Diet #2: For 1-2 Weeks
Breakfast
Coffee or Inka (coffee substitute preferred) and Kukicha Tea, with a choice of one of the following:
8 oz. of cottage cheese
Fresh fruit cup (8 oz.)
One slice or protein bread with one egg
One fruit
Lunch
Coffee or Tea, with a choice of one of the following:
8 oz. of cottage cheese
8 oz. of tossed salad or chef salad or Caesar's salad
8 oz. of tuna fish salad, chicken salad or turkey salad with diet mayonnaise
Two eggs
8 oz. of plain yogurt
8 oz. of soup
Dinner
Coffee or Tea, with a choice of one of the following:
8 oz. of lean beef with 8 oz. of vegetables or salad
8 oz. of veal with 8 oz. of vegetables or salad
8 oz. of chicken or turkey with 8 oz. of vegetables or salad
8 oz. of fish or shellfish with 8 oz. of vegetables or salad
8 oz. or lamb with 8 oz. of vegetables or salad
Avoid
Fried foods, oils, gravies, cream sauces, sweets, salts, salty foods, starches, alcohol, nuts, fast foods, junk foods, sweetened fruit juices.
General Guidelines
Use vitamins, vegetables, fruit, and soups/stews of diet #4.
All fruits should be either canned without sugar or preferably fresh.
All meats should be roasted, baked, broiled or boiled without added sauces, flour, or fat.
Coffee or Tea: No cream or sugar (milk and artificial sweetener allowed).
Low calorie dressing for salads.
Drink six (6) glasses of water a day.
Maintain a regular schedule of sports and exercise.
Diet jello or diet soda to satisfy craving for sweets with meals or between meals.
Limit your intake of eggs to four (4) a week.
H. Robert Silverstein, MD
Hartford, CT