1500 Calorie Menu

Day 1
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
2 plain waffles
1 T. maple syrup
1 tsp. butter or margarine
8 oz. water or caffeine free, non-caloric beverage
½ cup orange juice
1 cup skim milk
½ cinnamon bagel
Salad with romaine lettuce
¼ cup each carrots, green peppers, cabbage, and celery
1 T. light salad dressing
1 oz. turkey breast
1 whole grain roll
½ cup sliced strawberries
6 oz. fat free flavored yogurt
1 T. crunchy whole grain cereal
3 oz. sirloin steak, lean only, broiled or grilled without added fat
1 cup brown rice
1 tsp. butter or margarine
½ cup cooked carrots
1 mixed green salad
2 T. fat free dressing
 
Day 2
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
1 cup oatmeal, cooked
1 tsp. brown sugar
½ cup skim milk
1 cup orange juice
1 apple 1 oz. turkey breast
Mustard or fat free mayonnaise
2 slices whole wheat bread
1 ½ cup sliced cucumbers and cucumbers, or other raw vegetable
½ cup skim milk
1 cup strawberries
3 oz. chicken breast, no skin, backed, broiled or grilled
1 small baked potato
2 tsp. butter or margarine
1 cup green beans
1 mixed green salad
4 tsp. regular Italian salad dressing
Low fat milkshake made with:
1 cup skim milk
¾ cup fat free ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
2 pancakes, 4" round
1 T. fruit spread or maple syrup
1 cup skim milk
1 sliced peach
1 mixed green salad
1 T. fat free dressing
6 saltine crackers
3 oz. tuna fish, albacore, water packed
1 apple
½ oz. chocolate (About 4 chocolate kisses) 2 cups cooked pasta
½ cup spaghetti sauce, meatless
1 ½ oz. cooked ground beef, lean
1 mixed green salad
1 T. fat free dressing
1 cup skim milk
1 whole graham cracker
Day 4
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
1 cup orange juice
1 cup cereal
1 cup skim milk
1 cup strawberries
2 tsp. reduced fat peanut butter
2 rice cakes
1 cup vegetable soup
1 mixed green salad
2 T. fat free dressing
6 saltine crackers
1 cup skim milk
1 oz. low fat mozzarella cheese
1 apple 1 piece (5 oz.) flounder or other while fish, backed, broiled, or grilled
1 medium sweet potato
1 mixed green salad
1 T. fat free salad dressing
1 cup cooked broccoli
1 whole grain dinner roll
3 cups light popcorn
Day 5
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
1 English muffin
1 egg poached
½ grapefruit
1 peach or other fruit
1 cup skim milk
1 cup cereal
2 oz. turkey breast or lean ham
1 large whole grain pita
2 sliced carrots
1 cup skim milk
1 pear 2 slices cheese pizza
1 large mixed green salad
1 T. Fat free salad dressing
1 cup sliced fruit
Day 6
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
1 bagel
1 T. light cream cheese
1 cup orange juice
6 oz. fat free flavored yogurt 2 oz. lean hamburger, grilled or broiled
1 T. ketchup
1 hamburger bun
½ tomato, sliced
½ green pepper, sliced
1 cup skim milk
  2 cups angel hair pasta
3 oz. boiled shrimp
1 tsp. olive oil with garlic on pasta
1 mixed green salad
1 T. fat free salad dressing
½ cup cooked green beans
1 slice Italian bread
 
Day 7
Breakfast Morning Snack Lunch Afternoon Snack Dinner Evening Snack
1 slice French toast
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup slim milk
1 orange ½ cup cottage cheese
1 mixed green salad
1 T. fat free dressing
1 whole wheat roll
1 cup skim milk
1 cup sliced carrots
1 oz. pretzels 3 oz. baked or broiled cod
1 ½ cup noodles
2 tsp. butter or margarine
1 cup applesauce
1 cup mixed vegetables
½ cup fat free pudding