| 1500
Calorie Meal Plan
Healthy
Eating for Life |
|
Breakfast
(about 280 Calories)
|
1
Meal Replacement* AND 1 Fruit
OR
1
Cup High Fiber Cereal with 1
Cup Fat-Free Milk and 1 Fruit
OR
3 Egg Whites (with as little yellow as possible), WITH
1 Slice of High
Fiber Bread, AND 1 Fruit
|
Lunch
(about 445 calories) |
Sandwich with
3 oz. Skinless Chicken or Turkey Breast or Tuna
on 2 Slices of High Fiber Bread WITH
2 Cups of Salad Greens with Seasoned Vinegar
AND 1 Fruit
OR
1 Meal
Replacement WITH 1 Fruit AND
2 Vegetables
|
P.M.
Snack
(about 280 calories) |
Ultra
Slim-Fast AND 1 Fruit
|
Dinner
(about 435 calories) |
6 ounces of
Skinless Chicken Breast, Turkey Breast, or Fish;
AND 1 Cup of Brown Rice, Whole
Wheat Pasta, or Starchy Vegetable;
AND
2 Cups of Steamed Vegetables;
AND Salad with seasoned vinegar;
AND 1
fruit
|
| Total
Calories: Approx. 1200
Total Fiber: 30-35 g
Carbohydrate: 195 g (62 % cal.)
Protein: 88 g (28 % cal.)
Fat: 13 g (9 % cal.) |
|
*Ultra
Slim-Fast is the most widely available over-the counter meal replacement
in the U.S. and the one which has been utilized most in research
and patient care at UCLA. However, you can use other meal replacements
if they have a similar nutritional profile to Ultra Slim-Fast. Please
ask your doctor or diet counselor about the nutritional value of
other products you may be considering before using them.
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