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Steve Preddie, M.Ed., ND
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Dr. Preddie’s Simple Diet Plan
Before dieting, the body should undergo a fast. To prepare the fast, eat only raw vegetables and fruits for two days; this will make the fast less of a shock to your body. Your fast will be for seven days. It should begin on a Sunday and after the two days preparation and conclude on Saturday at sunset.
While on the fast, consume at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of spring water a day, plus pure juices and up to two cups of Herbal Peppermint or Chamomile tea a day. Dilute all juices with water, adding about one part water to three parts juice. Do not drink orange or tomato juice and avoid all juices made with sweeteners or other additives.
The best juice to use during your fast is fresh lemon juice. Add the juice of one lemon to a cup of warm water. Fresh apple, beets, cabbage, carrot, celery and grape juices are also good. As far as green drinks, which are made from green leafy vegetables are excellent for detoxification of the body. Raw cabbage juice is very good for ulcers, cancer, and all colon problems. Be sure to drink the cabbage juice as soon as it is prepared. As this juice sits, it loses its vital nutritional contents.
Follow the juice-water and tea fast with a two-day diet of raw fruits and vegetables. Eating solid cooked foods immediately after fasting can ruin the desired effects of the fast. Both the size of the stomach and the amount of secreted digestive juices may decrease during fasting. The first meals after a fast should be frequent and small.
Now that you have finished the fasting program, please consume the following foods only for the next two weeks:
For people who eat meat:
- Bake or broil organic chicken or turkey
- Boil, broil or bake fish.
- Brown rice
- Fresh, unsweetened fruits, and vegetable juices
- Fresh fruits (except oranges)
- Herbal teas (no caffeine)
- Raw, steamed or broiled vegetables.
For Vegetarians:
- Tofu
- Grillers or Veggie burgers
- Brown rice
- Fresh unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices
- Fresh fruits (except oranges)
- Herbal Teas (no caffeine)
- Raw, steamed or broiled vegetables
In this fast-paced society, we live in; some people are not taking the time to eat correctly. Therefore, robbing their bodies of essential nutrients, which is vital for optimal daily functioning.
A proper diet is essential in today’s highly technological society. Some people are eating the same foods on a daily or weekly basis. When this is, the case people suffer from food allergies. Although some people have a reaction soon after ingesting a particular food for the first time, food allergies often develop slowly. Reason being, if you consume the same foods daily, your body eventually develops intolerance to them. Then, rather than nourishing the body, these foods provoke the digestive system, causing harmful reactions.
The following is a Rotation Diet that will increase your energy, boost your immune system and help to stabilize your weight.
The fundamental principle behind the Rotation Diet is that each type of food is to be consumed only on one out of every four days. For example, if you eat beans on Monday you will not eat beans again on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. If you eat a Veggie burger on Friday, you will wait at least until Tuesday before consuming it again. Rotating your foods in this manner will make you feel better, help you to lose weight, thus look better, feel better and prolong your life.
Daily Food Rotation Menu:
Day 1:
Breakfast:
- One glass of spring water
- Fresh papaya, peach or pineapple juice
- Oatmeal or Oat Bran cereal with 1 Tbsp. of raw honey
- Soy Milk
- Herb tea (no caffeine)
Lunch:
- Tomato with Veggie Burger or Tuna salad
- Whole wheat bread with tomato, onion, alfalfa sprouts & egg less
- Mayonnaise
- Fresh Lemonade
Dinner:
- Veggie Burger, Grillers or broiled Salmon with olive oil
- Coleslaw or sprout salad with tomato, onion, celery and egg less
- Mayonnaise
- Steamed Asparagus
- Herbal Tea or Lemonade
(Note for Dinner: If you are overweight, cut back on your dinner and do not eat after 6:00 p.m.)
Snacks:
Celery sticks, Pecans, fresh Papaya or Peach
Day 2:
Breakfast:
- One glass of spring water
- Apple juice with vitamin C
- Fresh apple
- Cream of Wheat cereal with pure Maple syrup and soymilk
- Herbal Tea
Lunch:
- Soy Burger, Grillers or organic turkey or chicken on whole wheat
- Bread with lettuce and mustard
- Potato soup and wheat crackers (make soup with soy milk)
- Herbal Tea or apple juice
Dinner:
- Garden Burger or organic chicken with lemon juice, garlic and Onion powder
- Baked potato with 2 tsp. of Sesame oil, chopped chives and a dash of onion powder
- Tossed salad with radishes, zucchini, yellow squash and soy oil
Snacks:
- Dressing
- Herbal Tea
- Apple
- walnuts
(Substitution: Bake apple with pure maple syrup, wheat crackers, sugar-free applesauce topped with walnuts)
Day 3:
Breakfast:
- One glass of spring water, Cranberry juice
- Sliced banana with Almond milk
- Cream of Rice or Puffed rice cereal
- Herbal Tea
Lunch:
- ½ of Avocado filled with cooked brown rice and fresh peas, water
- Chestnuts and a dash of herbal seasoning and lemon juice
- Topped with almond nuts
- Split-pea soup with rice crackers (make soup with rice milk)
Dinner:
- Stir-Fried vegetables in Olive oil with Broccoli, green peppers, and Pea pods, sweet red peppers, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots and grated fresh ginger served over cooked brown rice
- Rice cakes with Almond butter
- Postum, Roma or Herbal tea
Snacks:
- Raw almonds
- rice crackers with almond butter
- sliced bananas
Day 4:
Breakfast
- One glass of spring water, grape juice
- 2 poached or soft boiled organic eggs or corn cereal
- Rye toast with sugar-free grape jam
- Herbal Tea
Lunch:
- Organic egg salad with chopped cucumbers, green onions, black
- Olives and low-fat cottage cheese topped with raisins
- Lentil soup or garden salad
Dinner:
- Mushrooms
- Fresh Spinach salad
- artichokes
- shredded raw beets
- raisins and Olive oil with lemon dressing
- Iced herbal tea or grape juice
Snacks:
- Wheat crackers with sugar-free grape jelly or sesame butter and
- Sesame seeds
- Fresh grapes, raisins