Menus

Tips for Using These Menus

You can follow the menus exactly or make changes as needed. It is okay to:

Food Items to Focus On

•  Switch out foods from one meal to another (e.g. have the lunch menu for dinner and vice versa).

•  If you are still hungry, especially if you are very active, eat a little more from one or more of the foods suggested for that day.

•  Add more spices and low-sodium flavorings to dishes.

•  Use 1 teaspoon of canola or olive oil with added herbs and spices instead of the salad dressing listed in the menu.

•  Use the same menu several days in a row. This can be easier if you are only preparing food for one or two people. This can also help save money and trips to the grocery store.

•  Swap a vegetable or a fruit that is listed for one that is seasonal or available in your area or for what you prefer to eat. For example, you can swap broccoli for asparagus or a pear for an apple.

Reminder:

If you eat more than recommended on a given day, get back on track the next day. Avoid restricting food to “make up” for what you ate yesterday. Your whole eating pattern over time and self-compassion for your body is more important.

Breakfast Menus

Lunch Menus

Dinner Menus

Snacks

Sample 60 Calorie Snacks

•  1 small apple, orange, or pear

•  3 cups “light” microwave popcorn

•  2 Tofutti fudge treat bars

•  5-6 animal crackers

•  2 fortune cookies

•  1 fruit roll snack

•  2 gingersnaps

•  24 thin pretzel sticks

•  1 Jell-O gelatin bar

•  1 Dole Fruit ‘n Juice bar

•  1-1/4 cups V-8 juice

•  1/2 cup sorbet

•  4 small shrimp

•  4 ounces “lite” wine

Sample 90 Calorie Snacks

•  1 cup nonfat, plain yogurt

•  1/2 cup fat free ice cream

•  1/2 cup nonfat frozen yogurt

•  2 ounces fat-free cheddar cheese

•  1/2 cup fat-free pudding

•  1 cup sugar-free yogurt with fruit

•  1 Rice Krispies Treats bar

•  1 thin slice banana bread

•  1 rice cake with 1/2 Tbsp. peanut butter

•  Low fat fruit smoothie drink

•  8 ounces sugar-free hot cocoa

•  4 ounces regular wine or 12 ounces “lite” beer

Sample 120 Calorie Snacks

•  1 cup nonfat, plain yogurt + 1/2 cup strawberries

•  1 ounce dry roasted soy nuts

•  4 mini Chips Ahoy cookies or 7 mini Oreo cookies

•  2/3 cup Chex Mix

•  3 rice cakes or 2 rice cakes with 1/2 Tbsp. peanut butter

•  6 cups “lite” microwave popcorn

•  11 animal crackers

•  2 plain donut holes

•  12 ounces regular beer

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