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From:	mt (cpe-76-167-157-13.socal.res.rr.com)
Subject:	Re: Hi, may I join you? Im trying to start Eat To Live!
Date:	March 31, 2007 at 9:21 pm PST

In Reply to: Hi, may I join you? Im trying to start Eat To Live! posted by Mama Owl on March 31, 2007 at 5:58 am:

 
 
 
Eat to Live 6-Week Plan
UNLIMITED (eat as much as you want):
• all raw vegetables, including raw carrots (goal: 1 lb.
daily)
• cooked green vegetables (goal 1 lb. daily)
• beans, legumes, bean sprouts, or *tofu (minimum 1 cup
daily in total of these)
• fresh fruit (at least 4 daily).
• eggplant, mushrooms, peppers, onions, tomato and
other non-starchy vegetables, cooked and raw (unlimited)
*Beans should be eaten daily; tofu should be eaten less frequently.

LIMITED (not more than one serving):
• cooked starchy vegetables OR whole grains--Maximum
1 cup per day (butternut or acorn squash, corn, sweet potato,
brown rice, cooked carrots, whole grain breads*, whole grain
cereals*)
• raw nuts and seeds (1 oz. or 28.5 grams a day) or 2
ounces avocado
• ground flaxseed (1 tablespoon a day)
• soymilk, low-sugar preferred--Maximum 1 cup a day?
?
*avoid breads and cereals as much as possible
OFF-LIMITS:
• dairy products
• animal products
• between meal snacks
• fruit juice, dried fruits  
• salt, sugar
NUTS and RAW SEEDS, but not ground flax, are optional for obese
or overweight persons while they follow this weight loss plan. 
People who have difficulty losing weight may also eliminate the
starchy vegetable/grain.
• For more information, check out the ETL section of the
FAQS page.   
• For a graphic representation of the ETL program, see this
page. 
• Recipes suitable for the Eat to Live program can be
found throughout this website and on the Eat to Live recipe page.
But, to really understand it all, you must read the book!
Interested in sharing ideas with other Eat-to-Livers?  Join us on the
Eat-2-Live email list!

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