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The best diet and/or healthy eating plan for you is the one you are able to stick with and actually do. The Sonoma Diet rates high on on my personal scale of "do-ability." Based on the classic Mediterranean food profile, The Sonoma Diet's emphasis is on a wide variety of wholesome foods -- vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and fruits. When you think about it, it's the way we should be eating -- real foods instead of processed junk. With such a wide variety of foods available to you, this plan is even relatively easy to follow, even when eating out at restaurants or the homes of friends and family. Readily available "power foods" make up the bulk of the diet and deliver heart-protective nutrients with a minimum of calories. You'll eat these foods in smart combinations that boost their health benefits, their flavor, and your weight loss success. So what are these magic power foods that you'll enjoy while losing weight on the Sonoma Diet? Whole grains, extra virgin olive oil, strawberries and blueberries (and other berries), spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, bell peppers and grapes. Of course you are not limited to these foods, you can round your diet out with a lot of other proteins, fruits, and veggies, but the author makes compelling cases for including all of these "power" foods regularly in your diet (not a bad idea whether you need to lose weight or not). Portion control is easy on the Sonoma Diet. Just divide your plate into thirds or quarters and eat the foods in the prescribed categories: proteins, grains, vegetables, fruits. Three progressive "waves" take you through a craving busting quick start (10 days); followed by a moderate paced wave designed to take you to your goal weight at a healthy rate of 1-2 pounds per week; followed by a maintenance wave to take you through life. Strategies for plateaus and what to do when slipping will help you get through difficult and/or stressful times. Other chapters will help you deal with roadblocks like diet sabotaging relatives, holidays, restaurants and more. You'll strategies you can use to accelerate your weight loss without compromising your health. While it's easy and encouraged for you to customize the diet with your favorite foods (from the large lists of allowed foods), Dr. Guttersen also provides menu plans for those who prefer a more structured approach. These menus give you 10 days of Wave One menus and recipes, and 14 days of Wave Two menus and recipes. For more variety you'll get additional recipes that you can mix and match, for every wave of the Sonoma Diet. Handy tear out guides you can keep in your purse, briefcase or pocket will keep you with the program while away from home (although the diet rules are so simple, you probably won't need them). What's the downside (every diet has one -- if we could eat as much as we want of what we want, we wouldn't need a diet)? Be prepared to give up sugar (with the exception of fruits), white flour products, and processed foods. That still leaves a whole lot of good-for-you Sonoma Diet-friendly foods to choose from. All in all, this is a sensible approach to weight loss that will satisfy both your nutritional needs and your taste buds Sample Recipes from The Sonoma Diet
Excerpt from from The Sonoma Diet
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