Hi guys, I'm on the Mayo Diet and it's a hit protein/low carb diet. But the thing that's bothering me is, the diet require you to drink 3 8oz cans of grapefruit juice ( which I hate ) a day with eat meal. Well, while I was drinking one today I took a look at the carbs...18g a can. Does your diet require you to drink it to, and isn't that kinda defeating the purpose of the diet?

54 carbs per day in grapefruit juice is a lot of carbs. I suspect grapefruit isn't the miracle product it's cracked up to be. OK, it has vitamin C and other vitamins, but it also has a lot of sugar. I don't know anything about the Mayo diet (except that it has absolutely nothing to do with the Mayo Clinic), but if I were you, I'd scrap the juice, or at least cut it WAY down.

Just my humble opinion.

Rachel

That seems like a lot of extra carbs that you DON'T EVEN LIKE!!!

I don't have any information on that diet, so I am not so sure about it... Yikes, is there even a grapefruit juice that doesn't have sugar? I don't know how that would taste though..... LOL

Good Luck though...

I think I'm going to stop drinking them. There's 17g of sugar in each can and 1 gram of protein. I don't see how that could help anything.

Sorry to say, but the Mayo Clinic Diet is a fad - an amalgam of the Grapefruit & Egg Diet, Airforce Diet, 12-day Water Diet and so on. If anyone's interested, click here to read the menu plan

Here's a quote from the real Mayo Clinic about the diet -I think you mentioned that you prefer to not "buy the book" (might have been someone else, sorry if I'm mistaken). You don't have to buy anything ... ... Get thee to the public library, and borrow a copy of Atkins New Diet Revolution and/or Protein Power by the Eades'. Reading and learning about the principles behind lowcarbing will help you to develop an eating plan and menu that is individualized for YOU. And it'll help you understand about making life-long changes, and not just a 12-day "here eat this, and only this" fad diet.

Check out our Tips articles, especially Low Carb Basics and Low Carb FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) as well.

On the subject of grapefruit, for those who like it, of course it's a bit too high in carbs for Induction and early OWL of Atkins plan, but for later stages, or for less-restrictive programs such as Protein Power, a half-grapefruit can be incorporated into the daily carb allotment. Half a medium-sized pink grapefruit has about 10 carbs, of which 1.5 gms is fiber.

Doreen

use that carb content link, my southern friend!!!!....i've printed my list out 2 ways.....from 0 carbs and up.....and also alphabetized......copy and paste it into your excel program if you have it....