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- Menu Planner: Untitled
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- Daily Menu -- 1200 Calories
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- The following menu plan encourages you to eat foods that are low in fat and
- added sugar by categorizing them in the "calorie light" section. Keep in
- mind, however, that the basis for categorization is number of calories, and
- not all "calorie dense" foods are unhealthful.
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- In addition to the foods below, you may drink as much water, seltzer, diet
- soda, black coffee and unsweetened tea as you desire without adding any
- calories to your diet. Also keep in mind that while herbs and spices add
- almost no calories to your diet, mustard, relish and ketchup add some,
- while mayonnaise, butter and oils add a lot. And food preparation methods
- (e.g., roasting versus frying) can make the difference between a calorie-
- light food versus one that is calorie dense. Also, note that celery,
- cucumbers, lettuce and radishes are particularly low in calories, which
- means that extra amounts of these can be consumed without significantly
- raising your daily caloric intake.
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- The serving sizes (listed as number of ounces) should be used as a
- guideline for remaining within your desired calorie limitation. For large
- serving sizes, the amounts indicated should be viewed as "maximum