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The diet is pretty simple: 2 days of milk (20 oz of whole milk of which you can substitute up to 10 oz of non flavored whole milk yogurtas part of the total allowance) and 2 days of veggies (NO STARCHY ONES!!!) 1-1/2 lbs of veggies + 2 fruits. Some fruits are measured by the cup. (i.e. 1 cup of melon or grapes counts as 1 fruit. 1 small banana counts as 1 fruit.) No Oils, Vinegars orCondiments are allowed. All spices, seasonings and 0 calorie drinks are allowed anytime of day (i.e. diet soda, coffee, tea) WATER is your biggest friend. Drink half your weight in ounces.
Here are some products and ingredients mentioned in recipes and where to get them to help you get through the diet.
(All links provided are just examples…. you can Google to try to find them cheaper elsewhere but we would suggest you check outwww.Netrition.com first – It is an excellent source for many of these products – excellent prices, prompt delivery.)
Walden Farms 0 c al Syrups and Spreads: These can be added to lots of different recipes for flavor. You can have them 24/7 – veggie or milk days.
The allowed products are:
Syrups: Chocolate, Pancake, Blueberry and Strawberry
Dips: Chocolate, Marshmallow, Caramel, Peanut Butter
Sauces: Alfredo, Scampi and Marinara (Not great but some people hav e doctored them up and used them in recipes and liked them)
Fruit Spreads: Strawberry, Grape, Raspberry, Apricot, Orange Marmalade, Blueberry and Apple Butter.
All other sugar free products are NOT allowed due to the ingredients including either oil, vinegar or both. Check the website for recipes. The Salad Dressings are NOT allowed – they contain vinegar. Scampi and Alfredo and Marinara Sauces are allowed. Some of the member favorites are the chocolate syrup and pancake syrup! These are available at most supermarkets or www.waldenfarms.com</ div>
DaVinci Sugar Free Syrups (add to milk for tasty milkshakes!) http://www.davincigourmet.com/742.html
All 0 calorie sugar free syrup brands are allowed.
Xanthan Gum (add to milkshakes and other recipes to thicken it up a bit) Found in health food stores – where the flours are shelved.
Bob’s Red Mill is our favorite brand. http://www.bobsredmill.com
Miracle Noodles or konjak noodles are allowed on the diet. They are made of a soluble fiber and contain no carbohydrates, starch, or calories. They may be used once every 2 veggie days. Serving size is 7 ounces. The noodles have no flavor but will take on the flavor of the vegetables you put with them. 20Most of the people on our program seem to favor the angel hair as it is thin and described as less rubbery.
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You can also get them locally if you have any Asian food stores or a good supermarket with an oriental ethnic food section – but if you buy them in the store be sure they are the shirataki noodles made of yam flour and not from tofu. The ones in the stores are usually the tofu shirataki and that is NOT allowed. The ingredients may read yam flour or konjak flour or glucomannan – they are all the same. They are usually in the refrigerated section. They are obtainable from Miracle Noodles http://www.miraclenoodle.com/index-1.html or from Konjak Foods http://www.konjacfoods.com/order/
Sour salt is just concentrated citric acid. i t is used for souring, sweet and sour dishes, and to perk recipes up a spec since it brightens the other flavors when added in small quantities to many dishes. (Check out the legal ketchup recipe!) Thanks Uncle Mitch! First check the Jewish foods ethnic section of your supermarket – it is a powder in a shaker bottle or www.greatamericanspice.com
Sugar Substitutes and Butter Substitutes - Sweet ‘n Low and Butterbuds even sugar free candy can be bought herehttp://www.brooklynpremium.com/sweetnlow.html
Sweet n Low Brown Sugar is NOT allowed on a regular basis – used once a week in a recipe is okay. Splenda Brown Sugar isNOT allowed at all.
Pam and Butterbuds - After the first two weeks – Only a spritz is allowed. You can find them in your grocery store.
Molly McButter and Molly McButter Natural Cheese are OK if used in a recipe here or there, but not on a regular basis or in large quantities.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter (ICBINB) – is all owed but it is preferred that you do not use it.
Bacon Salt can be used – (per Marlene Castricato)
Spices: (per Marlene Castricato) Rosie’s Kitchen BBQ spices can be used, BUT NOT THE STEAK DUST – THE STEAK DUST SEASONING IS NOT LEGAL FOR AW PURPOSES. To order them go to http://www.rosies-kitchen.com/products.html
Flavor Sprays – Not too many goo d reviews on these but you can check it out and decide.http://www.flavorspraydiet.com/flavors.html They are legal.
Sugar Free Jell-O - Only the gelati n allowed – NOT THE PUDDING. You must make it yourself. Do not buy the pre-made one! One box makes 4 servings, only 1 per day and a max of 7 per week.
Can be eaten on veggie and milk days.
Sugar Free Candy/Gum - must be 10 calories or less, max of 6 total per day. Candy must be the hard candies – no SF twisters or SF chocolate. If they are 10 calories or less they are fine – do not bother checking the ingredients. SF Mentos are allowed.
Bragg’s Liquid Amino Acids -may be used after the second week of the diet. Use this instead of soy sauce….tastes like a light soy or Tamari - no limit on use.
It is available in health food stores and Whole Foods.
Julienne Peeler - utensil used to make cucumber spaghetti http://www.kitchen-universe.com/detail.aspx?ID=2681
Magic Bullet -. Great for the milk shakes. http://www.buythebullet.com/
Sugar Free Fla.Vor.Ice.Lite. Max allowed – 2 per day (any time). 1 ice pop replaces 1 sugar-free gum or candy.http://www.jelsert.com/products_flavor_ice.asp
Check out the freezer section of your super market.
Veggie Broth - Our favorite “legal” veggie broths are Pacific Organic Vegetable Broth or Mushroom Broth and
Imagine Or ganic Vegetable STOCK (not their veggie broth)
For th ose who want to avoid artificial sweeteners in flavors for water – check out True Lemon, True Lime and True Orange packets….http://www.truelemon.com/
