One-week weight loss meal plan
Day 5
BREAKFAST:
- Egg Breakfast Sandwich: 1 thin bun, toasted and topped with 1 tsp butter, 1 hard-cooked egg and 1 oz 2% shredded cheddar
- ½ grapefruit topped with 1 tsp honey
MORNING SNACK:
- 5- to 6-oz nonfat plain Greek yogurt; stir in 2 tbsp shelled, roasted pistachios and 1 tsp honey
LUNCH:
- 1 pita pocket stuffed with 1 cup baby spinach and 1 serving Chickpea Salad (see recipe 5, page 2 of PDF)
- 5 small celery sticks
- ½ cup fresh pineapple
AFTERNOON SNACK:
- 1 medium pear, sliced; dip in 1 tbsp peanut butter
DINNER:
- 1 serving Pasta Salad with Chicken, Fennel and Feta (leftovers of Day 3 dinner; see recipe, page 4 of PDF)
- 1 kiwifruit
Daily total: 1,512 cal, 53g fat (25g mono, 8g poly, 16g sat), 265mg chol, 1,654mg sodium, 187g carb (25g fiber, 69g sugars), 75g protein