Fresh Fruit & Fish Diet

[SandyH]

I have just read an article in a women's magazine here in the UK about a fresh fruit and fish diet that is the latest craze to hit LA. They call it the Tummy Tuck diet in the magazine.

 

They give a diet plan but I wanted to find out more about it. I have searched online but can't find anything.

 

Does anyone here know anything about it?

 

Thanks

 

Sandy

[Tony T]

You must be reading a humor magazine. In LA, the Tummy Tuck diet has been around for years. People who subscribe to it pay lots of money to their plastic surgeon to give them a "tummy tuck" so the fat on their stomach doesn't show so bad. Has nothing to do with eating fruit or veggies...unless you consider that if they don't start doing that after the surgery that Tummy will need another Tucking in time.

[Eve]

Not that I am up on diet trends or anything but I havent heard of it.

 

I would say that a short term detox routine for the body could be good but I cant see how anyone could sustain a diet of just fruit and fish for any length of time.

 

.. but I am not into dieting.

 

Take care,

Eve xx

[norajane]

I haven't heard of it, but it's probably exactly what it sounds like...fresh fruit and fish, of one kind or another, probably not breaded and deep fried!

 

With that, you're eliminating sugar (except for the natural sugar in fruit) and especially eliminating carbs. You're also eliminating most fat that you'd find in dairy, beef, chicken, and everything else. That will indeed decrease your tummy fat, along with fat in general. And because, really, how much fish and fruit can a person eat, it will also minimize calories, so that makes you lose fat.

 

The protein in the fish helps build muscles, and the omega-3 fats in the fish are good for you, as are the vitamins in fruit. I'm surprised there aren't veggie's in there, too.

 

Anyway, you can't eat like that forever, so it's probably a crash diet that you will get sick of in a couple of weeks.

[Eve]

Fish diet makes me think of the Mediterranean Diet, which from what I have read is one of the best/ healthiest diets a person could be on.

 

Do you mean 'diet' in terms of daily eating practices, or 'diet' in terms of a structured weight loss regime?

 

Of course I should just Google this and find out for myself.. but I am off to bed in a mo...

 

I do have a negative view of diet fads..

 

Take care,

Eve xx

[Arabella]

The Mediterranean diet is generally referred to as the eating habits of the coastal regions of Spain and Italy.

 

It includes a lot of fresh fish, fruit and vegetables, legumes and olive oil as the main source of fat. Dairy and wine are also included on a regular basis, but meat is fairly limited.

 

It's not a fad by any means.

 

Arabella

[Arabella]

The only thing keeping me from adopting the lifestyle full on is my budget. Seafood and a decent red wine are expensive.

 

You don't need to be rich to follow the Mediterranean diet. I'm Spanish and having been basically what I ate my whole life until I moved to the US, I can tell you that it does not consist of seafood and expensive red wines Mostly, it's white fishes and table wine, which is readily available and very cheap (like $3 for a liter) in most of Spain and Italy.

 

In fact, the reason why it became popular over there is that it was cheap! People in poor regions gravitated towards this diet because meat is much more expensive comparatively. Why kill the cow and eat it when you can keep it alive and provide milk to make cheese, etc.

 

Arabella

Edited June 21, 2010 by Arabella

[SandyH]

You don't need to be rich to follow the Mediterranean diet. I'm Spanish and having been basically what I ate my whole life until I moved to the US, I can tell you that it does not consist of seafood and expensive red wines Mostly, it's white fishes and table wine, which is readily available and very cheap (like $3 for a liter) in most of Spain and Italy.

 

In fact, the reason why it became popular over there is that it was cheap! People in poor regions gravitated towards this diet because meat is much more expensive comparatively. Why kill the cow and eat it when you can keep it alive and provide milk to make cheese, etc.

 

Arabella

 

Hi Arabella

 

Perhaps you can tell me why it is then that it's so hard to get any vegetables in Spanish restaurants?

 

I eat a lot of vegetables and like to have a reasonable portion when we go out to eat when we are in Spain. Even if I ask for extra they are very stingy. It's not just the tourist places I am talking about either.

 

I read once that when Spanish people go out to eat they like to have a lot of meat because they don't have that at home.

 

Is that right?

 

Sandy

[Arabella]

Perhaps you can tell me why it is then that it's so hard to get any vegetables in Spanish restaurants?

 

I eat a lot of vegetables and like to have a reasonable portion when we go out to eat when we are in Spain. Even if I ask for extra they are very stingy. It's not just the tourist places I am talking about either.

 

This could be for several reasons.

 

We usually don't structure our meals in the way that Americans do, and that's what you might be noticing. Many Americans like to have one larger course which contains portions of several items (ie meat, starch and vegetable side). In Spain, you usually have a green salad ahead of everything else, and then you usually have two smaller courses.

 

Our salads are also quite different than what you might find in America or even other regions of Europe. Our traditional green salad contains lettuce, slices of tomato and onions, and green olives, drizzled with olive oil and vinegar. No dressing or meats. Most people include one in their meals at least once a day. If you're skipping this part of the meal, it's probably why you feel it's lacking on vegetables.

 

The whole notion of "a side of vegetables" is very foreign in Spain. We usually have our vegetables either as a big salad or cooked within the food. If you ask for this there, you may find it difficult to get it. It's not that they're being stingy... they simply don't understand what you're asking for.

 

It could also be the region you're visiting, or even the time of the year. In the central area of Spain, cuisine is heavier and contains less vegetables and more legumes. In winter, people also tend to prefer heavier dishes.

 

Oh, as for the meat... it's readily available everywhere and for any household. We also have a big tradition of making cured or smoked pork products, as you may already know. I was just explaining how the whole Mediterranean diet thing started out

 

Hope this helps

 

Arabella

Edited June 21, 2010 by Arabella

[SandyH]

Oh, thanks Arabella, that explains it then.

 

When eating out in Spain I often have a salad as a starter so I do get my salad in but I still like a lot of vegetables with the main meat dish.

 

It's the Costa Blanca region that we go to most.

 

Sandy

[SandyH]

I haven't heard of it, but it's probably exactly what it sounds like...fresh fruit and fish, of one kind or another, probably not breaded and deep fried!

 

With that, you're eliminating sugar (except for the natural sugar in fruit) and especially eliminating carbs. You're also eliminating most fat that you'd find in dairy, beef, chicken, and everything else. That will indeed decrease your tummy fat, along with fat in general. And because, really, how much fish and fruit can a person eat, it will also minimize calories, so that makes you lose fat.

 

The protein in the fish helps build muscles, and the omega-3 fats in the fish are good for you, as are the vitamins in fruit. I'm surprised there aren't veggie's in there, too.

 

Anyway, you can't eat like that forever, so it's probably a crash diet that you will get sick of in a couple of weeks.

 

I've got the diet plan but wanted to find out the background to it.

It does include vegetables.

 

It's a 3 week diet consisting of eating fruit only morning, midday, and afternoon with a white fish meal and vegetables, including spinach, for dinner and a snack of yogurt 2 hours later, sometimes with more fruit as well.

 

You do this for 6 days and on the 7th you can eat healthily adding meat or poultry.

 

Week 2 is the same with one portion of starchy carb food a day.

Week 3 is the same with 2 items from the list of starches a day.

 

You are supposed to lose 12 lbs on it.

 

It's very similar to a Detox diet that a Naturopath I know used to give his patients.

 

Sandy

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I've got the diet plan but wanted to find out the background to it.

It does include vegetables.

 

It's a 3 week diet consisting of eating fruit only morning, midday, and afternoon with a white fish meal and vegetables, including spinach, for dinner and a snack of yogurt 2 hours later, sometimes with more fruit as well.

 

You do this for 6 days and on the 7th you can eat healthily adding meat or poultry.

 

Week 2 is the same with one portion of starchy carb food a day.

Week 3 is the same with 2 items from the list of starches a day.

 

You are supposed to lose 12 lbs on it.

 

It's very similar to a Detox diet that a Naturopath I know used to give his patients.

 

Sandy

 

Sandy, most of these " diet plans" are recycled from the age old truth that eating more organically will help you lose weight and stay healthy.

 

 

Fish are protein and efa efficient for your diet and fruits and vegetables are plentiful in fiber.And for most detoxes, most initial pounds lost are water weight.