Diet Menus And Plans - Reviewing The Creole Diet

The Creole Diet, based on Creole cuisine, was created by Marie-Antoinette Sejean-Ortole, a professional dietician. It proposes balanced, protein-rich menus in three phases. The initial phase lasts for ten days. During this phase you should eat at least three meals a day, and drink between a liter and a liter and a half daily. This phases includes three shock days in which you eat 300 grams (about 10 ounces) of meat or fish, 300 grams of white cheese containing from 0% to 20% butterfat or two yogurts with a small quantity of light cheese, as much green salad as you wish, and three bowls of green soup or 300 grams of green vegetables. Spread this food over the entire day. You cook the food without any grease or oil, but you may season your salad with a light dressing. Days 1, 5, and 8 are the special days. The menus for the remaining days are very well defined.

Phase 2 lasts for 20 days. Your shock days are days 1, 8, and 15. On these days add 150 to 200 grams (about 5 to 7 ounces) of soy bean sprouts to the previous shock day menus. And replace the 300 grams of meat or fish with 300 grams of fish broth. Once again, the menus for the other days are very well defined. At the end of phase 2 make sure to practice a sport such as speed walking, swimming, or bicycling. Exercise at your rhythm for 40 minutes, three times per week. Phase 3 is stabilization. You are now allowed one or two glasses of wine with meals.

A major advantage of the Creole Diet is that the meals are varied and balanced. Despite the fact that it's Creole cuisine, most of the food is easy to find. One disadvantage is that fruits are absent from Phase 1. And individuals unfamiliar with Creole cuisine will have to learn many recipes. You will also have to locate a book, as discussed below.

Here is a sample menu: Menu (Phase 3) Breakfast is two slices of whole grain bread, a tablespoon of jam, an egg, an apple, and a cup of tea or coffee. Lunch means 200 grams (about 7 ounces) of roast pork, spinach, 150 grams (about 5 ounces of noodles), a yoghurt, and half a cantaloupe. Supper: Grilled chicken accompanied by creole rice, 150 grams of lentils, a non-fat fruit yoghurt and a small mango.

A quick look at the Amazon web site revealed no copies of this book or in fact any book by Madame Sejean-Ortole. Such books may be found on the Internet, but they are in French only.


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Levi Reiss wrote or co-authored ten computer and Internet books and teaches computers at an Ontario French-language college. Visit his wine, diet, health, and nutrition website http://www.wineinyourdiet.com to check out his popular diet articles.



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