The South Beach Diet is a program for weight loss and maintenance. Your daily meal plan on the on the South Beach Diet includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and two snacks. You might be wondering what your dinners might be like if you started the diet. If you decide that the options are appealing, get your doctor's approval before starting the South Beach Diet.
Dinner Criteria
The first phase of the South Beach Diet lasts for two weeks, and it is for rapid weight loss and getting rid of carbohydrate cravings. Then, you lose about 1 to 2 lbs. per week during Phase 2, and you stay in that phase until you reach your goal weight. Phase 3 is for lifetime maintenance. Your dinner can only include the specific foods that are allowed on each phase. The South Beach Diet is not a free diet plan, and you can only get your complete meal plan and detailed instructions for your dinners after you buy the book or sign up.
Phase 1 Dinners
During Phase 1, you can eat non-starchy vegetables, nuts, lean proteins, such as poultry, seafood, fish and lean beef, low-fat cheese and unsaturated fats. You could have trout with asparagus or green beans, stewed chicken breast with artichokes and mushrooms or skewers with shrimp, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions grilled with olive oil. Some Phase 1 dinner ideas from Southbeachdiet.com are steak au poivre, with beef and bell peppers, carne asada, with flank steak, salsa and onions, and grilled salmon with a salad. A vegetarian dinner idea is a taco salad with beans, tomatoes, olives, low-fat cheese and lettuce.
Phase 2 Dinners
Phase 2 foods include everything from Phase 1, plus some whole grains, such as whole-wheat bread and pasta or brown rice, fruit and starchy vegetables, such as sweet potatoes and pumpkin. Your dinner could be shrimp marinara with whole-grain pasta and tomato sauce with vegetables, or salmon with peas and broccoli. Southbeachdiet.com suggests grilled tuna with teriyaki glaze, chicken with tomato and olive sauce over whole-wheat pasta, or penne with olive oil, eggplant and low-fat ricotta for a vegetarian option.
Phase 3 Dinners
Move into Phase 3 when you reach your goal weight. Continue to eat the same foods as on Phase 2, but allow for more indulgences, such as a restaurant dinner with your friends. Some ideas for dinner are chicken salad with chicken breast, almonds, light vinaigrette, mandarin oranges and raspberries; turkey breast with sweet potatoes and green beans; or a vegetarian stir-fry with tofu, sesame oil, vegetables such as onions, peppers, broccoli and sprouts, served with brown rice and a salad. Southbeachdiet.com also suggests scallops with zucchini, edamame, tomatoes and corn.
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