The Dukan Diet : The revolutionary French solution for permanent weight loss

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

List of 28 Dukan Approved Vegetables

These 28 vegetables should be your best friend during the cruise phase. Utilize the variety of vegetables listed to create interesting dishes that you love eating. Potatoes and sweet potatoes unfortunately are off-limits during the attack and cruise phase of the diet. They are too starchy and will not help as part of your weight loss diet.

  • Artichoke
  • Aubergine or Eggplant
  • Asparagus
  • Cabbage - all types
  • Beetroot
  • Broccoli and Purple sprouting broccoli
  • Carrot
  • Chicory
  • Courgette or Zucchini
  • Celery/ Celeriac or Celery Root
  • Cucumber
  • Leek
  • Fennel
  • French beans - String beans - Mangetout
  • Mushroom (many people ask about this and mushrooms are okay on the cruise phase!!!)
  • Onion
  • Palm Heart
  • Pepper
  • Pumpkin - Marrow - Squash
  • Radish
  • Rhubarb
  • Salad leaves - all types including but not limited to butter lettuce, spring mix, red leaf lettuce, rocket, green leaf
  • Soy Beans
  • Spinach
  • Swede
  • Swiss chard
  • Tomato
  • Turnip

Friday, April 25, 2025

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Slivered Almonds


Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Slivered Almonds
  • 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 6 Cups Swiss Chard chopped
  • 1 Pinch Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the almonds on a baking tray and bake for 6–7 minutes, until lightly toasted.
  2. In a sauté pan, heat the oil on medium heat. Add the Swiss chard and salt and continue to sauté until the chard is tender. Add the almonds and serve. 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Bok Choy with Chile, Garlic, and Ginger

This recipe can be made with baby bok choy or regular bok choy sliced lengthwise into 1 1/2-inch pieces.
It goes well with tofu, steamed fish, or meatloaf.

Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1 red jalapeno chile, seeded (optional) and thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 1 piece (1 inch) fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 pound baby bok choy, cut in half lengthwise
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • Coarse salt

Directions
  1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook jalapeno, garlic, and ginger for 1 minute.
  2. Add bok choy and water, and steam, tightly covered, until tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Uncover, and cook until any remaining liquid evaporates. Season with salt.