When selecting a low calorie or low fat plan, make sure you are
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consuming a balanced and complete diet. Your assignment is to set realistic and attainable low calorie diet goals. Start by following the simple guidelines below.
Nutritional and Low Fat Diet Guidelines
Here is a sample Low Fat Diet (1600 calories).
Breakfast |
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| Amount | Item | Protein | Carbs | Fats | Calories | |
| 12 ounces | coffee-w/caffeine | 0.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 8.00 | |
| 1 cup | Milk | 8.00 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 120.00 | |
| 1 tbps | cream,fluid,half and half | 0.44 | 0.65 | 1.73 | 19.55 | |
| 1.5 cups | cheerios | 4.50 | 34.50 | 3.00 | 165.00 | |
| Total: | 12.98 | 46.26 | 9.73 | 305.22 | ||
| AM Snack | ||||||
| 1 each | apple-medium with peel | 0.30 | 21.10 | 0.00 | 81.00 | |
| Total: | 0.30 | 21.10 | 0.00 | 81.00 | ||
| Lunch | ||||||
| 2 each | bread whole wheat-slice | 6.00 | 24.00 | 2.00 | 140.00 | |
| 1 each | orange-medium | 1.10 | 17.40 | 0.30 | 69.00 | |
| .15 cup | mayo | 0.32 | 8.47 | 11.77 | 137.37 | |
| 2 ounces | turkey breast/white meat | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 76.50 | |
| 12 ounces | Coca Cola-diet w/ caffine | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total: | 24.42 | 49.96 | 14.47 | 422.87 | ||
| PM Snack | ||||||
| 1 each | banana-med. | 1.20 | 26.70 | 0.60 | 105.00 | |
| Total: | 1.20 | 26.70 | 0.60 | 105.00 | ||
| Dinner | ||||||
| 5 ounces | Halibut - broiled | 37.50 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 198.75 | |
| 1 cup | rice-white cook steamed | 6.00 | 62.00 | 0.00 | 164.00 | |
| 1 tbps | Thousand island-reduced cal. Kraft | 0.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 20.00 | |
| 1 spear | broccoli | 4.50 | 7.90 | 0.50 | 42.00 | |
| 1 small | salad-sm. Garden w/tomato, onion | 1.30 | 9.50 | 0.40 | 49.00 | |
| Total: | 84.50 | 82.40 | 10.90 | 660.75 | ||
| Grand Total: | 123.39 | 226.42 | 35.70 | 1574.84 | ||
| Food | Quantity |
| Apple - medium with peel | 7 each |
| Banana - medium 8 inch | 7 each |
| Bread whole wheat - slice | 14 each |
| Broccoli | 7 spears |
| Cheerios | 10.5 cups |
| Chicken Breast / White Meat | 28 ounces |
| Coca Cola - diet | 84 ounces |
| Coffee- w/caffeine | 84 ounces |
| Cream, fluid, half and half | 7 tablespoons |
| Halibut - broiled | 35 ounces |
| Mayo type, reg., w/salt | 1 cup |
| Milk - 2 % fat | 7 cups |
| Orange - medium | 7 each |
| Rice - white | 7 cups |
| Salad - small garden | 7 small |
| Thousand island - reduced cal. | 7 table spoons |
| Turkey Breast / White Meat | 14 ounces |