The South Beach Diet dedicates itself to giving the Low Carbohydrate Diet back its good name. This is no Atkins Diet!
What makes the South Beach Diet recipes so different from other Fad, Low Carb Diets is that South Beach Diet’s emphasis is based on consuming “good fats.” All of the South Beach Diet health recipes are about consuming good complex carbohydrates in moderation, while avoiding bad carbohydrates that have a high glycemic index. (These carbohydrates have a high sugar content which quickly turn to fat) Examples of these high glycemic carbs are:
- Potatoes, White Breads & Pastas, White Rice, Processed Cereal, Corn, Carrots, Beets and all fruit. These foods should be allowed in very limited amounts during the first, introduction phase of the South Beach Diet.
These days, there are “healthy, Low Carb” alternatives such as fiber rich natural breads, rice and pastas that have a low glycemic index.
There are three phases to the South Beach Diet, in which Low Carb, High Protein foods are incorporated into all of the delicious South Beach Diet recipes.
Here is a selection of their most popular, easy to prepare recipes:

Green Peppers Stuffed with Chicken

2 cups skinless and boneless chicken breast, cooked and shredded
2 green bell peppers
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
4 tbsp parmesan cheese, grated
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, made with partly skimmed milk, shredded
2 tbsp light cream cheese
3 cloves garlic
herb seasoning
salt and pepper
some olive oil

Heat the olive oil and sauté the zucchini, onion, and garlic. Prepare the peppers for stuffing. Then except for the Parmesan cheese, combine the rest of the ingredients along with the Sauted vegetables in a food processor, blending until the mixture becomes smooth. Fill the shells of the bell peppers and for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Then top the stuffed peppers with Parmesan and bake for 10 more minutes.

Nutty Peas with Dill

1½ tbsp walnuts, broken and toasted
1½ tbsp almonds, slivered and toasted
1, 10-oz pkg frozen peas
1½ tsp dill, fresh
¼ cup onion, chopped
1 tbsp butter, low fat
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper

Cook the frozen peas according to the directions on the package, and drain it out. In a saucepan, add the butter, onion, cooked peas, dill, pepper and salt, and heat thoroughly. Then sprinkle with the nuts.

Tuna with Chopped Salad

1, 6-oz can tuna in oil, drained and flaked
1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped
2 cups curly parsley, fresh, chopped coarsely
½ red onion, chopped into ¼-inch pieces
20 black olives, pitted and chopped into slivers
¼ cup of olive oil
2 tbsp white-wine vinegar
1/8 tsp pepper
¼ tsp salt

Put the vinegar in a salad bowl, and add the pepper and salt. Then, pour the oil in a slow stream, whisking it until it emulsifies. Add the rest of the ingredients and toss well.

Tangy n’ Spicy Shrimp

2 cups shrimp, shelled
½ tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp hot red chili pepper
½ tsp rosemary, fresh or dried, crushed
1½ tsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp olive oil

Heat the oil in a skillet, and stir in the peppers and the garlic. Then add the shrimp and stir. When the shrimp starts turning pink, add the rosemary and cook for some more minutes.

Mixed Fruit topped with Lime Sauce

1 cup strawberries, sliced
2 kiwis, peeled and chopped
2 seedless oranges, peeled and chopped
1, 8-oz container fat free sour cream
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp grated peel of lime
4 tsp granular zero calorie sweetener

In a bowl combine the strawberries, kiwi, and oranges, and spoon them into eight serving dishes. Then, mix the rest of the ingredients until blended well, and spoon this evenly on top of the fruit.

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