Basic three-day diet plan.
Day One:
* Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; half of a grapefruit or pink grapefruit juice; and one slice of toast with 1 or 2 tbl of peanut butter
* Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1/2 cup of water-packed tuna; and one slice of dry toast
* Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; 3 oz lean meat; 1 cup green beans; 1 cup beets; 1 cup vanilla ice cream; and one small apple
Day Two:
* Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; one egg, any style; one banana (some versions say 1/2 banana); and one slice of dry toast
* Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1 cup of cottage cheese; and five saltine crackers
* Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; two hot dogs; 1/2 cup carrots; 1 cup broccoli (or cabbage); one banana (some versions say 1/2 banana); and 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Day Three:
* Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; five saltine crackers; one egg (or one slice cheddar cheese); and one 4-oz glass of apple juice
* Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; one hard-boiled egg; one small apple; and one slice of dry toast
* Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1 cup tuna, chicken, or turkey; 1 cup cauliflower or green beans; 1 cup beets; 1 cup cantaloupe or one small apple; and 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Instructions
* Some Internet versions of the Cleveland Clinic diet include tips and instructions for the dieter:
* Do not alter amounts or make substitutions on the diet menu
* Drink at least four glasses of water or diet soda each day
* Salt and pepper may be used but no other seasonings
* No snacks allowed
* Use this diet for three consecutive days each week
* After three days of dieting, resume eating as usual but avoid binging
* After four days of normal eating, repeat the three-day diet
* Cheating on the diet will make it ineffective
* Strictly follow the rules of the diet
Variations of the three-day diet.
Some versions of the Cleveland Clinic diet allow herbs, lemon juice, vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, catsup, and Worcestershire sauce to add spice or flavor foods.
Versions of this diet that allow food substitutions do so on the basis that it is a calorie based diet. As long as food substitutions have equivalent calorie amounts, the diet will remain effective. Other versions provide specific lists of permitted substitutions:
* An orange instead of grapefruit
* Tuna instead of cottage cheese and vice versa
* Frozen yogurt instead of ice cream
* Cauliflower instead of broccoli and vice versa
* Green beans instead of broccoli or cauliflower
* Beets instead of carrots
* A slice of toast instead of five crackers or vice versa
