Pink Grape Fruit Diet

Grapefruit is a low-calorie food that is high in fiber and vitamins, and pink grapefruits also include beta-carotene. It is a healthy addition to any diet. However, the grapefruit diet is not a healthy meal plan. Add this to my Recipe Box.

Directions

The grapefruit diet is a very low-calorie diet meant for short-term weight loss. It limits food consumption to three meals a day, each accompanied by eight ounces grapefruit. The diet is meant to be followed for only two weeks, after which the dieter should discontinue the regimen.

Foods

In addition to half of a grapefruit, each meal includes foods that are high-fat and low-carbohydrate. The breakfast is two eggs and two slices of bacon, the lunch is a salad with any dressing and any meats and the dinner is cooked vegetables in butter with any amount of meat. One glass of skim milk is allowed as a bedtime snack, but otherwise food between meals is prohibited.

Conclusion

The principle behind the grapefruit diet is that the enzymes in the fruit and the lack of sugars and starches assist in the body's burning of fat. However, the diet is so limited in scope that it deprives the dieter of necessary vitamins and minerals. If the dieter wants a very low-calorie plan, he should instead find one that is nutritionally balanced.