Sample Menu
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The following is a sample menu. If you need extra calories or protein in your diet, add more servings.
Breakfast:
½ cup cooked cereal
½ cup milk
½ cup fruit or fruit juice
1 hard-boiled egg
Beverage (coffee, tea or water)
Snack:
¼ cup granola
½ cup low-fat yogurt
Lunch:
Sandwich: 2 slices whole-grain bread
4 oz lean meat, fish, or poultry
1 tsp mayonnaise
lettuce, tomato slices
1 piece of fruit
½ cup carrot sticks
Beverage
Snack:
½ cup raw vegetables
2 Tbsp of peanut butter
Dinner:
4 oz lean meat, fish or poultry
1 cup steamed vegetables
½ cup grain product (pasta, brown rice)
1 tsp of butter
1 cup of milk
Beverage
Snack:
4 whole-wheat crackers
2 Tbsp of peanut butter
Beverage