Food list for Activate Cycle

Take More Off: The Activate Cycle Food

On the Activate Cycle, you’ll be adding new foods to those you ate on the accelerate Cycle. These additional foods are listed below.

Proteins

Add in the following foods:

Shellfish:

Clams

Crab

Mussels

Oysters

Scallops

Shrimp

Lean Cuts of Meat* (The leanest cuts are those from the part of the animal that gets the most exercise. Therefore, cuts from the round, chuck, shank and flank are the best.)

Flank steak

Top sirloin steak

Top round

Eye of the round

Beef round tip

Beef top sirloin

Beef top loin

Lean ground beef

Pork tenderloin

Pork sirloin chops

Pork boneless loin roast

Pork top or center loin chops

Lamb shanks

Lamb sirloin roast

Veal cutlet

*Lean cuts tend to be a little tougher. You can tenderize lean cuts by marinating in fat-free liquids like fruit juice, wine, fat-free salad dressings, or fat-free broth.

Natural Starches

Grains: (1 serving = ½ cup)

Amaranth

Barley, pearled

Brown rice

Bulgur

Couscous

Cream of wheat

Grits

Longer grain rice such as Basmati

Millet

Oat bran

Old-fashioned oatmeal

Quinoa

Legumes: (1 serving = ½ cup)

Black beans

Black-eyed peas

Butter beans

Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)

Great Northern beans

Kidney beans

Lentils

Lima beans, baby

Navy beans

Peas

Pinto beans

Soy beans

Split peas

Starchy Vegetables:

Breadfruit (1 serving = 1 cup)

Corn (1 serving = ½ cup)

Potato (1 serving = 1 medium)

Sweet potato (1 serving = 1 medium)

Taro (1 serving = ½ cup)

Winter squashes (acorn, spaghetti, Butternut, etc.) (1 serving = 1 cup)

Yam (1 serving = 1 medium)

Cleansing Vegetables

(Same foods as Accelerate Cycle)

Low-Sugar Fruits

(Same foods as Accelerate Cycle)

Probiotics

(Same foods as Accelerate cycle)

Friendly Fats

(Same foods as Accelerate cycle)

Condiments

Condiments and seasonings are allowed in moderation: salsa, low-carb marinara sauce, lite soy sauce, low-carb ketchup, fat-free sour cream, low-fat, low-sodium broth, Truvia (a non caloric sweetener made from natural ingredients), sugar-free jams and jellies, vegetable cooking spray, fat-free cheeses (i.e. Parmesan), fat-free salad dressing, salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard, herbs and spices.