The South Beach Super-Charged Diet is an updated version of the original South Beach Diet. This low-calorie diet plan is designed for weight loss. It promotes the consumption of complex carbohydrates, healthy fats and lean meats. Like the original South Beach Diet, this version is broken up into three phases. The Super-Charged version features expanded food selections, including 40 new recipes and two weeks of updated meal plans for phases 1 and 2, the more restrictive phases.
Phase 1
According to ABC7, San Francisco News, phases 1 and 2 of the South Beach Super-Charged Diet include more beverages, meats, poultry, vegetables, soy foods, legumes and healthy fats. You can enjoy protein-rich dairy products such as low-fat cheese and plain low- or non-fat yogurt, as well as many soy foods such as tofu, edamame, veggie patties, and soy hot dogs or bacon. Other foods recommended during phase 1 are eggs, fish, nuts and a wide variety of meats, including skinless ground poultry and low-fat turkey sausage. Ham and beef, including flank steak, T-bone steak, London broil, leg of lamb and game meats are permitted.
You may choose from a variety of fresh, frozen or canned legumes, without sugar, such as black beans, kidney beans and lentils. In addition to olive oil, other healthy fat choices for phase 1 include avocado, low-sugar prepared salad dressings and trans-fat-free spreads. The list of vegetable choices increased from 18 to 60 options, and includes a wide variety of dark green leafy veggies. Some of the beverages allowed on phase 1 include vegetable juice cocktail and tomato juice; coffee; black, green or herbal teas; and diet sodas in moderation.
Phase 2
Phase 2 includes all of the foods from Phase 1 with the addition of some fruits, starches and a bit of alcohol. The listing of fruit choices increased from 15 to 30 choices; some options allowed during phase 2 of this diet include honeydew melon, bananas and blackberries. In addition to formerly allowed starches such as whole-wheat bagels and pasta, wild or brown rice and high-fiber cereals, you can also select from some new options such as whole-wheat tortillas, quinoa and basmati rice. During this time, you can enjoy artificially sweetened fruit-flavored yogurt and some sweets on occasion, such as dark chocolate or fat-free, sugar-free pudding. Beverages, for phase 2, in addition to those allowed on phase 1, include wine or light beer.
Phase 3
The food list for phase 3 of the South Beach Super-Charged Diet remains, for the most part, the same as in the original book. According to the official South Beach Diet website, you may begin to eat starchy vegetables such as beets, corn and white potatoes during phase 3. Most fruits are allowed during phase 3 of the plan, with the exception of sugary fruits as well as those canned in syrup. Examples of these fruits include dates, figs, lychee, pineapple, watermelon, raisins and fruit juice. Convenience foods, such as South Beach granola and/or snacks, are also permitted.
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