Tagged As: south beach diet menu plan
Question:
How many do south beach diet menu plan in advance? Menu planning is not my forte basically being finally acomplished by lunch time most days. It just doesn't happen unless we are have an event. I'm envious of those who can sit down and do a week's worth of menus at a time. DH's trying to drop a few pounds so I figure reduce the red meat, increase the fruits and veggetables even though we eat a lot of those already, and rely more on fish for protein. Still coming up with a week's worth of menus would be very difficult.
Answer:
I never plan. But I do work on limiting our carb intake. And the only fat I use generally is olive oil, tamales not withstanding. The South Beach idea is to avoid cabs entirely for the first two weeks, which allows one's metabolism to shift, as it were. During that time you should eat no fruits or sweets nor consume any alcohol. That's phase one. After that in phase two, you can have limited fruits and moderate amounts of whole grain carbs and wine and such. I'm reducing all this horribly; you'd be better served by looking at the books, particularly the recommended food lists near the front of the South Beach diet book. You clearly know your way around the kitchen. Just look at the stuff they suggest and run from there.
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