The South Beach
Diet is often and should not be confused with a low-carb or a
low-fat diet. The diet focuses on teaching dieters how to identify
and choose the right carbs and the right fats in order to eat
healthy and lose weight. Many dieters have claimed to have lost
anywhere between 8 and 13 pounds during the first 2 weeks.
The South Beach
Diet is broken into three different phases.
Phase One
This phase
lasts for 2 weeks. A dieter is allowed to eat sufficient amounts of
protein, good fats and carbs containing the lowest glycemic index. A
dieter can consume six normal helpings of food per day. This is to
prevent them from feeling too hungry.
During Phase
One, dieters can eat:
Lean cuts of
beef
Skinless
poultry
All types of
fish and shellfish
Boiled ham
Fat-free or
low-fat cheese
Peanuts
Pecans
Pistachios
Eggs
Artichokes
Asparagus
Beans and
legumes
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers
Celery
Eggplant
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Spinach
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Canola and
Olive Oils
All seasonings
that contain no added sugar
Broth
Butter Sprays
Pepper
Sweets (only
those that contain 75 calories per day)
Phase Two
A dieter can
incorporate more carbs into their diet while still losing weight.
Phase Three
This is
referred to as the maintenance phase, where you make a goal to eat
this way for the rest of your life.
Below you will
find a variety of recipes where you can create delicious, healthy
protein shakes:
Protein Shake Recipes
Protein Shake 1
This recipe can be prepared with or without
ice. Some people like to pour the shake over ice.
Ingredients
3/4 c [3 servings] egg beater-type things
1 cup of milk [i use 3/4 cup]
3-4 packets sweetener
Cinnamon, nutmeg to taste
Vanilla, to taste
Directions
1) Blend all ingredients in a blender.
Protein Shake 2
Ingredients
2 tablespoons
whey or soy protein powder
1 egg
Splenda, to taste
1 cup water
1 individual packet of Crystal light OR sugar-free Jell-O powder
Directions
1) Mix all
ingredients in a blender.
Strawberry Cottage Cheese Protein Shake
Ingredients
1/2 cup cottage
cheese
1/4 cup kefir, or whole milk plain yogurt
Splash of cream
2 teaspoons psyllium husk
1 serving vanilla powder
4 frozen strawberries
Sweetener, such as Splenda, to taste
Directions
1) Use blender
to mix.
Chocolate Cottage Cheese Protein Shake
Ingredients
1 serving of
flavored protein powder, such as chocolate soy
1/2 cup of lowfat cottage cheese
5 or 6 ice cubes
Tablespoon or so of nonfat yogurt
1/3 cup of water or so to thin out the mixture a little, can add as
needed
Splenda, to taste
Directions
1) Blend all
ingredients in a blender.
Hershey Protein Shake
Ingredients
1/4 cup low fat
cottage cheese (I used Friendship 1%)
1/4 cup regular EGGBEATERS
1/4 cup Fat Free Half and Half (by Land of Lakes)
One cup crushed ice
1 heaping tablespoon. Hersey's cocoa powder ( or less to taste)
1 tablespoon sugar substitute
1/2 to 1 teaspoon. vanilla
Directions
1) Blend at high speed for several minutes.