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