7-Day Meal Plan
Monday - 1,800
Breakfast (300 Calories)
2 Oatmeal Pancakes
See Recipe below
with 1/4 c. Lite
or Sugar-Free Syrup
Blueberries
(can be added to batter)
Tea or Coffee
Water
Snack (250 Calories)
1c. Homemade
Trail Mix
(Whole grain
cereal, peanuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, pretzels)
Water
Lunch (350 Calories)
Sliced Chicken
Breast over mixed dark greens
Low-Cal Dressing
(limit to 1/4 cup)
Whole Grain
Roll
1 piece whole
fruit of choice
Water
Snack (200 Calories)
Fat-Free Frozen
Yogurt
with sliced
berries and a few chopped nuts
Dinner (400 Calories)
4 oz. Turkey
or Veggie Burger on Whole Grain bun
Add veggies:
lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle
low-fat condiments
(ketchup, mustard)
Baked Sweet
potato and white potato wedges
Low-Cal, Unsweetened
drink of choice
Water
Snack (300 Calories)
1-1/2 c. high
fiber cereal
8 oz. skim
milk
Oatmeal
Pancake Recipe:
1/2 c. instant
uncooked oatmeal
1/4 c. flour
6 egg whites
1/2 c. skim
milk
1 scoop vanilla
protein powder
Non-Fat cooking
spray
Lite or Low-sugar
syrup
Tuesday - 1,900
Breakfast (350 Calories)
1 egg, 2 egg-white
omelette
Fill with veggies
Sprinkle with
lite cheese
1 Slice whole-grain
toast
Coffee, Tea
Water
A.M. Snack (200 Calories)
1 fresh
fruit of choice
6-8 whole grain
crackers
Lunch (400 Calories)
Tuna salad
(with lite Miracle Whip)
2 slices whole
grain bread, lettuce tomato
Cup of clear
broth soup (chicken, vegetable, cabbage, etc.)
Low-Cal, Unsweetened
beverage of choice
Water
Snack (250 Calories)
2 Tbsp. Homemade
nut spread (recipe below)
or use peanut
butter
on 1 slice
whole grain bread
Water
Dinner (450 Calories)
3-4 oz. Chicken
Breast - parmesan style
Marinara Sauce,
add 1/2 can of canned spinach (drain well)
Sprinkle with
Lite Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheeses
1 Whole Grain
Roll
Steamed Broccoli
or Veggies of Choice
Unsweetened,
low-cal beverage of choice
Water
Late Snack (250 Calories)
Protein Smoothy:
1 scoop protein
powder
8 oz. Skim
or Fat-Free Milk
Frozen Strawberries
Banana
Nut Spread
Recipe:
(Mix in food
processor)
1 c. walnuts
1 spoon honey
dash of cinammon
Can use like
peanut butter, but it contains less fat and calories
Wednesday - 1,750
Breakfast (300)
2 c. oatmeal
with cinammon
Sliced apple
Tea or Coffee
Water
A.M. Snack (250)
Mixed cubed
melon (watermelon, canteloupe, honeydew)
Handful of
mixed nuts
Water
Lunch (350)
1-1/2 c. Minestrone
or Bean Soup
4-6 Saltines
or whole grain bread
Side Salad
with low-cal dressing
Unsweetened
beverage of choice
Water
Afternoon
Snack (250 Calories)
Broccoli tops
and baby carrotts
dipped in low-cal
ranch dressing
6-8 whole grain
crackers
Dinner (350 Calories)
4 oz. Broiled
Tuna Steak over mixed spinach salad
Mandarine Oranges,
Beets, veggies of choice, few almonds
Low-Cal Raspberry
Viniagrette
Whole Grain
pita cut into wedges (spray with cooking spray and broil for 1 minute to add crunch)
Unsweetened,
low-cal beverage of choice
Water
Snack (250 Calories)
1 c. high-fiber
cereal
8 oz. Skim
or Fat-Free milk
*Kraft "Light
Done Right" dressings give you all the taste with less than half the calories and fat of full-cal dressings.
Thursday - 1,700
Breakfast (350 Calories)
1 scrambled
egg
on a 1 slice
whole-grain toast
1 Slice of
Lite Cheese
Fresh-squeezed
Orange Juice or
Orange Slices
Water
A.M. Snack (250 Calories)
1/2 peanut
butter & jelly sandwich
on 1 slice
whole-grain bread
Water
Lunch (400 Calories)
2 Slices of
Healthy Choice Ham
1 Slice Lite
Cheese
1 Whole Grain
Roll or 2 Slices Whole Grain Bread
Lettuce, Tomato,
low-fat condiments
1 Cup of clear
broth soup of choice
Snack (250 Calories)
1 c. frozen
yogurt with blueberries
and a handful
of chopped nuts
Dinner (400 Calories)
Chicken Fajita
with lettuce, tomato, sliced avacado, olives and salsa
(Buy prepared
marinated chicken or stir-fry in 1 tsp. olive oil
and a dash
of taco sauce; Use whole-grain fajita or lawash roll-ups)
Unsweetened,
low-cal beverage of choice
Water
Late Snack (250 Calories)
1 banana
2 graham cracker
squares
8 oz. Milk
Water
Friday - 1,850
Breakfast (400 Calories)
2 slices of
whole grain toast
with 2 tbsp.
Peanut Butter (or Nut Spread; recipe on Tuesday menu)
Coffee or Tea
(black)
Water
A.M. Snack (250 Calories)
1 medium piece
of fruit of choice
1/2 c. homemade
trailmix (high-fiber cereal, raisins, almonds, nuts, pretzels)
Lunch (300 Calories)
1c. Chili or
Bean Soup
4 Saltines
Small Side
Salad with low-cal dressing
Unsweetened
low-cal beverage of choice
Water
Afternoon
Snack (200 Calories)
1 c. Low-fat
cottage cheese
With handful
of sunflower seeds tossed in
Water
Dinner (400 Calories)
4 oz. Sliced
Turkey Breast (2 slices medium thickness)
with 1/2 c.
Lite Gravy
Small Baked
Potato (use butter buds or gravy)
Steamed Green
Vegetables of choice
Unsweetened
beverage of choice
Water
Late Snack (300 Calories)
1 1/2 c. High-Fiber
cereal
8 oz. Skim
or Fat-free milk
Water
Saturday - 1,750
Breakfast (350 Calories)
2 c. High Fiber/Low
Sugar Cereal
Toss in fresh
berries
10 oz. Skim
or Fat-Free Milk
Tea, Coffee
Water
Snack (250 Calories)
Sliced Apple
Spread with
Peanut Butter
Water
Lunch (400 Calories)
BLT made w/Turkey
Bacon (4 strips)
Lettuce, Tomato,
Lite Miracle Whip
2 Slices Whole
Grain Bread
Sliced Cucumbers
Unsweetened,
low-cal drink of choice
Water
Afternoon
Snack (100 Calories)
Large Banana
Water
Dinner (450 Calories)
Baked BBQ Chicken
Breast
Baked Sweet
Potato sprinkled with Cinammon
(Or Baked Regular
Potato--use Butter Buds to taste)
Steamed Broccoli
or Brussel Sprouts (or greens of choice)
Unsweetened,
low-cal drink of choice
Water
Late Snack (100 Calories)
2 c. tomato
soup (made with 1/2 Fat Free Milk & 1/2 Water)
Sunday - 1,775
Breakfast (350 Calories)
1 whole egg
and 2 egg whites scrambled
2 slices turkey
bacon
1 slice whole
grain toast with lite butter
Orange Slices
or fresh squeezed Orange juice
Water
A.M. Snack (125 Calories)
Bunch of
grapes
4-6 Whole grain
crackers
Water
Lunch (350 Calories)
Veggie or Turkey
Burger with lettuce, tomato, pickle, onions
Whole Grain
Bun
Ketchup, mustard
Side Salad
with low-cal dressing
Low-cal, unsweetened
drink of choice
Water
Afternoon
Snack (200 Calories)
1 c. low-fat
cottage cheese
with fresh
pineapple chunks
Dinner (450 Calories)
4 oz. Baked
or Broiled Salmon or Mackerel
Homemade or
lite Tartar Sauce (see recipe below)
Steamed green
beans or vegetables of choice
1 c. Whole
Grain Brown Rice dish
Unsweetened,
low-cal beverage of choice
Water
Late Snack (300 Calories)
Medium Banana
Spread with
1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
8 oz. Skim
or Non-Fat Milk