South Beach Diet Recipes
The South Beach diet, a well-balanced diet, includes foods in the ascending order of their carbohydrate content in three phases. This diet is recommended for those suffering with diabetes or heart ailments.
The South Beach Diet plan, a three-phase structure, limits the consumption of high carbohydrate foods in the initial phase and gradually allows them in the diet in the concluding phases.
The food items excluded in the first phase are pastas, ice creams, cakes, a few fruits, bread, potatoes, rice as well as all the alcoholic drinks. In the first phase, foods like chicken, fish, lean meats, vegetables, eggs shell fish and cheese are included.
The South beach diets aims at reducing the levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and introduces as well as increase the levels of good cholesterol (HDL) into the system. You can lose weight and improve your overall health.
The South beach diet is the strictest in the first stage and gets more liberal in the concluding ones. In the first 14 days, it has the maximum restrictions on the diet and carbohydrate intake, which enables a person to lose about 10-14 pounds. The foods that allowed are eaten in normal-sized helpings so that the carbohydrate content is in control.
You can include the following recipes in the first phase of the South beach diet:
The best foods in the first phase of the South beach diet are eggs and various dishes prepared from it. Starting your day with half-fried eggs or omelets is very healthy for a start. You can also drink a glass-full of milk or coffee (without caffeine content) in your breakfast. Scrambled eggs with any vegetables like tomatoes, capsicums, or celery make a tasty breakfast. You may also include mushrooms or herbs with any of the above preparations. If you have a lack of time to prepare any of these, have simple boiled or hard-boiled eggs with some tomato juice or soup without any sugar or with sugar substitutes. Try to avoid sugar and highly fatty foods in any servings of the day. Surf the net or cookery books to find out a variety of recipes for all the meals that would be in accordance with the guidelines of the South beach diet. You can experiment and make you lunch or dinner with fresh vegetables, lettuce, avocados, asparagus, and other foods that the South beach diet allows on your menu. You can include cheese and cook your meals in olive oil. As in any of the diets, you should increase the amount of water you drink. The more water you drink, the cleaner your system gets. You dispose toxins and waste from food out of your system, which strengthens your immune system and improves your overall health.
The first phase of the South beach diet lasts for about two weeks.. In this period, you control your food intake and therefore the amount of carbohydrates.
The normal-sized serving of meals in the first phase helps you to lose as much as 8-14 pounds before your move on to the next phase.
In the second, third and the fourth phases, the restricted foods are gradually included in your diet and you are able to maintain your weight by controlling your food intake.
