Scarsdale Diet Plan

THE SCARSDALE MEDICAL 14-DAY DIET

Where no portion is indicated, you can eat as much as you like.
Eat until you are satisfied, not stuffed.

Between meals you can snack on carrots and celery

BREAKFAST EVERY DAY:
One half grapefruit - if not available, use fruits in season
One slice of protein bread, toasted, no spread added
Coffee /tea (no sugar, cream or milk, no honey)

Day 1 - MONDAY

Lunch:
Assorted cold cuts - (Can be substituted with fish, seafood, chicken or turkey, or veg protein)

Tomatoes - sliced, broiled, or stewed
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Dinner:
Fish or shellfish, any kind 

Combination salad, any greens and vegetables as you wish
One slice protein bread, toasted
Grapefruit - if not available, use fruits in season
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water


Day 2 - TUESDAY



Lunch:
Fruit salad, any combination of fruits
substitute lunch recommended - Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water


Dinner:
Plenty of broiled, lean hamburger,Tomatoes, lettuce, celery, olives (limit 4), cucumbers and/or Brussels Sprouts
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Day 3 - WEDNESDAY


Lunch:
Tuna fish or salmon salad (oil drained off)

with lemon and vinegar dressing
Grapefruit, or melon, or fruit in season
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Dinner:
Sliced roast lamb, all visible fat removed - (Can be substituted with fish, seafood, chicken or turkey)
Salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

 Day 4 - THURSDAY

Lunch:
Two eggs, any style (no fat used in cooking)
Low-fat cottage cheese
Zucchini, or string beans, or sliced/stewed tomatoes
One slice of protein bread, toasted
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water


Dinner:
Roast, broiled or barbecued chicken (skin and visible fat removed before eating)
Plenty of spinach, green peppers, string beans
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Day 5 - FRIDAY

Lunch:
Assorted cheese slices (preferably low fat)
Spinach, all you want
One slice of protein bread, toasted
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water


Dinner:
Fish or shellfish
Combination salad (any fresh vegetables desired, raw or cooked)
One slice of protein bread, toasted
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Day 6 - SATURDAY


Lunch:
Fruit salad, any combination of fruits
substitute lunch recommended - Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Dinner:
Roast turkey or chicken
Salad of tomatoes and lettuce
Grapefruit or fruit in season
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Day 7 - SUNDAY

Lunch:

Cold or hot turkey or chicken
Tomatoes, carrots, cooked cabbage, broccoli or cauliflower
Grapefruit, or fruit in season
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

Dinner:
Plenty of broiled (grilled) steak, all visible fat removed before eating; any cut of steak you wish - sirloin, porterhouse, London broil, etc.
Salad of lettuce, cucumbers, celery, tomatoes (sliced or cooked)
Brussels Sprouts
Coffee/Tea/Diet Soda/Water

NOTES:

• Vegetables not permitted are corn, peas, potatoes, lentils and any beans, except green beans or waxed beans.
• Where no portion is indicated, you can eat as much as you like.
  Eat until you are satisfied, not stuffed. Between meals you can snack on carrots, celery.
• Cooking with herbs, seasonings, spices, grated onion, minced parsley is recommended.
• Salt, Non-stick vegetable spray, cocktail sauce, ketchup, chili sauce & mustard are all permitted, but should be used within MODERATION.

SCARSDALE MEDICAL DIET- SUBSTITUTE LUNCH


If you wish, you may substitute the following lunch for any lunch, any day, on the Scarsdale Medical Diet. One half cup low-fat pot cheese or cottage cheese, mixed with one tablespoon of low-fat sour cream
Sliced fruit, all you want 6 halves of walnuts or pecans, whole or chopped, and mixed with above or sprinkled over the fruit
Coffee/tea/no-sugar diet soda of any flavor

(Tip: puree the cottage cheese & sour cream to make a whipped topping, serve over mixed berries & top w/ chopped nuts for a "sundae")


SECOND WEEK OF SCARSDALE MEDICAL DIET
Repeat all menus of the first week. It's as simple as that. If after fourteen days, you still need to lose weight, switch to Keep-Trim Eating for two weeks, [before going back on the SMD.]

THE SCARSDALE GOURMET DIET

Follow Scarsdale Diets Basic Rules. In your daily Scarsdale Gourmet Diet menus, recipes for dishes marked with an asterisk* appear on the recipe link on the bottom of this page. If you prefer on any day not to use the listed recipes for lunch or dinner, simply substitute the lunch or dinner from the same day of the basic Scarsdale Medical Diet. As an example, you may use the SMD Monday Lunch instead of the Gourmet Monday lunch, and so on for every meal any day. As a special bonus, you may have 3 ounces of dry white wine with dinner daily, if desired, but only on the Gourmet Diet. BREAKFAST EVERY DAY: 1/2 grapefruit or other fruit listed** 1 slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea (no sugar or cream or milk added, sugar substitute may be used) ** Choice of Fruit for Breakfast Every Day: Grapefruit may be replaced any day by any of the following fruits in season: 1/2 cup diced fresh pineapple or 1/2 mango or 1/2 papaya or 1/2 cantaloupe or a generous slice of honeydew, casaba or other available melon Day 1 - MONDAY Lunch: *Borscht Suzanne *Chef's Spinach Salad Gourmet 1 slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: *Deviled Shrimp, served over 1/4 cup plain boiled rice 1/2 head lettuce, with *Vinaigrette Dressing 1/2 cantaloupe (or choice of fruit from breakfast listing) Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 2 - TUESDAY Lunch: Fresh Fruit Salad -as much as you want. May use pineapple, melon, orange or grapefruit segments, pear, blueberries, strawberries, apple, etc.- your choice. Sprinkle with chopped mint leaves and lemon juice, if desired. Serve on lettuce leaves, and you may add watercress 1 slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: Plenty of broiled steak, lean, all visible fat removed- broiled to your personal preference of rare to well done *Celery au gratin 1/2 head lettuce with lemon and capers Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 3 - WEDNESDAY Lunch: *Tuna (or salmon) Salad Gourmet 1 slice of protein bread toasted Strawberries or raspberries or blueberries in season, with grated lemon peel Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: *Lamb a la Provencale *Broiled Tomato Supreme Green beans, cooked Cucumbers, radishes Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 4 - THURSDAY Lunch: *Eggs and Chicken Livers, farm style Tomatoes, lettuce, celery, olives, Brussels sprouts or cucumbers 1 slice of protein bread toasted Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: *Consomme Madrilene *Baked Chicken Breasts Herman *Spinach delight a la Lynne *Peach with raspberries Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 5 - FRIDAY Lunch: Assorted cheese slices or wedges (your choice of fine domestic or imported cheeses) *Eggplant Italiano Sliced tomato with Belgian endive Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: ---Choice of: *Cold Poached Fish Natalia (red snapper, striped bass, or other available fish) with *Mustard sauce Henri OR *Lobster a la Nage Cold diced fresh vegetables, all you want (carrots, cauliflower, celery, mushrooms, scallions, etc.) *Baked apple Oscar Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 6 - SATURDAY Lunch: *Fruit Supreme 1 slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: 4 raw oysters or clams, with lemon wedge *Chicken Bake Samm Tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber Vinaigrette dressing 1/2 grapefruit Coffee/tea/demitasse Day 7 - SUNDAY Lunch: Sliced cold white turkey with tarragon mustard *Salad Chinese style 1/2 broiled grapefruit sprinkled with chopped mint Coffee/tea/demitasse Dinner: Broiled filet mignon *Turkish zucchini Celery, cucumbers, radishes Coffee/tea/demitasse SCARSDALE MEDICAL DIET- SUBSTITUTE LUNCH for any lunch, any day, on the Scarsdale Gourmet Diet. 1/2 cup low-fat pot cheese or cottage cheese, on lettuce Sliced fruit, all you want , as exotic as you desire One tablespoon of low-fat sour cream topping the fruit 6 halves of walnuts or pecans, chopped and mixed with or sprinkled over the fruit Coffee/tea/no-sugar diet soda of any flavor AFTER YOUR FIRST WEEK Repeat the daily menus here for your second week on the Scarsdale Gourmet Diet....or, if you like, you may substitute the week's menus of the basic SMD,or one of the other Scarsdale Diets.

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