The Proseuche Plan: Six Week Food Plan

Suggested Proseuche Meal Plan

Disclaimer: Before starting this or any food plan talk with your doctor.

Weeks 1-2

Things to Eat! (Organic things are best, but not necessary)

• Beef, goat, lamb, venison, veal, buffalo, elk, (try to avoid pork)
• Chicken, turkey
• Fish
• Eggs
• Cheese (preferably goat), plain yogurt (preferably goat)
• Butter, avocado, olive oil, flax seed oil (it has a rich buttery taste)
• Vegetables
• Grapefruits, lemons, limes, cherries, and berries (the last two in moderation)
• Lentils
• Raw almonds, raw pumpkin seeds, raw sunflower seeds, raw almond butter
• Salsa, guacamole, mustard, wheat free tamari soy sauce, mayonaise, wasabe

No No’s

• Caffeine (chocolate, soda, caffeinated  coffee, caffeinated tea)
• Shellfish
• Sugar, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, artificial sweeteners
• Most fruit
• Milk, soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, cottage cheese (goat milk is okay)
• Potatoes (white, sweet)
• Tofu, soy beans, black beans, navy beans, garbanzo, kidney, white, lima
• Grains, oats, rice (brown and white)
• Corn
• Margarine
• Most nuts
• Sugary condiments: ketchup, BBQ sauce, salad dressings with more than 1g sugar

Weeks 3-4

Add Back

• All dairy
• Sweet potatoes, yams
• Corn
• White beans, kidney beans, black beans, navy beans
• Other raw nuts: walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, macadamia, brazil nuts
• Sugar free ketchup, all natural salad dressings (look at the label to see if they added sugar, cane syrup, or any other type of “syrup”)
• Fresh or frozen fruits: berries, apples, grapes, peaches, pears, kiwi, pomegranates, kiwi, guava, apricots, melon, oranges, plums, pineapple, passion fruit
• Coconut water, raw vegetable juice
• Unheated raw honey (up to 3 tbls a day)

Weeks 5-6

The Maintenance Plan

These things will probably not aid you towards weight loss,

so eat them as a “treat” if the weight loss is healthy for you.

Add Back

• Pinto beans, split peas, lima, beans, black eyed peas, red beans, garbanzo, broad, edamame (in small amounts)
• Almonds dry roasted, pecans dry roasted, sunflower seeds dry roasted, pumpkin seeds dry roasted, walnuts dry roasted, macadamia nuts dry roasted, peanuts raw and dry roasted (in small amounts), peanut butter (in small amounts), cashews raw and dry roasted (in small amounts), cashew butter (in small amounts)
• Banana, papaya, mango, canned fruit in its own juice
• Dried fruit: No sugar or sulfites
• Organic wine or beer in small amounts
• Raw unpasteurized fruit juice and vegetable juice 
• Grains:  sprouted Ezekiel type bread, sprouted essene bread, fermented whole grain sourdough
• Quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, millet, kamut (in small amounts), spelt (in small amounts), brown rice (in small amounts), barley (in small amounts), whole grain kamut or splelt pasta (in small amounts), brown rice pasta (in small amounts)
• Maple syrup

The special occasion list

• Fruit juices, sodas
• White rice, dried cereal (except sprouted), instant oatmeal, pastries, baked goods, bread (except sprouted or sour dough), pastas
• Sugar, heated honey, fructose or corn syrup, sugar alcohol (i.e. sorbitol, xylitol), aspartame, sucralose, Acesulfame K