The Blood Type Diet is a nutrition plan based on your blood type. Dr. Peter D’Adamo claims, using this diet you will not only lose weight, but it will also assist with allergy and infection resistance, and good health can be achieved.
Blood type Os recommended diet is low in carbohydrates and dairy products, and high in proteins. Foods such as avocados, Brazil nuts and oranges are not allowed. Type Os also have to do a lot of exercise.
Blood Type A should avoid red meat, and eat large amounts of fish and vegetables, with a low dairy intake. Light exercise is recommended.
Blood Type B should avoid chicken and bacon and eat large amounts of meat and dairy, some fish and large amounts of fruit and vegetables.
Blood Type AB combines the A and B diets.
Is This Diet For Real?
The author claims that most of the things in the diet are based on scientific evidence, but perhaps it is too early to make this claim. Two people can have different metabolisms and have the same blood type. One can be sensitive to carbohydrates or sugar while another needs a high carbohydrate diet.
The dieters can experience weight loss on this diet because of healthier food choices, and not due to blood type food combinations. The author recommends people removing processed and refined foods from their diet.
Sample Meal Plans for the Blood Type Diet
| Type B Menu |
Type O Menu |
Breakfast
Fluidizer cocktail
Rice bran cereal with banana and skim milk
Grape juice
Lunch
Sandwich with thin slice of cheese, thin slice of turkey breast, two slices of bread, Mustard or mayonnaise
Green salad
Herbal tea
Snack
Fruit juice sweetened yogurt
Herbal tea
Dinner
Broiled fish with steamed vegetables
Fresh fruit
Herbal tea or coffee
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Breakfast
2 slices Toasted Ezekiel bread with butter
6 ounces Vegetable juice
Banana
Herbal tea
Lunch
Organic roast beef, 6 ounces
Spinach salad
Apple or pineapple slices
Water
Snack
1 slice of Cake
Herbal tea
Dinner
Lamb and asparagus stew, steamed broccoli, sweet potato.
Mixed fresh fruit
Herbal tea (beer or wine allowed) |
| Type A Menu |
Type AB Menu |
Breakfast
Water with lemon
Oatmeal with soy milk and maple syrup
Grapefruit juice
Coffee or herbal tea
Lunch
Greek salad
Apple
1 slice Sprouted wheat bread
Herbal tea
Snack
2 Rice cakes with peanut butter
2 Plums
Green tea or water
Dinner
Tofu pesto lasagna, broccoli,
Frozen yogurt
Coffee or herbal tea (red wine if desired) |
Breakfast
Water with lemon, 8 ounces diluted Grapefruit juice, 2 slices Ezekiel bread, Yogurt-herb cheese, coffee
Lunch
4 ounces sliced Turkey breast, 2 slices rye bread
Caesar salad
2 Plums
Herbal tea
Snack
Tofu cheesecake
Iced herbal tea
Dinner
Tofu omelet
Stir-fried vegetables
Mixed-fruit salad
Decaffeinated coffee (red wine if desired) |
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Banned Foods
Any diet, which consists of a long list of banned foods, may be difficult to follow. Interestingly, certain vegetables and fruits are also banned. |
