SAMPLE MENUS /1800 CALORIES

1800-CALORIE MENUS

Breakfast

Lunch

Snacks

• 3/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
• 1 scrambled egg
• 2 slices banana-nut bread

• Chicken salad sandwich: 2 oz chicken, 1 tbsp celery, 1 tsp mayonnaise, 2 slices pumpernickel bread
• 1 orange
• 1 cup skim milk

• 4 oz lean-only chuck pot roast
• 3/4 cup mashed potato
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1 cup spinach salad
• 1 tbsp Italian dressing
• 1 slice enriched Italian bread
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup orange-pineapple fruit cup

• 1 cup raw vegetable sticks; carrots, celery, green pepper
• 1/2 cup bean dip or yogurt dip

• 1/3 cup fresh sliced peaches
• 1/3 cup bran with 1/2 cup 1% fat milk
• 1 slice raisin toast
• 1 tbsp marmalade

• 2 oz hamburger with 1 oz American cheese and hamburger bun
• 1/2 cup coleslaw with mayonnaise-type salad dressing
• Small bag potato chips
• 1 cup 1% fat milk

• 1 serving chicken cacciatore
• 1 cup enriched spaghetti
• 1/2 cup Italian green beans
• 1&1/2 cups mixed green salad
• 1 tbsp Italian dressing
• 1 slice Italian bread
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup seedless grapes

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 medium pear
• 2 small squares unsalted soda crackers

• 1/4 medium honeydew melon
• 1 tosted enriched English muffin
• 1 tbsp orange marmalade
• 1 hard-boiled egg
• 1 cup 1% fat milk

• Ham and cheese sandwich:1 oz lean ham, 1 oz Swiss cheese, 2 slices rye bread, 2 tsp mayonnaise-type salad dressing, 1 tsp mustard
• 1&1/4 cups tossed mixed salad
• 1 tbsp tossed mixed salad
• 1 tbsp blue cheese dressing
• 1 medium orange
• 1 cup 1% fat milk

• 1 serving flounder Florentine
• 1 medium baked potato
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 1/2 cup green peas
• 1 small whole-wheat roll
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup fresh strawberries

• 1 medium corn muffin
• 1 tsp margarine
• 1/2 cup low-fat blueberry yogurt

• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 slices pumpernickle toast
• 1 tbsp jam
• 1 cup fortified skim milk

• Turkey salad: 2 oz sliced turkey, 1 cup Boston lettuce, 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 tomato, 1/4 cup sliced green pepper
• 3 tbsp green goddess dressing
• 1 small slice sourdough bread
• 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1 fresh apple
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1 serving bean salad
• 1 serving baked fish with spicy sauce
• 1/2 cup Brussels spouts
• 1/2 cup brown rice
• 2 Parker House rolls
• 2 tsp margarine
• 1 pear

• 1 slice gingerbread

• 1/2 medium fresh grapefruit
• 2 slices whole-wheat toast
• 1 tbsp strawberry jam
• 1 cup fortified skim milk

• 3/4 cup canned vegetable juice
• 1&1/2 cups green salad with 1&1/2 oz Swiss cheese
• 1 tbsp French dressing
• 2 bran muffins
• 2 tsp soft margarine
• 1 small nectarine
• 1 cup fortified skim milk

• 1 large carrot, cut into sticks
• 4 oz lean broiled ground beef
• 1/2 cup mashed potatoes with 1 tsp soft margarine
• 1/2 cup green beans
• 1 baked apple with 2 tsp brown sugar

• 3 graham crackers 1 cup orange juice

• 3/4 cup grapefruit juice
• 2 buckwheat pancakes
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tbsp soft margarine
• 1 cup fortified skim milk

• Pouch sandwich on Syrian bread: 2 oz lean beef, 1 tbsp onion, 1 tbsp Cheddar cheese, 1 tbsp lettuce, 1 tbsp tomato.

• 4 oz lean-only baked ham
• 1 small baked sweet potato
• 1/2 cup cooked spinach
• 1 cup tossed mixed salad
• 1 tbsp Italian salad dressing
• 1 small corn muffin
• 1 tsp margarine
• 1/2 cup canned pineapple with 1/2 cup lemon sherbet

• 24 goldfish crackers
• 1 cup light beer
• 1 fresh apple

• 1 small orange,
• 1/2 cup oatmeal with 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1/2 cup low-fat fortified milk

• 1 cup split pea soup
• Chicken salad sandwich: 2 oz chicken, 1 tbsp celery, 1 tsp onion, 2 tsp mayonnaise, lettuce, 2 slices rye bread
• 1 small peach
• 1 cup skim milk

• 1 serving beef with Chinese-style vegetables
• 1/2 cup enriched white rice
• 2 coconut bars

• 1/2 cup pineapple chunks in own juice
• 2 slices banana-nut bread
• 1 cup skim milk