Sample Daily Menu

Preparation time for each meal: under 10 minutes.

Breakfast
-1 cup quick oatmeal, topped with 1 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt and 2 tbsp raisins
-2 slices hearty grain bread with
-1 tbsp peanut butter
-8 oz orange juice

Mid Morning Snack
-Harvest Bar or
-Banana

Lunch
-1 garden burger on a whole-grain bun, with sliced tomato and onion
-1/2 cup pasta and bean salad
-Handful of baby carrots dipped in yogurt salad dressing

Snack
-1 cup nonfat yogurt or
-1 soft pretzel

Dinner
-1 cup black bean chili, over top of
-1 cup cooked Aztec rice and corn mix
-Dark green salad with 1 tbsp low-fat dressing
-1 cup frozen yogurt with
-1/2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

The day's tally: 2,660 calories; 100 g protein; 400 g carb; 74 g fat; 40 g fiber.

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