Special K Diet

The Special K diet was created by Kellogg, which challenged consumers to eat two bowls of Special K each day to maintain their weight after they achieved their weight-loss goals. The campaign was promoted by "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" fashion guru Carson Kressley.

Participants replace breakfast and lunch with a bowl of Special K cereal with milk and fruit, if they desire it. Dieters can chose from several of Kellogg’s low-fat Special K cereals, some of which already contain fruit and added fiber. The challengers are then required to consume healthy, low-fat foods for dinner. The diet challenge is designed to last for two weeks and reportedly can cause one to lose one pant size or six pounds.

The Special K Challenge is really meant to be a maintenance diet and is advertised as such. People who try the diet can lose weight, but only because they are limiting their caloric intake by eating cereal twice each day. Eating cereal is definitely healthy, but it is also full of carbohydrates. Special K also contains high fructose corn syrup and contains less fiber than other cereals, such as oatmeal.

Step 1

Kicks start your day with a bowl of Special K cereal (any variety) with 2/3 cup of skim milk and fruit

Step 2

Replace another meal with the delicious new Special K Protein Meal Bar (any variety) OR another serving of your favorite Special K cereal.

* Consume fruits and vegetables for additional snacks
* Drink beverages as you normally do

Step 3

Eat your third meal as you normally do.

• Special K Protein Snack Bar
• Special K Protein Water
• Special K Cereal Bars
• Special K Snack Bites

* Consult your physician before starling any diet or exercise program. Average weight loss when replacing meals with two cereal meals is 5 pounds. Weight loss may vary.