1500
Calories
The fruits allowed may
be fresh, canned or cooked. If
cooked, they must be prepared without any sweetening.
Canned fruits must be water packed.
No fruit syrups allowed. Meats
must be prepared will all visible fat removed.
Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Breakfast
1 serving of 10% fruit
1 egg, poached, boiled
or fried in no calorie spray
2 slices of whole wheat
or rye bread/toast with 1 tsp of butter
Coffee or tea without
cream or sugar
Lunch
2 oz of lean beef, lamb,
pork, veal, low fat luncheon meat, chicken, turkey or fish
2 servings of 3%
vegetables, raw, cooked or in a salad
2 slices of whole wheat
or rye bread with 1 tsp of butter
1 serving of 10% fruit
or 1 small serving of 15% fruit
1 glass of skim milk
Dinner
1 cup of broth, bouillon
or clear veggie soup
3 oz of lean beef, lamb,
pork, veal, low fat luncheon meat, chicken, turkey or fish
1 small serving of 20%
vegetables or 1 serving of 15% vegetables
1 small serving of 6%
vegetables
1 serving of 3% and 6%
vegetables as a salad with 2 teaspoons of salad dressing
1 slice of whole wheat
or rye bread with 1 tsp of butter
1 small serving of 15%
or 20% fruit
1 glass of skim milk
Coffee or tea without
cream or sugar
3% VEGETABLES
Asparagus, beet greens,
broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, celery cabbage, cucumber, endive,
eggplant, green pepper, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, radishes,
sauerkraut, spinach, tomato, turnip greens
6% VEGETALES
Beets, brussels sprouts,
carrots, collards, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, onion, pumpkin, red pepper,
rutabaga, squash, turnip
15% VEGETABLES
Artichokes, green peas,
parsnips
20% VEGETABLES
Corn, dried beans, dried
peas, lima beans, white potatoes
25% VEGETABLES
Sweet potatoes, yams
20% FRUITS
Bananas, figs (fresh),
grape juice, prunes (fresh)
15% FRUITS
Apples, blueberries,
cherries, grapes, guava, huckleberries, kumquats, loganberries, mulberries,
pears, pineapple, pineapple juice, raspberries
10% FRUITS
Apricots, blackberries,
cranberries, currants, gooseberries, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, lemons,
limes, oranges, orange juice, papaya, peaches, plums, tangerines
5% FRUITS
Cantaloupe, honeydew, rhubarb, strawberries, watermelon