Abs Diet Food
Our Reviewer Says ...
"The diet offers an appropriate balance of carbohydrates, protein and fat, and the 12 "power foods" are high-quality, nutritious choices that should be part of any healthy eating plan."
What You Can Eat
By Karen Asp
Twelve power foods (almonds and other nuts, beans and legumes, spinach and other green vegetables, dairy, instant oatmeal, eggs, lean meats, peanut butter, olive oil, whole-grain breads and cereals, extra protein (whey) powder, and berries) are the staples of the Abs Diet as they’re meant to be incorporated into every meal and snack. You can base all of your meals and snacks around them or you can choose to make them the majority of your diet. No matter, your three main meals should include two or three of these powerfoods while your three snacks need include only one of these foods. (If you have trouble remembering the 12 power foods, their acronym is ABS DIET POWER.)
Zinczenko provides a seven-day sample meal plan, simple suggestions for other ways to include these power foods into your daily eating schedule and recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack options.
A typical day on the Abs Diet might include a breakfast of whole-grain bread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 1 medium orange, 1 cup All-Bran cereal with 1 cup 1 percent or fat-free milk and 1 cup berries. Your three snacks could include low-fat yogurt and low-sodium V8 juice, 3 slices deli roast beef with 1 large orange and 2 teaspoons peanut butter along with 1 cup low-fat ice cream. Lunch includes sandwiches like the "Guilt-Free BLT" -- a low-cal spin on the original.
