South Beach Diet - Food List

Foods to ENJOY (controlled portions)

• Seafood
• Lean beef (i.e. good cuts)
• Lean poultry (skinless chicken or turkey breast)
• Lean pork
• Vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, celery, asparagus, spinach, tomatoes, lettuce, mushrooms, zucchini, eggplant, onions, fennel.
• Legumes - beans
• Eggs
• Cheeses - fat-free, cottage cheese
• Dairy - (fat-free or 1% milk, fat-free plain yogurt). Dairy limited to 2 servings per day.
• Nuts
• Oils -canola or olive oil
• Sweets / Sugars - no more that 75 calories per day

Foods to AVOID

• All Starchy Carbs - bread, cereal, rice, pasta, potatos, all baked goods.
• Alcohol
• All Dairy - ice cream, milk, yogurt
• Fruit - all fruits and fruit juices
• Cheese - full fat
• Vegetables - barley, carrots, white or sweet potatos, corn, yams, beets.

Foods to ENJOY

• Starchy Carbs (sparingly) - bagels (whole wheat), bran muffins, cereals (high-fiber, oatmeal), pasta (whole wheat), rice (wild or brown), bread (multi-grain, bran, whole wheat).
• Seafood
• Lean beef (i.e. good cuts)
• Lean poultry (skinless chicken or turkey breast)
• Lean pork
• Fruit - apples, medium-sized banana (added Jun '04), blueberries, grapefruit, grapes, mangoes, oranges, peaches
• Vegetables - barley, black-eyed peas, pinto beans, sweet potatoes, yams, onions, carrots.
• Dairy - yogurt, milk (fat-free, 1%, 2-3 cups max.) Note that yogurt can be articially sweetened non-fat - but limit to 4 oz per day.
• Sweets - chocolate (semi-sweet).
• Soy products (< 6g fat or less per 2-3 oz serving)

Foods to AVOID

• Starchy Carbs - all refined carbs - white breads, white pastas, white rice, rice cakes, cookies.
• Fruit - bananas, canned fruit, fruit juice, pineapple, raisins, watermelon.
• Vegetables - beets, carrots, corn, white potatoes
• Dairy - full cream