Scarsdale Diet Maintenance Plan
Like I said, Scarsdale is 2 weeks on the diet, 2 weeks off. But when you're "off", you're not really off. He knew his readers too well to allow them to go free-roaming round the kitchen. Instead he created the "Keep-Trim Eating Plan" which you follow for those no-diet fortnights and, in theory, forever after.
Here's what you can't have:
- Don't use sugar; you may use sugar substitutes.
- Don't use cream.
- Don't use whole milk; use skim or low-fat milk, if you wish, in moderation.
- Don't eat ice cream, ice milk, frozen custard, sherbert, or any frozen products that contain sugar or milk fats.
- Don't eat cakes, pies, cookies, sugar jellies, jams, preserves.
- Don't eat candy or chocolate.
- Don't eat potatoes, rice, sweet potatoes, yams, lima beans, baking beans, kidney beans, avocado.
- Don't eat spaghetti, macaroni products, noodles, other flour based foods.
- Don't eat sausage, bologna, salami, etc., or fatty meats.
10. Don't eat sweet desserts made with sugar; you may enjoy no-sugar gelatin desserts in all flavors.
11. Don't add rich dressings, mayonnaise, or other similar salad dressings.
12. Don't use butter, margarine, oils, bacon fat, shortening, or any kind of fat in cooking, or as spreads or dressings.
13. Don't eat peanut butter.
14. Don't eat more than two slices of bread per day, preferably protein bread toasted.
NO! NO! List:
No more than two slices of protein bread a day.
Low-calorie sweeteners may be used.
No potatoes, spaghetti, or similar flour-based foods.
No dairy fats.
No candy or desserts, except fruit or no-sugar gelatin dessert.
YOU CAN DRINK BOOZE! But "Restrict your alcohol intake to 1 1/2 ounces a day of hard liquor, or 4 1/2 ounces of dry wine, or 8 ounces low-calorie beer; no regular beer or ale." :(
Carrots and celery may be eaten at any time. Ooh! Yay!