South Beach Diet Phase 1,Foods to Eat(Part 2)

VEGETABLE CHOICES (includes legumes) (May use 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

FAT CHOICES (with some suggested serving sizes) The following monounsaturated oils are recommended to be consumed daily:

• Olive Oil
• Canola Oil

Other Oil Choices that may be chosen (Polyunsaturated or a blend of Monounsaturated):

• Corn
• Enova
• Grape seed
• Safflower
• Soybean

OTHER FAT CHOICES:

• Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil
• Guacamole - ½ cup = 1 TBS oil
• Margarine - Chose those that do not contain Trans Fatty Acids such as Fleishmann's Premium Olive Oil or Smart Balance
• Mayonnaise - Regular or Low Fat
• Olives (Green or Ripe) 15 = 1/2 TBS
• Salad Dressing - Use those < 3 gms sugar per serving

TOPPINGS & SAUCES use sparingly (check labels for added sugar)

• Hot Sauce
• Salsa - Limit to 2 TBS during phase 1
• Soy Sauce - 1/2 TBS
• Steak Sauce - 1/2 TBS
• Worcestershire Sauce - 1 TBS
• Whipped Topping (Light) - 2 TBS

SPICES AND SEASONINGS

• All spices that contain no added sugar
• Broth
• Extracts (almond, vanilla, or others)
• Horseradish sauce
• I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray
• Lemon Juice
• Lime Juice Pepper (black, cayenne, red, white)

SWEET TREATS (Limit to 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 Some Sugar Free

Products may be made with sugar alcohols (isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol or xylitol) and are permitted on the SBD. They may have associated side effects of GI distress (abdominal pain, diarrhea & gas) if consumed in excessive amounts.
SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

• Acesulfame K
• Fructose (needs to be counted as Sweet Treats, Caloric Limit)
• Nutrasweet (Equal)
• Saccharin (Sweet & Low)
• Sucralose (Splenda)
• Stevia (Not approved by FDA)