By Alice Mitchell,
Project Weight Loss Editor
December 16, 2008This plan became famous in 1978, because, at that time, it was the first high-fiber weight loss diet to appear on the market. It was published by Audrey Eyton , a British author. The diet is a high-fiber, but also a low-fat one.
Eyton’s idea for this diet came from the fact that a high intake of fiber gives the sensation of full stomach and, this way, you no longer feel the need to eat more. This way the intake of calories is smaller. The foods recommended in this diet are baked potatoes, whole grains, and a lot of fruits and vegetables.
The fiber content will be higher than the one usually recommended in a diet, and the calorie intake will be of approximately 1250 calories a day. For example, breakfast can include cereals with low fat milk, and a piece of fresh fruit. For lunch, you could eat nutty coleslaw and a fresh fruit. Also, you can have 2 slices of bread, a medium tomato, and two oz of hard cheese, two olives, and an orange.
Dinner is more consistent and includes a skinless baked chicken, a baked potato and a mixed salad. Other options could be one pack of frozen cod in cheese sauce or in butter, four oz of fresh peas, four carrots, and one apple or a pear. Concerning allowed drinks, you can have coffee with low fat milk, tea and other drinks low in calories.
The good thing about a high-fiber diet is that replacing sugars and fats with fiber will ultimately lead to weight loss. The bad thing, which some may still consider a good thing, is that this diet does not include any exercise or workout routine in its plan.
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