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1500 Calorie Menu

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Day 1
Breakfast

1 cup cubed cantaloupe

 

1 fruit

1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
1 2(oz) whole wheat English muffin   2 starch
1 Tbsp peanut butter   1/2 oz protein
     

Lunch

1 cup vegetable soup   1 vegetable
1 cup raw carrots   1 vegetable
1 small pear   1 fruit
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
2 slices whole wheat bread   2 starch
2 oz low fat turkey breast   2 oz protein
1 Tbsp light mayonnaise   1 fat
 

Dinner

½ cup steamed brussel sprouts   1 vegetable
½ cup fresh fruit salad   1 fruit
1 cup romaine lettuce with chopped tomato and onion   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light dressing   1 fat
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
3 oz broiled salmon   3 oz protein
1 cup steamed corn   2 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
 

Nutrition information

   
Total Calories   1520
Total Fat   37 grams
Saturated Fat   8 grams
Cholesterol   103 mg
Total Protein   85 grams
Total Carbohydrates   226 grams
Dietary Fiber   27 grams
Sodium   3152 mg
     
Day 2
Breakfast
½ grapefruit   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
1 egg, scrambled   1 0z protein
2 slices whole wheat toast   2 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
 
Lunch
1¼ cup strawberries   1 fruit
2 cups mixed greens salad   2 vegetable
2 Tbsp light dressing   2 fat
1 small baked potato   1 starch
½ cup low fat cottage cheese   1 dairy
 
Dinner    
½ cup spinach, ½ cup onions and mushrooms   2 vegetable
sautéed in 1 tsp olive oil   1 fat
1 cup honeydew melon   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
4 oz 90% lean ground beef, cooked and drained   4 oz protein
2/3 cup whole-wheat spaghetti noodles   2 starch
½ cup tomato sauce   1/2 vegetable
1 Tbsp Parmesan cheese   extra
     
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1503
Total Fat   40 grams
Saturated Fat   11 grams
Cholesterol   311 mg
Total Protein   93 grams
Total Carbohydrates   209 grams
Dietary Fiber   33 grams
Sodium   1729 mg
 
Day 3
Breakfast
1 orange   1 fruit
1 cup oatmeal   2 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
 
Lunch
1 cup grapes   1 fruit
½ cup vegetable juice   1 vegetable
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
1 pita sandwich    
1 whole wheat pita pocket   2 starch
3 oz turkey breast   3 oz protein
lettuce/tomato   1/3 vegetable
1 Tbsp light mayonnaise   1 fat
 
Dinner
1 cup fresh fruit salad   1 fruit
1 cup broccoli-carrot mushroom mix   2 vegetable
stir-fried with 1 tsp olive oil   1 fat
3 oz roasted chicken   3 oz protein
1 cup mixed green salad   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light Italian dressing   1 fat
½ cup mashed potato   1 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
     
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1452
Total Fat   27 grams
Saturated Fat   6 grams
Cholesterol   124 mg
Total Protein   90 grams
Total Carbohydrates   232 grams
Dietary Fiber   30 grams
Sodium   3632 mg
 
Day 4
Breakfast
1 banana   2 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
1 cup shredded wheat   1 starch
 
Lunch
1¼ cup strawberries   1 fruit
1 cup tossed salad   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light Italian dressing   1 fat
1½ cup lentil soup   3 0z protein, 3 starch
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
 
Dinner
1 cup steamed asparagus   2 vegetable
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
1 cup fresh spinach salad   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light dressing   1 fat
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
3 oz Orange Roughy   3 oz protein
2/3 cup brown rice   2 starch
 
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1489
Total Fat   26 grams
Saturated Fat   3 grams
Cholesterol   52 mg
Total Protein   98 grams
Total Carbohydrates   231 grams
Dietary Fiber   44 grams
Sodium   3022 mg
 
Day 5
Breakfast
1 cup cubed cantaloupe  

1 fruit

1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
2 oz cinnamon/raisin bagel   2 starch
1 Tbsp light cream cheese   1 fat
 
Lunch
1 fresh peach   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
Soft tacos    
2 corn tortillas (6 inch)   2 starch
2 oz skinless, cooked chicken   2 oz protein
½ cup salsa   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp fat free sour cream   free
shredded lettuce   free
 
Dinner
     
½ cup applesauce, unsweetened   1 fruit
1 small kiwi   1 fruit
1½ cups yellow squash and zucchini   3 vegetable
1 small baked sweet potato (3 oz)   1 starch
2 Tbsp light margarine   2 fat
4 oz pork tenderloin   4 oz protein
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
 
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1522
Total Fat   26 grams
Saturated Fat   8 grams
Cholesterol   173
Total Protein   100 grams
Total Carbohydrates   231 grams
Dietary Fiber   25 grams
Sodium   1672 mg
 
Day 6
Breakfast    
1 banana   2 fruit
¾ cup bran flakes   1 starch
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
 
Lunch
1 small apple   1 fruit
1 cup tossed salad   1 vegetable
1 Tbsp light dressing   1 fat
grilled chicken sandwich    
3 oz grilled chicken   3 oz protein
1 bun (2 oz) h   2 starch
1 Tbsp light mayonnaise   1 fat
1 cup light yogurt   1 dairy
 
Dinner
¾ cup fresh pineapple   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk y   1 dairy
Stir-fry    
1 cup mixed vegetables   2 vegetable
½ cup diced onions/mushrooms   1 vegetable
3 oz shrimp   3 oz protein
2 tsp peanut oil   2 fat
2/3 cup steamed brown rice   2 starch
1/8 cup stir-fry sauce   extra
 
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1488
Total Fat   32 grams
Saturated Fat   6 grams
Cholesterol   249 mg
Total Protein   88 grams
Total Carbohydrates   225 grams
Dietary Fiber   25 grams
Sodium   2567 mg
 
Day 7
Breakfast
½ grapefruit   1 fruit
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
1 egg, scrambled   1 oz protein
1 slice wheat toast   1 starch
1 Tbsp light margarine   1 fat
 
Lunch
½ cup cherries   1 fruit
1 cup green beans   2 vegetable
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
1 Healthy Choice® frozen meal   2 oz protein/2 starch
 
Dinner
¾ cup blueberries   1 fruit
2 cups mixed green salad   2 vegetable
2 Tbsp light dressing   2 fat
½ cup sugar snap peas   1 vegetable
1 cup skim milk   1 dairy
3 oz baked chicken   3 oz protein
½ cup roasted new potatoes   1 starch
 
Nutrition information
Total Calories   1513
Total Fat   36 grams
Saturated Fat   11 grams
Cholesterol   376 grams
Total Protein   89 grams
Total Carbohydrates   215 grams
Dietary Fiber   27 grams
Sodium   2690 mg