SAMPLE MENUS /1200 CALORIES

• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 shredded wheat biscuit with 1/2 sliced banana
• 1 cup skim milk

• Tuna salad: 1/4 cup tuna fish (water-packed), 2 tsp mayonnaise, 1 tbsp celery, 1 tbsp bean sprouts, 2 small lettuce leaves.
• 1 small pita bread.
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 small apple

• 4 oz broiled centre slice ham
• 1/4 cup mashed yams
• 1/2 cup black-eyed peas
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 4 radishes
• 1/2 cup fruit cocktall (water-packed)
• 1 cup skim milk.

• 1 small peach
• 1 cup diet soda

• 1/2 fresh grapefruit
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/3 cup All Bran cereal

• Turkey sandwich: 2 oz lean round steak braised in beef bouillon and herbs
• 1 medium boiled potato
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup cooked carrots
• 1/2 cup cooked Brussels sprouts
• 1/2 cup tossed green salad with tomato
• 1 tbsp low-calorie Italian dressing 
• 1/4 medium cantaloupe

• 3 oz lean round steak braised in beef bouillon and herbs.
• 1 medium boiled potato
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup cooked carrots
• 1/2 cup cooked Brussels sprouts
• 1/2 cup tossed green salad with tomato
• 1 tbsp low-calorie Italian dressing 
• 1/4 medium cantaloupe

• 2 graham carackers
• 1 small pear Herbal tea

• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 small hard-boiled egg 
• 1 slice whole-wheat toast
• 2 tsp orange marmalade
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1 cup yogurt made from skim milk
• 1/2 cup fresh sliced strawberries
• 4 small rye crisp berries
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1 cup tomato juice

• 4 oz trimmed braised veal cutlet
• 1/2 cup spaghetti
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup Italian-style green beans
• 1/2 cup cauliflower with 1 tbsp red pepper
• 1 small slice angle food cake
• 1 tbsp frozen raspberries in own juice

• 1/2 cup carrot and celery sticks
• 1 pear

• 3/4 cup strawberries with 2 tsp sugar
• 1 slice oatmeat toast
• 2 tsp strawberry jam
• 1 cup skim milk

• Greek salad: 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 cup lettuce, 1 oz feta cheese, 1 oz anchovies, 1/2 cup tomato slices, 2 Greek olives, 1 tbsp low-calorie, Greek salad dressing
• 4 bread sticks
• 1 orange
• 1/2 cup iced milk

• Fresh celery sticks and radishes
• 1 serving baked haddock with tomato and basil sauce, with 1 tsp margarine
• 1/2 cup brown rice
• 1/2 cup cooked broccoli
• 1/2 cup cooked carrot slices
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple chunks

• 2 graham crackers
• 1 cup diet ginger ale

• 1/2 cup bran flakes
• 1 fresh sliced peach
• 1 blueberry muffin
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 1/4 fresh cantaloupe
• 1 slice raisin bread

• Carrot and celery sticks
• 3 oz baked turkey, no skin
• 1/2 cup mashed potato with 1 tsp butter
• 2 tbsp cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup cooked green beans
• 1/2 small butternut squash with brown sugar
• 1/2 cup fruit cup

• 1/4 cup fruit ice
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1/2 grapefruit with 1 tsp sugar
• 1 slice whole-wheat toast
• 2 tsp grape jelly

• 1 cup low-fat yogurt
• 1 large apple
• 2 small rye crackers
• 1 cup tomato juice

• 4 oz flank steak
• 1 large baked potato
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup cooked broccoli spears
• 1 cup tossed salad
• 1/2 cup fresh orange ambrosia

• 1 cup skim milk
• 2 small plums

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup oatmeal with 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 slice cinnamon sugar
• 1 slice soft margarine
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 1 serving molded gelatin fruit salad on leaf lettuce
• 2 pineapple rings (water packed)
• 1 cup iced tea

• 1 oz lean ground beef hamburger with soy extender, on French bread with 2 tsp catsup, 2 tsp mayonnaise, 1/2 green pepper sliced, pickle slices, onion
• 1 cup cucumber and tomato salad
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup peach slices (water-packed)

• Peanut butter sandwich: whole-wheat bread with 1&1/2 tsp peanut butter, 1 tsp jelly
• 1 cup diet soft drink