Re: Just Salads for Lunch?

[Guest guest]

You do not have to follow the menu plan. They mostly for guidelines. You can eat anything you want. They do recommend though that you have a protein with each meal and at least 1/2 cup of veggies for breakfast and at least 2 cups of veggies for lunch and dinner.

you can have 2 cups of dairy a day, either milk or yogurt or plain soy milk. Carol

Just Salads for Lunch?

Hello,I'm on day 5 of phase 1. I noticed in the SBD book it mainly lists some sort of salad for lunch. I'm not a real salad person, at least not for the main part of the meal. For lunch I've been having a salad every day along with either 1/2 lb. of ground sirloin or a boneless chicken breast. Is that okay?Also, I've read somewhere in these posts that you're limited to how much milk you can have in a day. I'm using 1% milk with my decaf coffee and also having non-fat plain yogurt as one of my snacks. I don't drink milk otherwise. Is there a limit to how many plain yogurts I can have and how many ounces?Thanks,ConniePS. I discovered that I actually like or prefer, now, just plain oil and vinegar for my salad dressing. I've been sticking pretty close to the diet, but my little cheats have been having more cashews than allowed and last night I had one extra fugesicle. Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this WOE please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

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[Guest guest]

It seems on phase 1, you have a salad plus a lean meat/protein for lunch so

you're doing fine.

About milk, I found today that the official sbd page has an " updates " link

at the top, don't have to be a member to access it. You can now have milk

in phase I

baby in lap, one handed typing

Betsy

Just Salads for Lunch?

> Hello,

>

> I'm on day 5 of phase 1. I noticed in the SBD book it mainly lists

> some sort of salad for lunch. I'm not a real salad person, at least

> not for the main part of the meal. For lunch I've been having a

> salad every day along with either 1/2 lb. of ground sirloin or a

> boneless chicken breast. Is that okay?

[Guest guest]

Thanks Betsy, for your reply -- one handed typing at that!

Connie

> It seems on phase 1, you have a salad plus a lean meat/protein for

lunch so

> you're doing fine.

>

> About milk, I found today that the official sbd page has

an " updates " link

> at the top, don't have to be a member to access it. You can now

have milk

> in phase I

>

> baby in lap, one handed typing

>

> Betsy

>

> Just Salads for Lunch?

>

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I'm on day 5 of phase 1. I noticed in the SBD book it mainly

lists

> > some sort of salad for lunch. I'm not a real salad person, at

least

> > not for the main part of the meal. For lunch I've been having a

> > salad every day along with either 1/2 lb. of ground sirloin or a

> > boneless chicken breast. Is that okay?

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Carol. That helps.

Connie

> You do not have to follow the menu plan. They mostly for

guidelines. You can eat anything you want. They do recommend though

that you have a protein with each meal and at least 1/2 cup of

veggies for breakfast and at least 2 cups of veggies for lunch and

dinner.

>

> you can have 2 cups of dairy a day, either milk or yogurt or plain

soy milk. Carol

> Just Salads for Lunch?

>

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm on day 5 of phase 1. I noticed in the SBD book it mainly

lists

> some sort of salad for lunch. I'm not a real salad person, at

least

> not for the main part of the meal. For lunch I've been having a

> salad every day along with either 1/2 lb. of ground sirloin or a

> boneless chicken breast. Is that okay?

>

> Also, I've read somewhere in these posts that you're limited to

how

> much milk you can have in a day. I'm using 1% milk with my decaf

> coffee and also having non-fat plain yogurt as one of my snacks.

I

> don't drink milk otherwise. Is there a limit to how many plain

> yogurts I can have and how many ounces?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Connie

>

> PS. I discovered that I actually like or prefer, now, just plain

oil

> and vinegar for my salad dressing. I've been sticking pretty

close

> to the diet, but my little cheats have been having more cashews

than

> allowed and last night I had one extra fugesicle.

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-

fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and

the right fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily

without the bad carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this WOE please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, you don't need to restrict yourself to salads for lunch. If you go to

the files section on our website at yahoo groups, you'll find a handy

guideline about how much of each food group to eat at each meal. The file

name is " How to adapt your meal plan; Phase 1 " . For lunch, Dr. A. suggests

2 cups of Phase 1 veggies (if you're in Phase 1). As others have said, it

does not have to be lettuce. It's important not to get into a rut with our

meal plans, but to be creative and be willing to try new things.

Donna