
BALANCED - WEIGHT LOSS DIET
(ABOUT 1500 CALORIES) for a healthy individual.
If you have any medical conditions, check with your doctor before implementing.
Interchange one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner and three snacks per day.
BREAKFASTS
| 1. | ||
1 hard boiled egg |
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| Total 330 calories | ||
| 2. | ||
| 1 serving high fiber cereal with 1 cup of low fat milk 1/2 medium sliced banana 1 (8 oz.) cup of coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 355 calories | ||
| 3. | ||
| 1 serving of regular oatmeal or cream of wheat with 1 cup of low fat milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon of raisins 1 (8 oz.) cup of coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 415 calories | ||
| 4. | ||
| 2 egg white omelet scrambled
with 1 cup of spinach in light canola spray 1 wheat toast with 1 teaspoon cream cheese 1 (8 oz.) cup coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 215 calories | ||
| 5. | ||
| 1 pancake (wheat or buttermilk) fried with canola
oil spray 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 teaspoon whipped butter 1 cup strawberries 1 (8 oz.) cup of coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 215 calories | ||
| 6. | ||
| 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt with 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon blueberries 1/2 wheat bagel with 1 teaspoon whipped butter 1 (8 oz.) cup coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 255 calories | ||
| 7. | ||
| Fruit salad made with 1/2 sliced cantaloupe 1 medium sliced apple 1 cup of grapes with 1 cup 1% cottage cheese 1 cup of coffee or tea with cream and sugar |
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| Total 320 calories |
LUNCHES
| 1. | ||
Walnut Salad made with1/4 head romaine
lettuce |
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| Total 270 calories | ||
| 2. | ||
| 6 oz. lean turkey on on 2 slices wheat bread with 1 tablespoon mustard 1 medium dill pickle 1 sliced tomato 1 glass water or tea |
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| Total 360 calories | ||
| 3. | ||
| 1 baked medium potato with 1 teaspoon butter and 1 teaspoon sour cream 1 cup of vegetable soup water or tea |
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| Total 345 calories | ||
| 4. | ||
| 4 oz. albacore tuna in water 1 tablespoon of canola mayonnaise on 2 slices wheat bread 1/2 cup chopped onions 1 tablespoon jalapeno's (optional) |
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| Total 385 calories | ||
| 5. | ||
Smoothie made with 4 oz. of orange juice |
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| Total 225 calories | ||
| 6. | ||
| Vegetable wrap made with 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms 1 tablespoon chopped onions 2 oz. sliced peppers sautéed in 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 sliced avocado wrapped in 1 small wheat tortilla with 1 tablespoon salsa water or tea |
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| Total 345 calories | ||
| 7. | ||
| 1/2 cup hummus 1 pita pocket water or tea |
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| Total 375 calories |
DINNERS
| 1. | ||
3 oz. skinless shredded chicken breast |
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| Total 555 calories | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3 oz. baked salmon doused in lemon, spread with crushed
garlic and drizzled with olive oil 1/2 cup steamed carrots and 1/2 cup steamed green beans with salt and drizzled with 1 tablespoon whipped butter water or tea |
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| Total 370 calories | ||
| 3. | ||
| 1/2 cup pasta mixed with 3 oz. shrimp and scallops sauteed in 1 tablespoon olive oil and garlic topped with 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup steamed broccoli sprinkled with 1 oz. romano cheese water or tea |
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| Total 535 calories | ||
| 4. | ||
| 3 oz. ground turkey mixed with 1/4 cup sauteed chopped onions and garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil mixed with 1/4 cup tomato sauce topped with 1 oz. shredded light cheeses split between 2 hard taco shells water or tea |
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| Total 480 calories | ||
| 5. | ||
| 1 cup cooked lentil soup with 1/4 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup onions and 1 cup spinach salt and pepper and 1 slice of wheat bread water or tea |
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| Total 430 calories | ||
| 6. | ||
| 3 oz. sauteed shrimp in 1 tablespoon olive oil and chopped garlic with 1/4 cup sliced mushrooms and broccoli over 1/2 cup steamed brown rice water or tea |
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| Total 385 calories | ||
| 7. | ||
| Chicken salad made with 1/4 head romaine lettuce 3 oz. skinless chicken breast 1/2 sliced cucumber 1/4 cup chopped onions 1/2 large sliced tomato 1/4 cup shredded carrots 1 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese 1 tablespoon favorite light dressing water or tea |
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| Total 310 calories |
SNACKS
Between meals eat 1 small snack - The days you
eat higher calorie meals,
eat lower calorie snacks to keep your daily calories closer
to 1500.
| 1. | 1/4 cup pistachio nuts | 85 calories |
| 2. | 1/4 cup peanuts | 80 calories |
| 3. | 1 medium fruit | |
| apple | 80 calories | |
| banana | 105 calories | |
| 1/2 cantaloupe | 95 calories | |
| 1 cup blueberries | 80 calories | |
| 1 cup cherries | 105 calories | |
| 1 cup grapes | 40 calories | |
| orange | 60 calories | |
| peach | 50 calories | |
| pear |
100 calories | |
| 1 cup strawberries | 40 calories | |
| 4. | 1 cup raw carrots | 30 calories |
| 5. | 1 (8 oz.) glass low fat milk | 130 calories |
| 6. | 1/2 cup low fat yogurt | 65 calories |
| 7. | 1 tablespoon cream cheese spread over 4 wheat crackers | 170 calories |
| 8. | 1/2 peanut butter (1 teaspoon) and jelly sandwich on wheat bread | 110 calories |
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