Table 2.

State of Slim diet plan, Phase 1 (weeks 1–2)^*

The leanest proteins (have one at every meal and snack)
Meat and poultry
	Beef, ground, extra lean	4–6 oz
	Beef, lean cuts	4–6 oz
	Chicken breast, without skin	4–6 oz
	Turkey breast, without skin	4–6 oz
	Turkey breast, lean ground	4–6 oz
Fish
	Cod	4–6 oz
	Mahi mahi	4–6 oz
	Salmon†	4–6 oz
	Snapper	4–6 oz
	Tilapia	4–6 oz
	Tuna	4–6 oz
	White fish	4–6 oz
Egg and high‐protein dairy
	Cottage cheese, fat‐free	8 oz
	Egg whites	1 cup or 5–6 whites
	Greek yogurt, nonfat plain	8 oz
Other
	Protein powder	1 scoop
Reignite carbohydrates (have one at a maximum of three meals and snacks
Grains
	Oats, steel‐cut	¼ cup dry
	Oats, old‐fashioned rolled	½ cup dry
Dairy and dairy substitutes
	Almond milk, unsweetened	1 cup
	Fat‐free milk	1 cup
Starchy vegetables
	Pumpkin	1 cup mashed
Vegetable carbohydrates (only carbohydrate at three meals or snacks a day, unlimited portions)
Artichoke	Asparagus	Beets
Broccoli	Brussels sprouts	Cabbage and Chinese cabbage
Carrots	Cauliflower	Celery
Cucumbers	Dark leafy greens	Eggplant
Fennel	Green beans	Mushrooms
Onions and scallions	Parsnips	Peppers, sweet and hot
Salad greens, all varieties	Summer squash	Tomato and tomato sauce
Turnips and rutabagas	Zucchini
Only the healthiest fats (include fats in two meals or snacks per day)
Nuts
	Almonds	15–18
	Walnuts	8–9 halves
Oils
	Canola oil	1 tbsp
	Olive oil	1 tbsp

^* This list is unedited from the published food list in the State of Slim book. All participants in the study were provided with a copy of the book and instructed to choose foods and portions from list and given additional group‐specific dietary instructions (B: ≥4 weekly servings of lean beef but no other sources of red meat, NB: no red meats).

^† Salmon also counts as 1 fat.

Abbreviations: oz, ounces; tbsp, tablespoon.