South Beach Diet Shopping List: The Best Part of the Diet is the Food!

With a South Beach diet shopping list you can stock your pantry and fridge with the correct foods. Here is a handy guide to show you some of the delicious foods allowed on the plan.

A Sample South Beach Diet Shopping List

Since you don’t want to miss out on all the variety of foods that are allowed, the official website lets you download shopping lists for free. For example, since Phase 1 is the most restrictive part of the diet – this is a sample of what will be on the South Beach diet grocery list:

• A dozen eggs
• Canadian bacon
• Green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, etc.
• Veggies (except for carrots & potatoes)
• Lean meat & fish (chicken, turkey, etc.)
• Low fat cheeses – American, cheddar, mozzarella, Provolone, Swiss, string, cottage cheese, cream cheese (all fat-free and low fat varieties are allowed. Keep to no more than 6 grams of fat per ounce.)

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• Part-skim ricotta cheese
• Milk (fat free or 1%)
• Powdered milk or buttermilk (fat free)
• Nuts
• Sugar free Jell-O
• Splenda or other sweetener
• Salad dressing such as balsamic vinaigrette
• Olives, avocados
• Cooking spray
• Olive or Canola Oil for cooking
• Regular mayonnaises
• Beans (not canned) and other legumes are allowed in all Phases of the South Beach Diet. Beans included Black beans, butter, chickpeas, kidney, Lima, navy, pinto, and white beans.

(Note: This is not a complete South Beach diet food list.)

Foods to Avoid

These are the types of starchy foods you “may not eat” in order to be successful on this plan. A South Beach diet shopping list should not contain:

• Junk food
• Fruit & Fruit Juice (though they will be allowed in Phases 2 and 3)
• Caffeine
• Alcohol
• Sugar treats such as cookies, cakes, pastries, pies
• Soy
• Cereals & crackers
• White Pasta
• White Rice
• Whole or 2% milk
• Ice cream, and frozen dairy treats
• Bread or Pizza
• Breakfast Cereal
• Starchy vegetables with a high Glycemic Index rating such as corn, potatoes, peas, beets, plantains, carrots, butternut squash.
• Oils such as Peanut, Corn, Palm, Sesame, Sunflower, Safflower, and Coconut
• Butter, lard, and vegetable shortening
• Margarine made with trans fats
• Miracle Whip

Save Time and Get All Your Shopping Done

Since the South Beach diet plan doesn’t require you to shop for expensive pre-packaged food (as opposed to plans like Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, etc., which do), this is a diet that allows more flexibility in food selection. That alone can save you a lot of money while allowing you the tastiest and most healthy way of eating. You can print expanded grocery lists for Phase 1 and Phase 2 when you register at the official South Beach Diet website. Simply sign into your account, print out your South Beach Diet shopping list using the List Generator Tool and take it with you on your next trip to the grocery store.

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