Cardiologist and nutritionist, Stephen Sinatra was frustrated with his patient’s addiction to fast food and their inability to change their eating habits.
He came to the conclusion that it was better to work with his patient’s lifestyles rather than attempt to dramatically overhaul their diet.
Dr. Sinatra realized that most people are too busy these days to spend a lot of time on food preparation and need a diet that will easily fit into their schedules. He wrote the book, The Fast Food Diet, to give dieters the information necessary so that they can make healthier choices.
Sinatra claims dieters can lose up to 100 pounds in the first year without having to give up fast foods.
The basic premise outlined by Sinatra is that if dieters eat healthy foods 80% if the time then it is ok to indulge for the other 20%.
As such fast food consumption is to be limited to 20% of the daily diet with the remainder of the diet coming from healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean meats.
French fries and sodas are not part of the plan and in fact all fried foods should be avoided because they are a source of the extremely unhealthy trans fats.
Dieters are provided with information so that they are able to make lower calorie choices in fast food restaurants.
Suggestions include such options as:
The book includes a six-week menu plan, which provides a calorie allowance of 1500 calories per day for women and 1800 for men. Nutritional supplements are recommended to make up for the shortcomings of a reduced calorie diet that allows the intake of processed foods.
Breakfast Egg McMuffin |
Morning Snack Apple |
Lunch Skinless roast chicken sandwich Corn on the cob Greens |
Afternoon Snack Trail mix |
Dinner Grilled salmon Pasta with tomato sauce Salad with nonfat dressing |
Evening Snack Low fat fruit yogurt |
Walking is the recommended exercise and dieters are advised use a pedometer to measure their level of activity and to work up to 10000 steps per day.
These exercises can be used with the Fast Food Diet to promote weight loss.
The Fast Food Diet retails at $14.95.
The recommended supplements could become quite expensive if their intake is maintained over the long term.
Even though this diet plan gives dieters the information necessary in order to reduce calorie intake it still supports the intake of fast foods, which will undoubtedly contain unhealthy ingredients regardless of the choices made.
Even the author of the plan acknowledges that fast foods contain substances that increase free radical exposure causing inflammation and possibly increasing the risk of many diseases including cancer.
It may be an improvement on the standard diet of those who eat a lot of fast foods and could be beneficial as a first step to improving nutrition but for dieters with their long-term health in mind it will be necessary to look beyond fast foods to a more healthful approach to eating.
… this one would never work… hense FAST FOOD DIET!!!! never gonna give it a try
i did this lost nothing probably gained did everything stupid diet.
waste of money.
Nice Pros And Cons.