Diet Menus And Plans - Revisiting The Dukan Diet

There are literally dozens and dozens of <a href="http://www.wineinyourdiet.com/diet_plans_and_menus.php">diet plans and menus</a> out there. The Dukan Diet, which is also known as the Protal Diet, was created by the French medical Doctor Pierre Dukan. This is a four-step diet based on natural proteins. The first phase involves a drastic change in nutrition. You'll eat few calories and will start to lose weight fast. During the second phase you will alternate between pure proteins and a combination of proteins and vegetables. The third phase consolidates your successes. You follow the fourth phase the rest of your life. Here are some of the diet principles.

Phase 1 is one of pure proteins. Eat as much as you want of the following categories: (with some exceptions, you'll need a book to follow this diet) organ meats, lean meat, skinless poultry, ham and cold cuts, eggs, fish, sea food, and low-fat dairy products. In addition eat only sugar soft drinks, coffee, tea, infusions, vinegar, pickles, chewing gum, and mustard. Drink six glasses of liquids a day. This phase usually lasts five days. During Phase 2 alternate between five days of pure proteins and five days combining proteins and vegetables. There is a long list of permitted vegetables that may be eaten raw or cooked. Use spices, fat-free yogurt, vinegar, or mustard on your vegetables but stay away from oil. Start Phase 3 when you have attained your desired weight. This phase lasts 10 days for each kilogram (2.2 pounds) of weight lost. Continue to alternate as you did in Phase 2 but add a serving of fruit daily. Stay away from grapes, bananas, cherries, and dried fruits. Ea
t two slices of whole-grain bread daily. Eat 40 grams of cooked rind cheese such as Gouda daily. Eat two portions of starchy food every week. Once or twice each week eat boiled ham, leg of lamb, or roast pork. You may celebrate by eating anything you want with a glass of <a href="http://theworldwidewine.com/">wine </a>twice a week, but not the same day. And no seconds are allowed. Once a week eat a pure protein meal as in Phase 1. Phase 4 is the final stabilization phase. Once a week eat a pure protein meal. Eat 3 tablespoons of oat bran daily.

The Dukan Diet is said to almost never make you hungry. Disadvantages include the necessity of following it closely. Phase 1 is lacking in vitamins, and all phases are lacking in lipids. You may require dietary supplements.

Here is a sample menu: (Phase 2) Breakfast: two fat-free yogurts. a poached egg, a slice of turkey, and a cup of coffee.. Lunch: A shrimp and endive salad. A stuffed cabbage and a fat-free yogurt. Your mid-afternoon snack is a slice of chicken. Supper: Stuffed crab, salmon and spinach. Dessert is meringue floating on custard. The Internet is almost floating with Dukan Diet books and recipe books.