Allowable Foods

The Food List from Dr Simmions
The Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

After the 2nd or 3rd day of loading and have had 2 or 3 injections you start on the 500 calorie diet. This is the food list and guide lines from the manual Pounds and Inches by Dr Simmions.

Liquids
• Any amount of liquid can be drunk as long as you drink at least 2 liters.

Water
Coffee
Tea
1 TBS (tablespoon) of milk a day

Meat
• You can have 2 servings of meat a day. Do not combine the servings. Each serving is 100 grams (3.5 oz)
• All meat is to weighed before cooking. Weigh raw
• Remove all visible fat before cooking
• Occasionally when the thought of meat is disgusting you can have a total of 2 eggs in this combination one whole and 3 whites ether boiled, poached or raw. Or 100 grams of skimmed milk cottage cheese. No other cheeses.

Allowed meat is:
Veal
Beef
Kidneys
Chicken Breast (this means only the breast from chicken only no other bird. Take the meat from the bone before cooking.)
Fresh white fish (no salmon, eel, herring, mackerel, dried, or pickled fish)
Lobster
Crabs
Shrimp
Prawns

Vegetables
• Are not to be mixed
• You can have 2 servings a day, not to exceed 500 calories

Spinach
Chard
Beet Greens
Green Salad
Tomatoes
Celery
Fennel
Onions
Red Radishes
Cucumbers
Asparagus
Cabbage

Fruit
• 2 fruits a day do not eat a the same time

1 Apple
1 Orange (not tangerines)
1 handful of strawberries
½ grapefruit

Breads
• 2 breads a day not to be eaten at the same time
1 Melba toast
1 Grissini
The juice of one lemon can be used daily. Any spices are OK. Vinegar is good to have. Sweeteners can be used I. No fat, oil, butter, or dressing. You do not have to eat all the food allotted for one day. If you do not eat from a food group it can not be added to the next days amount. Specially prepared unsweetened low calorie foods can be eaten Just be care full and do hog wild.

The diet is 500 calories a day. The daily food intake should include 200 grams of meat or protein. If you are a vegetarian you can substitute the meat for 500 cc of skimmed milk. You can turn the milk into curds.


The Food List from Dr Simmions
The Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)

After the 2nd or 3rd day of loading and have had 2 or 3 injections you start on the 500 calorie diet. This is the food list and guide lines from the manual Pounds and Inches by Dr Simmions.

Liquids
• Any amount of liquid can be drunk as long as you drink at least 2 liters.

Water
Coffee
Tea
1 TBS (tablespoon) of milk a day

Meat
• You can have 2 servings of meat a day. Do not combine the servings. Each serving is 100 grams (3.5 oz)
• All meat is to weighed before cooking. Weigh raw
• Remove all visible fat before cooking
• Occasionally when the thought of meat is disgusting you can have a total of 2 eggs in this combination one whole and 3 whites ether boiled, poached or raw. Or 100 grams of skimmed milk cottage cheese. No other cheeses.

Allowed meat is:
Veal
Beef
Kidneys
Chicken Breast (this means only the breast from chicken only no other bird. Take the meat from the bone before cooking.)
Fresh white fish (no salmon, eel, herring, mackerel, dried, or pickled fish)
Lobster
Crabs
Shrimp
Prawns

Vegetables
• Are not to be mixed
• You can have 2 servings a day, not to exceed 500 calories

Spinach
Chard
Beet Greens
Green Salad
Tomatoes
Celery
Fennel
Onions
Red Radishes
Cucumbers
Asparagus
Cabbage

Fruit
• 2 fruits a day do not eat a the same time

1 Apple
1 Orange (not tangerines)
1 handful of strawberries
½ grapefruit

Breads
• 2 breads a day not to be eaten at the same time
1 Melba toast
1 Grissini
The juice of one lemon can be used daily. Any spices are OK. Vinegar is good to have. Sweeteners can be used I. No fat, oil, butter, or dressing. You do not have to eat all the food allotted for one day. If you do not eat from a food group it can not be added to the next days amount. Specially prepared unsweetened low calorie foods can be eaten