The secret of high protein diets

If you like complicated rules for what, how much, and when you can eat, you’ll love today’s high-pro diets. Each diet varies — except they all force you to cut calories in un-yummy (and often unhealthy) ways, such as nearly banishing bread and beans. To demonstrate, we made up a woman’s menu according to Enter the Zone by Barry Sears, Ph.D. How long could you eat this way?

A day in “The Zone”

BREAKFAST:
6 egg whites
1/2 cantaloupe
1 kiwifruit
3 macadamia nuts

LUNCH:
3 oz skinless white chicken
1 c each steamed asparagus,
broccoli, grean beans
1 tsp olive oil

DINNER:
3 oz turkey breast
salad: 4 c spinach,
3 c cucumber slices,
2 tomatoes,
1 tsp olive oil

AFTERNOON SNACK:
1/4 c low-fat cottage cheese
1/3 medium pear
3 olives

EVENING SNACK
1/4 c egg substitute, scrambled
1 medium plum
1/2 tsp natural peanut butter