What Is Allowed on South Beach Diet



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The South Beach Diet is a diet that distinguishes between good and bad carbohydrates, as well as good and bad fats. “Good carbs” provide high amounts of fiber, good fats have a low glycemic level, which means that they can be digested and absorbed better by the body.  “Good fats” are referred to unsaturated and monounsaturated fats,as well as non-trans fat. The best fats are the ones that contain omega-3 fat. Saturated and trans fats are considered to be the worst fats.  

which teaches dieters to distinguish between good carbohydrates and bad ones. This diet is broken into three different phases. During the first phase, a dieter experiences a two-week period where they are not allowed to eat carbohydrates that are high-glycemic. This means they cannot consume carbs that raise blood sugar levels.  Phase 2 is followed until the dieter reaches their goal weight. During this time, there may be an introduction of other carb varieties. Phase 3 establishes a maintenance plan that should be adhered to for life.

The diet consists of three phases where the first and second deliver the most life-changing factors. Phase One allows controlled portions of chicken, beef, turkey, fish and shellfish consumption. These foods should be eaten alongside vegetables, eggs, cheese, nuts and salads. Those foods should also be controlled.

Foods Allowed in Phase One
 

Protein

Beef, Eye of Round 

Ground beef:  Extra Lean (96/4) 

Ground beef:  Lean (92/8) 

Ground beef:  Sirloin (90/10) 

Beef Tenderloin 

Beef Top Loin 

Beef 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 

Lamb

Center Cut 

Chop 

Loin 

Miscellaneous

Fat-free or low-fat lunchmeat

Eggs

Soy-Based Meat Substitutes

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 

Skinless Poultry

Cornish hen 

Turkey bacon (2 slices per day) 

Turkey and chicken breast 

Veal

Chop 

Cutlet, leg 

Top round 

Vegetables

Any 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 

Fats

Olive Oil 

Canola Oil 

Corn Oil

Enova  Oil

Grapeseed  Oil

Safflower 

Soybean 

Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil 

Guacamole - ˝ cup = 1 TBS oil 

Mayonnaise - Regular or Low Fat 

Olives (Green or Ripe) 15 = 1/2 TBS 

Salad Dressing - Use those < 3 gms sugar per serving 

Nuts

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 

Sweets (Limit only 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 

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 Allowed in Phase 2

These are foods that are reintroduced into your diet.

Fruit

Apples 

Apricots-dried fresh 

Blueberries 

Cantaloupe 

Cherries 

Grapefruit 

Grapes 

Kiwi 

Mangoes 

Oranges 

Peaches 

Pears 

Plums 

Strawberries 

Dairy

Milk-light soy, fat-free or 1% 

Yogurt-light, fruit-flavored, plain, low-fat or fat-free 

Starches

Bagels, small, whole grain 

Bread-multigrain, oat and bran, rye, whole wheat 

Cereal-Fiber One, Kellogg's Extra-Fiber All Bran, oatmeal (not instant), other high-fiber, Uncle Sam 

Muffins, bran-sugar-free (no raisins) 

Pasta, whole wheat 

Cereal-Fiber One, Kellogg's Extra-Fiber All Bran, oatmeal (not instant), other high-fiber, Uncle Sam 

Muffins, bran-sugar-free (no raisins) 

Pasta, whole wheat 

Peas, green 

Pita-stone-ground, whole wheat 

Popcorn 

Potato, small, sweet 

Rice-brown, wild 

Vegetables

Barley 

Beans, pinto 

Black-eyed peas

Miscellaneous

Chocolate (sparingly)-bittersweet, semisweet 

Pudding, fat-free/sugar-free 

Wine, red 




 

 


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