Starting today for the 1st time-help needed!

[rasmus]

Hi everyone,
today is my first ever day on south beach and i'm excited and nervous all at the same time!
I need a bit of help with ideas for breakfast,lunch and snacks a lot of the food you suggest i cant get over here in greece

So far i've decided on:

For breakfast.
Different kinds of devilled eggs
Veggie scramble
egg breakfast muffins
ham and cucumber roll-ups

For lunch
Veggies with a dip
muffins
salad with some kind of protein

For snackage
Roast chickpeas
cauliflower popcorn
crispy popcorn
sunflower or pumpkin seeds

Would love some more easy recipes (remember i dont live in the us)


I need a few more ideas

[rose1]

Truly, South Beach should be a snap for you. It to your advantage to not have access to a lot of the products; you won't be tempted to eat a lot of extraneous junk.

If you fill your plate with fresh, wholesome foods, you can't help but be successful. I prefer to think in terms of 5-6 mini meals. Breakfast should be protein and some vegetables. Your first snack should be a small amount of protein and some vegetables. And on through the day. A lot of "foods", like sugar free jello as an example, are not real foods and are worthless for health building purposes. Better for you if you don't have access to that kind of thing.

Base your meal plan on lean protein, fresh whole vegetables and fruits, whole grains, nuts, olive oil and some dairy products. If you can't get low fat dairy, then use what you have. Your food ideas look fine so far, but remember to ALWAYS have a protein serving at every snack or meal. Look around you at the market and buy all the lovely fresh foods that are available to you.

Do phase 1 for two weeks and then move into phase 2, adding in fruits and whole grains. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you need to.

[luisafernanda]

Hi Rasmus,

I think what Rose has told you is spot on. I can't get a lot of the things people talk about, either (I live in Spain), and at first I thought it was a huge disadvantage, but now I think it's kind of a good thing. I've done well basically with salads (I usually have a big salad every day, with an olive-oil based dressing) and other veggies, grilled or broiled meat or fish, nuts, cheese (reduced fat if I can get it, regular if not), ff yogurt and fresh cheese, tuna and eggs. One of the keys for me is breakfast; I think having the protein gets me off to a good start for the day and keeps hunger away (I love eggs and now have one every morning, and I was very relieved to see a couple weeks ago that this change hasn't affected my cholesterol one bit).

Three things I like to break up the monotony of the daily salad: roasted veggies, minestrone soup and chili. If you need recipes, let me know.

Good luck!