Diets for Reverse Eating

Reverse eating refers to eating dinner foods for breakfast and breakfast foods for dinner. People tend to eat little during the day and eat excessively at night, and reverse eating solves this problem. Switching the bulk of calorie intake to breakfast allows the body to burn the calories throughout the day and minimize fat storage. Reverse eating recommends eating a large breakfast, medium lunch and small dinner.

Meat

• Reverse eating recommends that dieters eat lean meat, shellfish, chicken, turkey and fish. They can also eat tofu and eggs in place of meat. They should avoid meats with trans fat and saturated fat, and eat lean deli meat with low sodium content instead.

Vegetables and Fruits

• Dieters on a reverse eating plan can eat a wide variety of fresh vegetables, including potatoes. They should also increase their fruit intake, especially berries, peaches, pineapple, apples, grapes, plums and avocado. For snacks, they can eat raisins and other dried fruits with no added sugar.

Dairy and Grains

• Reverse eating proponents recommend whole grain products to make the stomach feel full, including bread, pasta and rice. For snacks, dieters can eat whole grain cereal with no added sugar, whole wheat crackers with low sodium or baked whole wheat tortilla chips. Dairy products such as milk, soy milk, yogurt and ice cream should be low in fat or fat-free. Cheese for snacking should be low in fat and preferably cheddar, cottage or Swiss cheese.

Oil and Seasonings

• Reverse eating dieters should choose extra virgin olive oil, canola oil and low-salt margarine instead of butter or other oils. All spices are allowed, especially garlic and soy sauce. Salt can be consumed in small amounts. They can snack on unsalted nuts and seeds, soy nuts and natural peanut butter.