NEW? Help here: Figuring Out Foods!
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| Tue, 03-30-2004 - 11:11am |
Welcome to South Beach! Feel free to ask any questions you may have. To get many detailed answers to virtually all of your questions, use the search engine at the top of this board. Where it says find messages about, enter any keyword in the box and you'll get dozens of answers. It may be a particular food item that you want to learn if we can eat or not, or how much of it you can have. Maybe you need tips about eating out...try keyword "restaurants". Still, feel free to ask questions. We are all here to help you!
Here are several articles and lists that you will find very helpful as you get started. Welcome! :)
The Phase 1 foods list - Updated (print it out, use as grocery list, too!) The second post on this thread includes the newest updates about foods from the official South Beach Diet site: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=5454.1&ctx=0
A start-up article explaining the basics of South beach - South Beach Diet 101:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=4452.1
Frequently asked questions, answered by the experts from the official SBD Site!: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=7236.1&ctx=0
An article about how to become label savvy when shopping on South Beach:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbsouthbeach/?msg=4863.1
A list of "hidden" sugars/starches on labels, to avoid (this list isn't necessarily all-inclusive):
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbsouthbeach/?msg=4578.1
Tips about all of the new "low carb" products in the stores (from the official SBD site):
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=5581.1&ctx=128
Your complete beverage guide for South Beach - What can I drink on South Beach? http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=4600.1
Edited 5/19/2004 1:10 pm ET ET by cl-maggie_kelly

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Shop for Color
I read the women's magazines all the time to stay up-to-date on the kind of nutrition information being disseminated. One of the very best tips I ever read was this one: Shop for color. If you don't want to memorize a whole bunch of antioxidants and proanthocyanidins and phytochemicals, the easiest way to ensure you’re getting the best nutritional bang for your money is to look at what the contents of your cart look like on the checkout counter. Does it resemble one of those great postcard pictures of a European outdoor market? It should be overflowing in greens, reds, oranges and even blues. All those colorings in fruits and vegetables are there because they are natural antioxidants that will serve a similar purpose in your body. If everything you buy is the color of cardboard, you're doing something wrong. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Shop the Outside Aisles
Want to magically reduce the number of calories you're eating from sugar, processed foods and junk carbohydrates? Here's a simple trick: Step away from the inner aisles of the supermarket. All the good stuff is on the outside. Spend your time in the periphery of the supermarket.
Buy Some Cookbooks
If I had a mere nickel for every client who asked me "What can I eat?" or who complained of being bored with the same old choices, I would be one very rich nutritionist!
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