THe Eating Plan (metric measurements*)
Breakfast = 300 calories
Choice of bagel, cereal or shake.
Bagel
1 plain bagel (frozen) (210)
21 g light cream cheese (45)
120 ml orange juice, fresh or frozen
(55)
Any beverage without calories, caffeine, or sodium, such as decaffeinated coffee or tea.
Cereal
42 gram serving equals approximately 165 calories. Choice of one: Kellogg’s® Low Fat Granola (without raisins), General Mills® Honey Nut Clusters, General Mills® Basic 4
120 ml skim milk (45)
177 ml orange juice (82) Noncaloric beverage
Shake (choice of one shake) Place ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth.
1 large banana (22 cm long) (100)
120 ml orange juice (55)
120 ml skim milk (45)
15 ml wheat germ (66)
5 ml safflower oil (42)
2 ice cubes (optional)
or Chocolate or Vanilla Shake
1packet Carnation® Instant Breakfast, Champion UltraMet®, or another diet shake powder that contains the appropriate calories (100)
240ml skim milk (90)
1/2 large banana (22 cm long) (50)
5ml safflower oil (42)
5ml Carnation® Malted Milk powder (20)
2ice cubes (optional)
Lunch = 300 calories.
Choice of sandwich, soup or salad.
Sandwich
2 slices whole wheat bread (140)
10 ml Promise Ultra® Vegetable Oil Spread (24)
57 g white meat (about 8 thin
slices), chicken or turkey (80)
28g
(Opt.: Add to bread 5 ml Dijon mustard (0)
Noncaloric beverage
Soup (choice of one soup)
•Healthy Choice® Hearty Chicken, 420 g can (260), or
•Campbell’s® Healthy Request Hearty Vegetable Beef, 450 g
can (260)
1/2 slice
Chef Salad
480 ml lettuce, chopped (20)
57 g white meat, chicken or turkey
(80)
57 g
4 slices tomato, chopped (28)
15ml Italian,
1slice whole wheat bread (70) Noncaloric beverage
100 calories for Weeks 3&4;
50 calories for Weeks 5&6. Choose calories from:
1 large banana (22 cm long) (100)
1 apple (7.6 cm diameter) (100) 1/2 cantaloupe (12.7 cm diameter) (94)
5 dried prunes (100)
28 g (2 small 14 g. boxes) raisins (82)
240 ml light, nonfat, flavored yogurt
(100)
Dinner
Men–500 calories, Women–300
calories
Choice of tuna salad dinner, steak dinner or frozen microwave dinner.
Tuna Salad Dinner
In a large bowl, mix the following: 1 can (170 g) chunk light tuna
in water (180)
15ml Hellmann’s® Light, Reduced- Calorie Mayonnaise (50)
30ml sweet pickle relish (40)
60ml whole kernel corn, canned, no salt added (30)
Noncaloric beverage Men add:
120ml sliced white potatoes, canned (45)
2slices whole wheat bread (140) Steak Dinner
85g lean sirloin, broiled (176)
120 ml sweet peas, canned, no salt added (60)
120 ml beets, canned (35)
120 ml skim milk (45) Noncaloric beverage Men add:
2 slices whole wheat bread (140)
5 ml Promise Ultra® Veg Oil Spread
(12)
120 ml skim milk (45) Frozen Microwave Dinner Choose one meal:
•Glazed Chicken Dinner, Lean Cuisine® (230)
160 ml skim milk (60) Noncaloric beverage
•Lasagna with Meat Sauce, Lean
Cuisine® (240)
120 ml skim milk (45) Noncaloric beverage
•Macaroni and Cheese, Weight
Watchers® (260)
120 ml skim milk (45) Noncaloric beverage
•Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese Sauce over Baked Potato, Lean Cuisine® Lunch Express (250)
120 ml skim milk (45) Noncaloric beverage
•Grilled Turkey Breast,
Healthy Choice® (260)
120 ml skim milk (45) Noncaloric beverage
Men add:
2slices
10ml Promise Ultra® Veg Oil Spread (24)
120ml skim milk (45)
Choose calories from afternoon snack selections plus the following:
120ml low-fat frozen yogurt (100)
240ml light, microwave popcorn (100)
*Nutritionally equivalent products with similar calorie counts may be substituted if recommended products cannot be found.
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