Thread: South Beach Diet Recipes

Once you get to Phase 3, you will be eating all the foods listed. The following recipes are sample of food you can eat.

Breakfast – Tex Mex Style (South Beach Diet Menu)

½ grapefruit
2 scrambled eggs mixed with Monterey Jack cheese and salsa
1 slice of whole grain toast
Decaffeinated coffee or tea, fat-free milk and sugar substitute, if desired


Mid-Morning Snack

1 hard-boiled egg


Lunch – Roast Beef Wrap

1 ¼ cups reduced-fat cream cheese
4 flour tortillas (9” or 10”)
½ red onion, sliced
4 spinach leaves
8 ounces roast beef, sliced
Spread a small amount of cream cheese over the tortilla. Layer the spinach, onion, and roast beef, roll up, and fold. Serves 4.


Mid-Afternoon Snack

4 ounces Dannon Light ‘n Fit yogurt


Dinner – Lemon Couscous Chicken (South Beach Diet Menu)

1 ¼ cups water
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cups broccoli florets
1 package Near East Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Couscous mix
1 ½ chopped cooked chicken
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon lemon peel
In a large skillet, bring water, oil, broccoli, and spice from couscous mix to a boil. Stir in couscous, cooked chicken, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Simmer until heated through and then remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Using a fork, fluff lightly, then chill and serve cold. Serves 4.


Dessert – Lemon Peel Ricotta Crème (South Beach Diet Menu)

½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
¼ teaspoon grated lemon peel
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package sugar substitute
Mix the ricotta cheese, lemon peel, vanilla extract, and sugar substitute. Serve chilled. Serves 1.


Source: south beach diet plan

South Beach diet program is really hard to follow if you do not have the perseverance and dedication. You will be able to eat a lot of solid foods on the 3rd phase of the program, but to those who really enjoy losing weight, they can enjoy this tasty recipes you have shared with us

Yeah these recipes are great, if you get to go through the first and the second phase .

I agree that it's not easy to go through the first and the second phase when you have to alter your eating lifestyle. But you still are eating which is something to be happy for. The only thing is that you have to keep it in moderation.