The Scarsdale Diet
The Scarsdale diet was developed by Dr. Herman Tarnower, a New York physician and Samm Sinclair Baker, in 1979. This low-carbohydrate, low-calorie diet is still popular today. The Scarsdale Diet specifies a very specific diet which is supposed to be followed exactly for two weeks. The Scarsdale diet is primarily for people looking to lose twenty pound or less and who want to lose it fast. The Scarsdale Diet is 43% protein, 22.5% fat, and 34.5% carbohydrates. Most people lose weight on this diet because of the lack of calories- which many consider to be unhealthy. It is also easy to eat an unhealthily high level of fat on this diet. This plan is also low in many vitamins and minerals. Scarsdale is simple to follow as it has meals plans mapped out for you. All you have to do is stick to them.
Here's a sample week on the Scarsdale diet, to give you an idea:
Breakfast Every Day
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruitDay 1
Lunch
any amount of lean beef, chicken or fish + tomato salad + coffee or teaDinner
broiled fish + tomato and lettuce salad + grapefruit or melonDay 2
Lunch
any amount of fruit salad + coffeeDinner
hamburger (without bread) and all the cooked vegetables you desireDay 3
Lunch
tuna salad + grapefruit or melonDinner
2 lean pork chops + mixed green salad + coffeeDay 4
Lunch
2 eggs + cottage cheese + 3 oz. squash + 1 toast + coffeeDinner
chicken ( grilled or broiled w/o skin ) + spinach or green pepper + coffeeDay 5
Lunch
all the dry cheese you want + spinach + 1 toastDinner
broiled fish + cooked veggies or green salad + 1 toastDay 6
Lunch
fruit salad (as much as you want) + 1 coffeeDinner
broiled chicken w/o skin + tomato and lettuce salad + grapefruit or melon + coffeeDay 7
Lunch
cold or hot chicken + tomato & lettuce salad + grapefruit or melon + coffeeDinner
lean beef + mixed salad + coffee
Do's and Don't of The Scarsdale Diet
Do drink coffee. You can have unlimited amounts of sugar-free cola, black coffee, or unsweetened tea. Your must use sugar substitutes in beverages.
Do eat breakfast every day.
Do prepare salads without oil or mayonnaise.
Do snack all you want, as long as it's only on carrots or celery.
Don't bother eating out- there's nothing on the menu you could eat.
Don't drink alcohol until you reach your goal weight, then you are allowed one drink each day.
Don't eat butter or more than two sliced of bread each day.
Don't stay on the diet for more than 14 days.
