South Beach - variety in first stage

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Alex - 03 Nov 2003 00:05 GMT

Hi folks,

I'm about ready to try the South Beach diet as many friends have lost
weight. Problem is, this food seems VERY exotic for what I'm used to.
Also, I can't do dairy or nuts, and these are the comfort foods many
of my friends ate during the first couple of weeks... but I can't eat
them.

Also, I'm reading the South Beach book, and many of the recipes are
kind of exotic, for lack of a better word. Maybe I'm just not used to
eating fancy stuff, but I had to look-up frittata, nicoise, papillote,
mahi mahi, and gazpacho in the dictionary... hadn't ever heard that
terms. One thing that I did like was the funky mashed potatos with
cauliflower, which I generally hate. I had to use a bit of
imagination, but it actually tasted okay.

Anyway, any ideas on other recipes with the ingrediants they offer for
the first week? I'm a very simple person, so just romaine lettuce and
simple ingrediants work for me... but this'll get old after a while.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or ideas.

Alex.

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Jennifer Austin - 03 Nov 2003 00:15 GMT

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Stay simple until you get the hang of it. I'm not on SBD but a close friend
is and she lives on grilled chicken, lean pork chops, and some kind of bean
dish from the book. I have the book but haven't read it yet. There is also
some sort of chocolate thingy in the made with cocoa powder that she raves
about. I don't know all of the ingredients and if it would conflict with
your dietary restrictions though. Whatever you do, good luck. I hear from
people who have tried it that SBD is relatively painless and you barely miss
the bread & pasta (she's lost 20 pounds in two months). BTW, if I'm not
mistaken a frittata is fancy talk for omelette :)

Jenn

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Ignoramus3976 - 03 Nov 2003 01:55 GMT

I think that recipes are suggested mostly for convenience. The main
idea of that diet is to restrict which carbohydrates you eat, and help
you get enough nutrients.

So... cook what you know.

Example:

Dish 1. A fried piece of fish

Dish 2. A bell pepper

Dish 3. Rotisserie chicken

Dish 4. Sour cream (assuming you can eat fermented dairy)

Dish 5. Scrambled eggs with bell peppers and leftover pieces of
rotisserie chicken.

etc etc etc.

Beware of buying packaged store foods, as a rule they contain all
kinds of hidden components that may interfere with your dieting. Stay
simple. Cooking is easy despite what some people may want you to
believe. When you are on a diet, even simplest things will taste
delicious.

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Jean B. - 03 Nov 2003 11:19 GMT

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Many people on the South Beach diet just use the menus as
indications of what else they might be eating. You don't have to
use the recipes. Just look at the ingredients that are used and
those that are prohibited. (Note that there are a lot of
inconsistencies though!) Also, look at the amount of food
Agatston considers to be a serving--although you should keep in
mind that you are also supposed to be able to eat until you are
satisfied.

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Patricia Heil - 03 Nov 2003 13:21 GMT

Forget it then. I'm sorry you wasted your money on the book,
but you need to exercise and eat right with a variety of foods.

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