SAMPLE MENUS /1800 CALORIES

1800-CALORIE MENUS

Day

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Snacks

1.
  • 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
2.
  • 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
3.
  • 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
4.
  • 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
5.
  • 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
6.
  • 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
7.
  • 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