Lucchese’s Eating Lifestyle

 

YES FOODS (have at it and enjoy)

 

Whole grain bread (Nature’s Own or Ms. Baird’s whole wheat), Rye or Pumpernickel.

Fruits (especially berries and melons) avoid, too many apples, mangoes or BANANAS!

Certain cereals (General Mills Fiber One, Whole Grain Total, All Bran by Kellogg’s,

Post 100% Bran, Shredded Wheat [no sugar], Toasted Wheat Bran)

Fat free, LOW sugar yogurt (Dannon lite in the pint size or Dannon Lite n’ Fit Creamy individual containers)

Vegetables (the more colorful the better – greens, reds)

Tea (Bigelow, Celestial and Crystal light teas)

Red wine (no more than 1-2 glasses per day)

Lean Beef, chicken, cold cuts (no Bologna)                            Skim milk or soy milk (Silk)

Brown or Long Grain rice                                                       Oatmeal (not instant)

Cheese (in moderation)                                                           Olive oil or canola

Sweet Potatoes                                                                       Coffee

Cheese sticks                                                                         Wheat crackers

Beef Jerky                                                                               Diet Sodas (no more 2/day)

Avocados                                                                                Eggs

Frenchy’s Worcestershire                                                       Nuts

Kraft Mayonnaise Fat Free (red lid)                                      No sugar added fruit popsicles

Pasta (Healthy Choice, Prego Chunky Garden)                     Sugar/fat free chocolate popsicles

Plenty of water

 

NO FOODS (never ever!)

 

Potatoes                                  Corn

Anything white!                     Peas

Sugar                                       White Bread

Rice Cakes                              Doughnuts

Pop corn                                 Candy

Pretzels                                   Regular sodas

Chips                                      Crackers

Alcohol                                   Baked goods

Cereals

 

OCCASSIONAL (No more than twice per month)

 

Sourdough bread (2 slices each time)

New Potatoes (the small kind)                                               Peanut Butter

Bittersweet chocolate (Baker’s brand)                                   Peanut M&M’s

Pasta (it must be whole wheat pasta though)                         Kidney Beans

Sugar free Life Savers flavor pops                                          Bananas

Alcoholic Beverages (Grain vodka and Irish coffee are the preferred ones)

Angel food cake with sugar free (or low sugar) icing – A good option for birthdays.

 

If you are GOOD, you can have an outstanding dessert a month. New York Cheesecake, Yum!

 

 

BEWARE: Read labels!, usually “low fat” items are packed with sugar or carbs, also, you will find vasts amounts of sugar in items you would never suspect, so read labels. Try and maintain your carbohydrate intake to no more than 2 slices of bread and a serving of cereal per day, that is roughly about 35-40 g. of carbs.

 

TIPS:

 

Taking 1 capsule of vitamin E (repairs cells) and 2 capsules of Flax see oil (Omega 3 oils that are good for your cardiovascular system) per day, will help in keeping you healthy and burning fat. These oils can go rancid easily, it is best if you keep them refrigerated. The Omega 3 oils work best if you take them with a couple of tablespoons of water soluble protein such as cottage cheese, scrambled eggs or yogurt.