If you plan to lose weight with a reduced carbohydrate eating plan, one of the easiest ways to do so is to follow menu plans that outlinel your meals for each day. The South Beach Diet features carb restricted menus that are specially designed to be high in protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals while keeping within your reduced carb requirements for each day. Although you can choose diet low carb menus that are complex, a simple menu plan that involves no cooking throughout the day and a simple, no-fuss dinner will be very easy to follow.

The following sample meal plan is just one example of many easy-to-follow reduced carb diet menus you can choose to follow each day. This menu contains forty-nine grams of carbohydrates and thirty-six grams of fiber. One of the best things about following low carb meal plans is that your carb counting is taken care of automatically if you stick to the menu.

Your daily meal plan starts with breakfast, and with one slight alteration this menu will work for Phase One as well as subsequent phases of the South Beach Diet. Consume a half a cup of high fiber, reduced carb cereal (such as All Bran), plus with one third of a cup of milk. You should also consume one-eighth of a cup of melon such as cantaloupe (substitute one glass tomato juice in Phase One), plus one ounce of almonds you can add to your cereal, eat separately, or save for a mid-morning snack.

Typical of most diet South Beach low carb menus, your lunch will consist of high protein, high fiber meal that limits your intake of carbs. Create a salad with one bag of salad greens (6.5 ounces to 4 cups), half of an avocado, and two tablespoons of sunflower seeds. Add 3.5 ounces of your protein of choice to your salad (turkey, chicken, tofu, fish or egg), plus two tablespoons of sugar-free Italian dressing.

Snacks are an important part of reduced carb intake menus, as they help ensure you stay satisfied and stick to your diet. Snacks also help you consume the right amount of protein and other nutrients you need to consume throughout the day. This daily menu plan features a Swiss and Ham roll-up snack: roll one ounce of ham, one ounce of cheese and some sugar-free mustard around a dill or sweet pickle (also sugar free).

Dinner is the only meal of the day in this and other popular diet South Beach low carb menus that requires cooking. You can easily prepare a simple meal of Basil Chicken with vegetables to complete your menu for the day. Basil Chicken recipes require only low-fat chicken, olive oil, fresh herbs and seasonings, yet the results will be satisfying and delicious - plus perfectly in tune with your nutritional requirements for the day.