choose foods with a low glycemic index.
menu based on Arthur Agatston's book "The South Beach Diet", published by Rebis