The Champagne Diet was originally published in the October 1963 issue of Vogue.
Any diet that cuts calories for a while is a good diet.
Any diet you don’t have to fight to stay on is a good dietplus.
Photo: Irving Penn
Which is how we got to champagne.
Here then, meal by meal, day by day, is the Champagne Diet.
like note all servings are half-cupfuls unless indicated.
Salads are without dressing but a dash of lemon juice or vinegar has been okayed.
Servings of meat should be lean.
Bread or toast, butterless.
As for champagne: a champagne-glassful is the amount.
Champagne goes with every meal.Monday breakfast, scant half-cup orange juice.
One egg, scrambled in a double boiler.
One slice whole wheat toast.
One glass of champagne.Monday lunch, mixed green salad.
Slice of cold salmon.
Champagne.Monday dinner, fillet of beeffour-ounce serving, broiled.
Two-thirds cupful fresh strawberries.
.Tuesday breakfast, half grapefruit.
One egg, poached.
One small cinnamon bun.
One glass of champagne.Tuesday lunch, one-third cupful fruit cocktail.
Three-quarters cupful crabmeat on a lettuce leaf.
Glass of champagne.Tuesday dinner, half pear with cottage cheese.
Two medium slices roast tenderloin of beef.
.Wednesday breakfast,one half cupful of apple juice.
One slice whole wheat toast.
One glass of champagne.Wednesday lunch, sliced tomato and cucumber salad.
One slice of breast of turkey.
Small bunch of grapes.
Glass of champagne.Wednesday dinner, one slice baked ham.
One slice of pineapple (no juice if tinned).
One glass of champagne.
.Thursday breakfast, scant half cupful of orange juice.
Three slices lean bacon.
One slice whole wheat toast.
Glass of champagne.Thursday lunch, ground beef pattie.
Asparagus tips on lettuce.
One slice whole wheat bread.
Champagne.Thursday dinner, two rib lamb chops.
Champagne continues to flow:Friday breakfast, half-cupful tomato juice.
One egg sauteed in half teaspoonful butter.
One slice whole wheat toast.
Champagne.Friday lunch, cup of consomme.
Half small squash, boiled.
One small slice French bread.
Champagne.Friday dinner, half of broiled chicken.
Carrot and celery sticks; radishes.
Two whole wheat crackers.
.Saturday breakfast, grapefruit slices.
One poached egg on whole wheat toast.
One glass of champagne.Saturday lunch, two-thirds cupful cooked mushroom- served on one cupful of steamed rice.
One sliced tomato on lettuce leaf.
Glass of champagne.Saturday dinner, four small slices of roast leg of lamb.
.Sunday breakfast, half cupful orange juice.
One egg scrambled in double boiler.
One slice whole wheat toast.
One glass champagne.Sunday lunch, breast of chicken, two small slices.
Two tablespoonsful cottage cheese with chopped celery.
One slice whole wheat toast.
Champagne.Sunday dinner, broiled lobster, one cupful.
Two tablespoonsful cottage cheese served with sliced beets on a lettuce leaf.
One small slice French bread.
