The South Beach Diet allows most low-fat dairy products, including the following foods:
South Beach Diet Phase One Dairy Products
2-3 cups daily of any of the following are allowed:
•Milk (fat-free and 1%)
•1% or fat-free buttermilk
•Low fat goat's milk
•Soy Milk - Low-fat plain, vanilla, or sucralose-containing soy milk (4 grams of fat or less per cup)
•Fat-free plain yogurt (see also Yogurt on a Low Carb Diet)
•Small amounts of fat free or reduced fat sour cream
•Nonfat plain kefir
•Fat free or low fat evaporated milk (NOT condensed milk)
•Fat free powdered milk or buttermilk
Dairy Produts on the South Beach Diet Phase Two
Same as Phase One, except can add:
•4 oz fat-free yogurt that is flavored and artificially sweetened
Dairy Products to Avoid
•Whole or 2% milk
•Full-fat soy milk
•Cream
•Yogurt that is NOT non-fat and/or has sugared sweeteners
•Ice cream or frozen yogurt
Cheeses Allowed On South Beach - All Phases
All cheeses should be fat-free or low fat varieties, having no more than six grams of fat per ounce. Exceptions are small amounts of high-flavor cheeses such as Parmesan, Asagio, and Blue Cheeses which can be used occasionally. These low fat varieties could include:
•American
•Cheddar
•Cottage cheese (2% fat or less)
•Cream cheese, fat-free or low-fat
•Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free
•Feta
•Mozzarella
•Parmesan
•Provolone
•Ricotta (part skim)
•String Cheese
•Swiss
Cheeses To Avoid on the South Beach Diet
Any full-fat cheese, except for small amounts of strongly-flavored cheeses as listed above (blue, etc). Especially avoid:
•Brie
•Camembert
•Cream Cheese, Full fat
•Mascarpone
And other cheeses with over 6 grams of fat per ounce
I get my own breakie anyway (DP gets his at work, DD eats cereal, etc)
Lunch we have seperately - DP work, me work, DD school
I just wont eat carb portion of dinner.
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