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1200 Calorie Menu

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Day 1
Breakfast
½ small banana   1 fruit
1 oz Cheerios®   1 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
     
Lunch    
1 cup grape tomatoes   1 vegetable
1 medium orange   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
2 slices whole wheat bread   2 starch
1 Tbsp peanut butter   ½ oz protein
1 Tbsp sugar free jelly   free
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed broccoli   2 vegetable
1 cup mixed greens   1 vegetable
5 oz lean beef broiled   5 oz protein
3 oz baked potato   1 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
1 Tbsp light salad dressing   1 fat
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1041
Total Fat   27.5 grams
Saturated Fat   5.5 grams
Cholesterol   95 mg
Total Protein   71 grams
Total Carbohydrates   141 grams
Dietary Fiber   22 grams
Sodium   1307 mg
     
Day 2    
Breakfast    
¾ cup fresh blueberries   1 fruit
¼ cup low fat granola   1 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
½ whole wheat English muffin   1 starch
½ Tbsp light margarine   1/2 fat
     
Lunch    
1 cup dark green leafy lettuce   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light dressing   1 fat
½ turkey and swiss sandwich    
1 slice whole wheat bread   1 starch
2 oz lean turkey breast   2 oz protein
8 oz light yogurt   1/2 dairy
½ oz low fat swiss cheese   1 dairy
     
Dinner    
1½ cup steamed broccoli, carrots cauliflower and pea pods   3 vegetables
1 cup cantaloupe   1 fruit
3 oz grilled salmon   3 oz protein
1/3 cup cooked cous cous   1 starch
1 whole wheat roll (1 oz)   1 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1010
Total Fat   19 grams
Saturated Fat   5 grams
Cholesterol   89 mg
Total Protein   73 grams
Total Carbohydrates   141 grams
Dietary Fiber   18 grams
Sodium   2134 grams
     
Day 3    
Breakfast    
1 cup grapes   1 fruit
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
½ whole wheat bagel (1 oz)   1 starch
1 Tbsp peanut butter   1/2 oz protein
     
Lunch    
2 cups mini carrots   2 vegetable
2 Tbsp light ranch dip   1 fat
1 medium kiwi   1 fruit
5 low fat Triscuits®   1 starch
1 cup bean soup   1 starch, 1 oz protein
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed asparagus   2 vegetable
Chicken quesadillas    
2 small flour tortillas   2 starch
3 oz shredded chicken   3 oz protein
1 oz low fat cheddar cheese   1 dairy
½ cup salsa   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp low fat sour cream   1 fat
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1322
Total Fat   35 grams
Saturated Fat   8 grams
Cholesterol   100 mg
Total Protein   71 grams
Total Carbohydrates   190 grams
Dietary Fiber   25 grams
Sodium   3059 mg
     
Day 4    
Breakfast    
½ cup raspberries   1 fruit
1 scrambled egg   1 oz protein
½ cup chopped onion, green pepper & tomato   1 vegetable
1 slice whole wheat toast   1 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
     
Lunch    
1 small apple   1 fruit
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
Tuna veggie pocket    
1 small whole wheat pita   2 starch
3 oz tuna in water   3 oz protein
1 cup chopped veggies (onion, celery, broccoli slaw,
tomato)
  1 vegetable
2 Tbsp light mayo   1 fat
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed green beans   2 vegetable
3 oz Orange Roughy   3 oz protein
2/3 cup brown rice   2 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1100
Total Fat   31 grams
Saturated Fat   6.5 grams
Cholesterol   275 mg
Total Protein   75 grams
Total Carbohydrates   140 grams
Dietary Fiber   21 grams
Sodium   1350 mg
     
Day 5    
Breakfast    
2 Tbsp raisins   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
½ cup cooked oatmeal   1 starch
     
Lunch    
2 cups green salad   2 vegetable
1 Tbsp fat free salad dressing   free
Toasted cheese sandwich    
2 slices whole wheat bread   2 starch
1 oz low fat cheese   1 dairy
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed spinach   2 vegetable
1 small baked apple   1 fruit
½ cup baked acorn squash   1 starch
½ cup oven roasted potatoes   1 starch
3 oz pork tenderloin   3 oz protein
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1078
Total Fat   25 grams
Saturated Fat   6 grams
Cholesterol   95 mg
Total Protein   66 grams
Total Carbohydrates   156 grams
Dietary Fiber   28 grams
Sodium   1479 mg
     
Day 6    
Breakfast    
½ grapefruit   1 fruit
¾ cup bran flakes   1 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
     
Lunch    
1 cup vegetable soup   1 vegetable
1 medium pear   1 fruit
2 oz whole wheat bagel   2 starch
1 Tbsp low fat cream cheese   1 fat
2 oz smoked salmon   2 oz protein
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed broccoli   2 vegetable
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
1 cup mixed green salad   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp fat free dressing   free
2 inch square serving Lasagna    
whole wheat noodles   2 starch
3 oz lean beef or turkey   3 oz protein
¼ cup fat free ricotta cheese   1/2 dairy
½ oz low fat Mozzarella   1/2 dairy
tomato sauce   1/2 vegetable
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1133
Total Fat   27 grams
Saturated Fat   9 grams
Cholesterol   56 mg
Total Protein   60 grams
Total Carbohydrates   178 grams
Dietary Fiber   27 grams
Sodium   3848 mg
     
Day 7    
Breakfast    
½ small banana   1 fruit
breakfast sandwich    
2 slice whole wheat toast   2 starch
1 hard cooked egg   1 oz protein
1 slice Canadian bacon   1 oz protein
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
     
Lunch    
1 cup raw vegetables
(red and green peppers, carrots)
  1 vegetable
1 Tbsp fat free dip   free
½ cup mixed fruit   1 fruit
½ cup low fat cottage cheese   1 dairy
5 low fat Triscuits®   1 starch
     
Dinner    
1 cup steamed carrots   2 vegetable
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
grilled swordfish    
3 oz grilled swordfish   3 oz protein
top with ½ cup chopped
cucumber and tomato
  1 vegetable
1 cup boiled red-skin potatoes
with parsley
  2 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine t   1 fat
     
Nutrition information    
Total Calories   1098
Total Fat   35 grams
Saturated Fat   8 grams
Cholesterol   260 mg
Total Protein   68 grams
Total Carbohydrates   134 grams
Dietary Fiber   20 grams
Sodium   2164 mg