South Beach Diet and Protein Shakes



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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.


 

 


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