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Phase I Food
Choices
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Meat - Lean - Extra Lean |
| Beef |
Eye of Round, Ground beef, Sirloin, Tenderloin, Top
Loin, Top Round |
| Lamb |
Center Cut, chop, loin |
| Lunchmeat |
Fat-free or low-fat only |
| Pork |
Boiled ham, Canadian bacon, Loin, Tenderloin |
| Poultry |
Cornish hen, Turkey bacon (2 slices per day), Turkey
and chicken breast |
| Seafood |
All types of fish and shellfish |
| Veal |
Chop, Cutlet, leg, Top round |
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Cheese - (Fat Free or Low-Fat) |
| American, Cheddar, Cottage cheese, 1-2%
or fat-free, Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free, Feta, Mozzarella,
Parmesan, Provolone, Ricotta, String |
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Dairy |
| milk |
Low-fat (1 percent) or fat-free milk or soy |
| yogurt |
Plain or sugar-free low-fat or fat-free |
| half & half |
Fat-free |
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Eggs |
| The use of whole eggs is not limited
unless otherwise directed by your doctor. Use egg whites and egg
substitute if desired. |
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Vegetables |
| Artichokes, Asparagus, Beans, Green
Beans, Italian Beans, Wax Beans, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage,
Cauliflower, Celery, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Lettuce (All
varieties), Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onion - Limit to 1/2 per
day, Peppers (All varieties), Pickles - Dill or those sweetened with
SplendaŽ, Radishes (All varieties), Rhubarb, Sauerkraut, Snow peas,
Spinach, Sprouts, Alfalfa, Tomato - Limit to 1 whole or 10 cherry per
serving |
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Legumes |
| Black Beans, Butter Beans, Chickpeas or
Garbanzo, Pigeon Peas, Soy Beans, Split Peas |
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Juice (Limit to 6 ounces per
day) |
| Tomato, V-8 |
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Squash |
| Spaghetti, Summer, Yellow, Zucchini |
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Monounsaturated Oils |
| Olive Oil, Canola Oil |
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Polyunsaturated or a blend of
Monounsaturated Oils |
| Corn, Enova, Grapeseed, Safflower,
Soybean |
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Nuts (Limit to one
serving per day as specified) |
| Almonds |
15 (Dry roasted recommended) |
| Brazil Nuts |
4 |
| Cashews |
15 (Dry roasted recommended) |
| Pecans |
15 (Dry roasted recommended) |
| Macadamia |
8 (Dry roasted recommended) |
| Peanut Butter |
1 tsp Regular or 2TBS Natural |
| Peanuts |
20 small (May use dry roasted or boiled) |
| Pine Nuts |
(Pignolia) - 1 ounce |
| Pistachios |
30 (Dry roasted recommended) |
| Walnuts |
15 (Dry roasted recommended) |
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Other Fat Choices |
| Avocado |
1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil |
| Guacamole |
˝ 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 containing less than 3 gms sugar per
serving |
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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) |
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Toppings and Sauces (check
labels for added sugar) |
| Hot Sauce |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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