Sample Lunch Menu

  • 1 turkey sandwich with 2 ounces of turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and mustard instead of mayonnaise. You can also add shredded carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers and pickles, if you like.
  • 1 serving of low – fat yogurt
  • 1 small apple
  • Tea, water, or milk
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Sample Breakfast Menu

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Sample Breakfast Menu

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  • 1 bean and egg breakfast taco preferably in a corn tortilla
  • 1 orange
  • 1 cup of black coffee (may use Original Coffee Mate creamer with 1 teaspoon of honey or Splenda)
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Balanced Meal

  • Protein
  • Fat
  • Carbohydrate:
    • Fruit
    • Vegetable
    • Whole Grain
    • Beans
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Healthy Oils

Eat Healthy Oils

Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Vegetable Oil

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Avoid animal fat and trans fats, like lard and shortening!

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Selecting Portions

You should eat 3 to 6 ounces of lean meat,
poultry, or fish per day!

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Examine Sugar-Free Closely

Sugar-free does not
always mean carbohydrate
or calorie free!

  Regular Oatmeal Cookie Sugar-free Oatmeal Cookie
Serving Size 1 cookie (25g) 1 cookie (24g)
Calories 100 110
Fat 3.5g 5.0g
Carbohydrates 17g 16g
Sugar 9g 0g
Sugar-Alcohol 0g 8g

Sweet and Desserts

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Mexican Sweet Bread
1/4 piece
Cookie
(read food label for total carbohydrates)
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Ice Cream
1/2 cup
Gelatin
1/2 cup

Milk and Yogurt

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Milk
8 ounces
Yogurt – flavored
(read food label)
Yogurt – unflavored
6 ounces