GRILLED
CHICKEN SALAD
3 oz. grilled chicken breast
3 cups mixed dark greens
½ apple, chopped
1 Tbsp. pecans, chopped
Cucumber, sliced, to taste
Pile mixed greens on a large salad plate. Top with chicken breast,
chopped apple, chopped pecans and sliced cucumber, dress salad with fresh lemon
juice.
283 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add 1 whole wheat English muffin or 1 slice of
whole-grain bread
** 500 – calorie meal: add 1 whole wheat English muffin or 1 slice of
whole-grain bread and add 1 Tbsp. olive oil onto the salad
SUSHI
1 tuna or salmon roll, made with brown rice, if possible
Side salad of mixed greens
2 Tbsp. of Asian ginger dressing
Have one sushi roll sliced, with side salad served with Asian ginger
dressing. (Use the fork technique of dipping the tines of your fork in the
dressing before spearing the lettuce to avoid overdoing it on the dressing).
311 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add 1 cup of steamed edamame
** 500 – calorie meal: add 1 cup of steamed edamame and 1 cup of miso
soup
BLACK BEAN
SOUP AND HALF SANDWICH
1 cup of canned black bean soup
1 slice whole-grain bread
2 oz. deli-style turkey breast, sliced
2 very thin slices of avocado
Dijon mustard
Make one half of a turkey sandwich made with 1 slice whole-grain bread,
turkey, avocado and Dijon mustard. Serve with cup of soup.
299 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: use regular whole wheat bread, not light-style,
and increase the turkey on the sandwich to 3 oz.
** 500 – calorie meal: use regular whole wheat bread, not light-style,
and increase the turkey on the sandwich to 4 oz. and use 4 thin slices of
avocado-about ¼ and avocado
ROAST BEEF
SANDWICH
4 oz. lean roast beef
½ 6-inch whole wheat pita pocket
Sliced cherry tomatoes
Romaine lettuce
Dark salad greens
Sliced bell peppers
Sliced cucumbers
Sliced mushrooms
Pile roast beef into pita pocket and top with sliced cherry tomatoes
and romaine lettuce leaves. Serve pita with a side salad composed of dark
greens, sliced peppers, cucumbers and mushrooms, dressed with a fresh squeeze
of lemon or lime juice.
292 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: use the whole 6-inch pita pocket and add 1 tsp.
olive oil to the salad
** 500 – calorie meal: use the whole 6-inch pita pocket and add 1 tsp.
olive oil and 2 Tbsp. slivered almonds to the salad
TERIYAKI
GRILLED TUNA
4 oz. Tuna steak
2 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce (low-fat bottled)
Fresh spinach
1 tsp. olive oil
1/3 cup brown rice
Marinate tuna in teriyaki sauce or other low-fat bottled marinade.
Grill, broil, or sear tuna on both sides to desired degree of doneness. Serve
tuna with spinach sautéed in olive oil and 1/3 cup brown rice.
295 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: increase rice to ¾ cup
** 500 – calorie meal: increase rice to 1 cup and use 2 tsp. olive oil
in the spinach
SHAKEOLOGY
1 scoop Shakeology
1 Whole banana
½ cup skim, almond, rice, or soy milk
½ cup water
Ice
Blend ingredients with ice to desired consistency.
299 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter to the shake
** 500 – calorie meal: add 1 Tbsp. of peanut butter to the shake,
increase Shakeology to 1-1/2 scoops and increase milk to 1 full cup
CHICKEN RANCH
WRAP
1 6-inch whole-grain tortilla
3 oz. grilled chicken breast
Sliced tomato
Lettuce
Red bell pepper, sliced
Celery sticks
1 Tbsp. ranch dressing, reduced-fat
Fill tortilla with 3 oz. of grilled chicken breast, sliced tomato,
lettuce leaves and ranch dressing. Serve with red pepper slices and celery
sticks.
307 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add 1/3 of a small avocado into the wrap
** 500 – calorie meal: add 1/3 of a small avocado into the wrap and
serve with a sliced apple
LEAN BURGER
4 oz. extra-lean ground beef
Mixed greens
½ cup mixed berries and/or melon
Grill or broil a 4 oz. lean hamburger patty. Serve without a bun over a
large green salad, with a side of ½ cup mixed berries or melon balls.
302 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: serve hamburger on a whole wheat English muffin
with the salad on the side
** 500 – calorie meal: serve hamburger on a whole wheat English muffin
with 1 slice of reduced-fat cheese and the salad on the side
WHOLE WHEAT
PASTA WITH VEGETABLES AND FETA
¾ cup whole wheat pasta
1 cup mixed, steamed vegetables
1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Top pasta with mixed steamed vegetables and crumbled feta cheese.
304 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add 2-3 oz. of diced grilled chicken breast to the
pasta bowl
** 500 – calorie meal: add 2-3 oz. of diced grilled chicken breast to
the pasta bowl and serve with a fresh pear
SALMON
NICOISE PLATE
3 oz. salmon
2 cups mixed salad greens
1 cup green beans, steamed
1 small red potato, boiled
5 black olives
Fresh lemon, salt, pepper, to taste
Grill, poach, bake, or broil salmon. Pile 2 cups of mixed salad greens
onto a large dinner plate; top the greens with beans, potato, olives and the
cooked salmon. Season with fresh lemon, salt and pepper.
301 Calories
*400 - calorie meal: add a whole wheat dinner roll or a slice of whole
wheat bread
** 500 – calorie meal: add a whole wheat dinner roll or a slice of
whole wheat bread and top salad with 2 tsp. olive oil
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