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Is “Eat Right 4 Your Type” Right for You?

Choosing the right diet plan for you is essential to your success, not just in the initial stages, but in the long term as well. If you want to keep the weight off, you need to have a diet plan that you can stick with for the rest of your life. That’s why most doctors recommend moderate methods of weight loss rather than dramatic crash diets that are unsustainable long-term.

The “Eat Right 4 Your Type” plan can work well if your tastes already line up fairly well with the list of foods you’re allowed to eat based on your blood type. If you look at our blood type diet chart and see a lot of your favorite foods, you’re on track to finding a good plan. While you’ll probably want to follow the plan strictly for the first few weeks, you’ll then be able to ease up a little, enjoying the occasional treat at a party or restaurant gathering. In some cases, you’ll find that your former favorite treats are no longer appealing and you’ll want to stick with the foods on your “safe list”.

However, if you look at the list of foods for your blood type and think “Ew,” then this diet is probably not the right one for you. Without a lot of research supporting the theory behind the diet, there’s no compelling reason to force yourself to eat a lot of foods you don’t really like. Instead, look for other plans that might be more compatible with your lifestyle. Calorie-counting plans like Weight Watchers, low-carb plans like Atkins, and other types of healthy eating plans have all been proven to be successful plans for those looking to lose weight. Choose one of those plans instead and you’ll be happier and more successful.

Any diet can work if you stay committed to making it work for you. We try to make things easier by offering charts that can help with your planning. This forethought allows you to stay on track and find the success you want.

People with type A blood are called “Cultivators” in this diet plan. People who want to follow an A negative or A positive blood type diet should follow a primarily vegetarian diet. Red meat is definitely off the list, though seafood is allowed. Tofu and beans are other good sources of protein. Type A people should also avoid drinking cow’s milk, though soy milks are said to encourage weight loss. If you’re going to follow this plan, look for recipes that make use of beans and grains, and increase your vegetable intake to help you stay full. The fiber from vegetables is good for digestion.

Type B people are the “Nomads” in “Eat Right 4 Your Type”. Essentially, these people are allowed to follow a somewhat balanced diet plan. You can eat some meat, some dairy products, some grains, and some vegetables. Some of the foods you should avoid are chicken, corn, wheat, and peanuts. Since wheat is not allowed, you’ll find that a lot of the gluten-free recipes are appropriate if you’re looking for some new favorites on this type of diet.

People who have type O blood are the “Hunters”. If you want to follow on O positive blood type diet, you’ll need to focus on eating a lot of high-protein foods like meats, while limiting your grain and legume intake. This style looks a lot like the also-popular paleo diet, so you’ll be able to find plenty of recipes that fit this plan. Eating more vegetables is a good way to get some variety into this plan, though you should avoid corn, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussel sprouts.

D’Adamo considers people with AB blood to be the “Enigmas”. If you have this type of blood and want to follow the blood type diet, you’ll eat a blend of the type A and type B diets. This means that you can eat a fairly balanced diet, including meats, vegetables, grains, and dairy products. AB people should still avoid some foods, though, like red meats, kidney beans, corn and buckwheat.

Despite the benefits of this plan, there’s no doubt that it can be extremely restrictive. If you don’t like the foods that are on the list for your blood type, you’ll obviously have a hard time following the plan. For instance, if you’re a type O person who’s been a lifelong vegetarian, the idea of switching to a meat-based diet is probably repulsive to you. Likewise, a type A person who enjoys a good steak is going to have a hard time switching over to the vegetarian diet that’s supposed to be right for his blood type. Unless the diet already matches up with the type of foods you like to eat, you’re not going to find this diet easy to follow. You’ll be better off looking toward other plans.

It can also be difficult to follow this plan if you’re cooking for a family who has different blood types. In particular, the type A and type O plans are completely opposite, and you’ll end up cooking several different meals if everyone in the family is trying to follow different plans. Other diet plans will work better for families.

Most people need some type of plan to follow when they want to lose weight. Plans that focus on counting calories allow you to eat whatever you want to eat, but they can also leave you feeling hungry and unsatisfied. On the other hand, the “Eat Right 4 Your Type” diet is an elimination style of diet. It’s attractive because you’re allowed to eat as much as you want to eat on the plan, as long as those foods are on the approved foods list. You don’t have to suffer if you’re feeling hungry. You just have to pick a food that you can eat.

At its most basic level, this is a simple diet to follow. If you’re looking for some rules about eating, getting a list of foods that are right for your blood type is convenient. You’ll likely be eating fewer calories, which will lead to weight loss.