At-A-Glance: Allowed Food Items for Core Phase | |
Proteins Veal (low grade) Beef (95% lean whole cuts) Chicken breast (boneless, skinless) Crab Crayfish Lobster Shrimp White-fleshed fish, fresh | Vegetables Asparagus Beet greens Cabbage Celery Chard Chicory greens Cucumber Fennel Green salad Onion Red radishes Spinach Tomato |
Fruits Apple Grapefruit (half) Orange (medium) Strawberries (1 cup) | Starches Grissini (breadstick) Melba toast |
Protein | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | ||||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | |||
Chicken Breast | 3.5 oz | 115 | 1 | 0 | 23 | Boneless and skinless |
Steak, Flank | 3.5 oz | 149 | 6 | 0 | 22 | Trimmed of all visible fat |
Steak, NY Strip | 3.5 oz | 185 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |
Steak, Rib Eye | 3.5 oz | 161 | 8 | 0 | 20 | |
Steak, Sirloin | 3.5 oz | 131 | 4 | 0 | 22 | |
Steak, Tenderloin | 3.5 oz | 148 | 6 | 0 | 22 | Also called filet or filet mignon |
Top Round | 3.5 oz | 166 | 8 | 0 | 22 | Trimmed of all visible fat |
Veal | 3.5 oz | 112 | 3 | 0 | 20 | Scallops, cutlets, boneless steak |
Cod, Atlantic | 3.5 oz | 82 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
Crab | 3.5 oz | 84 | 1 | 2 | 20 | Meat only, cooked |
Crayfish | 3.5 oz | 72 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
Flounder | 3.5 oz | 90 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
Grouper | 3.5 oz | 92 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
Haddock | 3.5 oz | 90 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
Halibut | 3.5 oz | 110 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
Lobster | 3.5 oz | 90 | 1 | 0 | 19 | Meat only, cooked |
Orange Roughy | 3.5 oz | 76 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
Rockfish | 3.5 oz | 94 | 2 | 0 | 19 | |
Shrimp | 3.5 oz | 106 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |
Snapper | 3.5 oz | 100 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
Sole | 3.5 oz | 91 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
Striped Bass | 3.5 oz | 96 | 2 | 0 | 20 | Also called Branzino |
Tilapia | 3.5 oz | 96 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
Tuna, Albacore | 3.5 oz | 116 | 1 | 0 | 25 | Packed in water |
Turbot | 3.5 oz | 95 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
Whitefish | 3.5 oz | 134 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Dairy | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | |||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | ||
Cottage Cheese | 3.5 oz | 71 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Eggs | 1 whole 3 whites | 120 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
Milk, non-fat | 1 Tbsp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Vegetables | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | |||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | ||
Asparagus | 1 cup chopped | 27 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Beet Greens | 2 cups | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Cabbage | 1 cup shredded | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Celery | 1 cup diced | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Chard | 2 cups | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Chicory Greens | 2 cups | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Cucumbers | 1 cup sliced | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Fennel | 1 cup sliced | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Green Salad | 2.5 cups | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Onions | 1 cup sliced | 46 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Red Radishes | 1 cup sliced | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Spinach | 2 cups | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tomatoes | 1 cup diced | 32 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Fruit | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | |||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | ||
Apple | 1 whole | 95 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Grapefruit | 1/2 medium | 41 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Orange | 1 medium | 62 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
Strawberries | 1 cup | 46 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Starch | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | |||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | ||
Grissini | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Melba Toast | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Fluids | Portion Size | Nutritional Information | |||
Calories | Fat (g) | Carb (g) | Prot (g) | ||
Coffee | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tea | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Water | Unlimited | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |