If your idea of a perfect diet would be to eat all you want and still lose weight, then the Ornish Diet might just be what you’re looking for. This vegetarian eating plan developed by Dr. Dean Ornish does not limit how much you eat, but what you eat. The Ornish diet is based on a combination of fitness and vegetarian food which significantly accelerates the process of burning fat.
Instead of meats and fish, the Ornish diet promotes eating fruits, legumes, beans, whole grains and vegetables that contain large amounts of complex carbohydrates. The nuber of calories derived from fat should not exceed 10% of the total calorie daily diet.
The Ornish Diet is based on principles that are simple and well-supported. The main point is that eating a high-fiber, low-fat vegetarian diet will no only help you stay healthy, but will also help lose weight.
The Ornish Diet Basics
1. Foods to Avoid
- All kinds of meats and fish
- nuts
- oils
- milk
- cheeses
- egg yolks
- avocados
- alcohol
2. Foods allowed in moderate amounts
- low-fat dairy products
- low-fat foods with no sugar
3. Foods allowed with no restriction
- Grains such as rice, oats, buckwheat, barley, millet
- Legumes and Beans such as lentils, peas, soybeans
- Vegetables: potatoes, celery, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, herbs
- Fruits and Berries: apples, oranges, pears, peaches, melons,cherries, raspberries
The Skinny
The Ornish Diet is more than a mere diet. It’s a lifestyle change. The recommendation to at smaller, moe frequent meals may require dieters to change their eating schedue, which can be difficult for some, but other than that, this is one eating plan which receives high marks from nutrition experts everywhere.
February 14, 2011
Diets & Nutrition