South Beach Diet on Zuiderdam?

[annbanan]

Has anyone been on the South Beach diet and on the Zuiderdam?

My husband is doing so good on his diet and I don't want him to get frustrated because of this diet. Will it be easy for him to follow it on the ship?

I love to cruise and I want him to be happy............then there will be more cruises! :)

[EbayCruiser]

I think that most ships have low-carb options available in the dining room.

[FlorenceItaly]

I think that most ships have low-carb options available in the dining room.

I practice a lower carb lifestyle, and I just returned from an RCI cruise and LOST 1 pound. I did indulge some, but I think the biggest factor was that I only had ONE alcoholic drink during the cruise. I typically gain weight, but not so, since eating lower carb.

Marie

[Oceanwench]

I was on the South Beach diet when I sailed the Zuiderdam in 2003, and I had no problem. They even had turkey bacon and sugar-free ice cream!

I noticed last year on the Oosterdam a "lo-carb" breakfast muffin.
And on the dining room menu there were many low sugar or sugar-free choices.

There's plenty of meat and veggies -- just skip the bread and potatoes! :(

[Pincus]

We have followed the principles of the SBD since we started it in 2003. Never has a cruise menu presented a problem.

HAL's bakers make great breads, and their whole grains can be enjoyed. However, no one aboard could explain to me what they meant by "lo carb" muffins, so I ignored those.

In any event, by careful menu ordering and using the sugar free desserts, we had no difficulty at all with sticking to the SBD.

Have fun!

[sail7seas]

South Beach is the 'way of eating' that I do. I'm not trying to lose any weight necessarily but find it such a healthy way of eating. I enjoy it and feel good with this way of eating.


I have never had any difficulty finding plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; lean proteins and whole grains/whole wheat.

For those who responded with 'low carb' responses, that does not apply to South Beach. South Beach is not a low carb way of eating but is limited to 'good carbs'. I don't eat 'white' food. No white potatoes, white rice, white bread, white pasta.......Rather, I eat sweet potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat or whole grain bread and whole wheat pasta.

The one thing that I would really like for HAL to have as a staple, available all the time at the pasta bar, is WHOLE WHEAT PASTA. There are many of us who no longer want the white stuff but would enjoy some pasta with marinara sauce.

HAL -------PLEASE ADD WHOLE WHEAT PASTA TO YOUR GROCERY LIST. :)

[annbanan]

I agree.
If HAL had whole wheat pasta that would be fantastic!
Since my husband is Italian and loves his pasta he has switched to whole wheat when he eats it. Many resturants do offer this option now, maybe HAL will also in the future. South Beach is a healthy lifestyle.

[trubey]

HAL -------PLEASE ADD WHOLE WHEAT PASTA TO YOUR GROCERY LIST. :)

And HELLMAN'S!! DON'T FORGET THE HELLMAN'S!

Lane:D

[Oceanwench]

Before the South Beach Diet became a book, it was a special segment on our local TV news [out of Miami].
At that time it was being touted as a "low-carb" diet.

I have read the book and followed the diet with some success.
I realize it is essentially a good carb/bad carb way of eating. The opening chapter stresses this.

However, as the diet became popular -- and confused with Atkins to some degree among the general populace -- people began referring to it as a low-carb diet.

When I was on the Oosterdam, I saw a number of items listed as "low-carb." Since I did not have access to the ingredients, I had no way of determining if these were "good carbs" or "bad carbs" ... just low in carbs. Sometimes I chose those items, hoping for the best!

There was some confusion as to what the ice cream was -- sugar-free, no sugar added, etc.
I would ask to see the carton [in the Lido]. At one time they served Luke's Ice Cream, a local brand that is sugar-free and fat-free. They also had a no-sugar-added brand.

While I found it easy to enjoy meat/fish and veggies at dinner time, the dessert menu was tricky.