Budget Friendly Scarsdale Diet
On this, as on the basic Diet, always follow the Scarsdale Medical Diet basic rules. Check with your doctor before starting any diet plan.
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BREAKFAST EVERY DAY: 1/2 grapefruit or cantaloupe or fruit in season (choose whatever costs least) One slice of protein bread, toasted, no spread added Coffee /tea (no sugar, cream or milk) MONDAY Lunch: Chicken Bouillon *Chef's Salad 1 slice protein bread, toasted Coffee/Tea Dinner: Fish, fresh or frozen (depending on cost), broiled or baked Combination salad, as many greens and vegetables as you wish 1/2 Grapefruit - or fruits in season Coffee/tea TUESDAY Lunch: Fruit salad, any combination of fruits, as much as you want, on lettuce Coffee/tea Dinner: Plenty of broiled, lean hamburger (inexpensive cut; if possible chopped at home after removal of all visible fat) Brussels sprouts, in season or cabbage or broccoli Salad of lettuce, cucumbers, celery, radishes Coffee/tea WEDNESDAY Lunch: Tuna fish or salmon salad (oil drained off)with lemon and vinegar dressing, on lettuce Grapefruit, or melon Coffee/tea Dinner: *Lamb Stew OR *Braised Lamb Shanks Sauerkraut Salad of lettuce,tomatoes,cucumbers,celery Coffee/tea THURSDAY Lunch: Two eggs, any style (no fat used in cooking) Low-fat pot cheese or cottage cheese Zucchini One slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea Dinner: Boiled, Roasted, broiled or barbecued chicken, all you want -(skin and visible fat removed before eating) OR *Broiled Chicken Hawaiian Plenty of spinach Coffee/tea FRIDAY Lunch: *Spinach Pie Olga No-sugar added applesauce Coffee/tea Dinner: Fish, any kind, fresh or frozen, broiled or baked, or sauteed or poached Combination salad, any fresh vegetables you want,including cold diced tables, if you prefer One slice of protein bread, toasted Coffee/tea SATURDAY Lunch: Fruit salad on lettuce,any kind of fruit you want, best market buys Coffee/tea Dinner: Turkey or chicken, roasted, boiled or broiled OR *Marinated Turkey Parts Salad of tomatoes and lettuce Grapefruit or canteloupe or watermelon Coffee/tea SUNDAY Lunch: Cold or hot turkey or chicken OR *Broiled Chicken Hawaiin OR *Marinated Turkey Parts Tomato, carrots, cooked cabbage (or broccoli or cauliflower, if preferred) Coffee/tea Dinner: *Broiled or Grilled Round Steak OR Cubed steak, pan-broiled in non-stick skillet OR *Boneless Ham OR *Liver and Onions OR *Lean Pot Roast (low-cost lean cut of meat, marinated) OR *Tenderized Pimento Steak Salad of lettuce, cucumbers, celery Cooked tomatoes (fresh or canned withour sugar or oil)or Brussels Sprouts Coffee/tea SCARSDALE DIET - SUBSTITUTE LUNCH If you wish, you may substitute the following lunch for any lunch, any day, on the Scarsdale Money-Saver Diet. *One half cup low-fat pot cheese or cottage cheese, on lettuce. *Sliced fruit, all you want, best local market buys. *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/diet soda AFTER YOUR FIRST WEEK Repeat the daily menus here for your second week on the Scarsdale Money -Saver Diet, or if you like, you may substitute the week's menus of the basic Scarsdale Medical Diet, or one of the other Scarsdale Diets. |
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