RE-ENTRY MENUS

BREAKFAST EVERY DAY

Fruit juice  (1/2 cup)  - choice of un-sweetened or fresh grapefruit, orange, apricot, or prune juice.

Cereal (3/4 cup) - choice of 40% Bran, All-Bran, Raisin Bran, or other high fiber cereal.

Milk (1/2 cup) - Low fat (2%) or skim milk only.

Fruit (1 whole piece)- choice of orange, banana, pear, apple, grapefruit, peach, melon.

MONDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Chicken salad sandwich:

                                    Chicken salad (3oz. diced chicken mixed with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise)

                                    Whole wheat bread (2pieces, thin-sliced)

                                    Lettuce (1 or 2 leaves on sandwich)

Pear (1/2)

DINNER:

Baked or broiled fish, shrimp, crab, or lobster meat (6 oz., no butter)

Tossed salad (small bowl of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, radish mixture with 2 tablespoons nondietetic salad dressing)

Sweet potato (1 whole, with ½ tablespoon diet margarine)

Vegetable: choice of carrots, green beans, broccoli, asparagus, spinach (1/2 cup)

Strawberries (1/2 cup, topped with 1 tablespoon vanilla or lemon yogurt)  

METABO-MEAL

English muffin (1 whole, with 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon nondietetic jam or jelly)

TUESDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Hamburger:

            Hamburger roll (1 whole)

Beef patty (3 oz. of broiled lean beef, topped with ½ tablespoon mayonnaise or 2 tablespoons ketchup)

Lettuce (1 or 2 leaves)

Tomato (1 slice)

DINNER:

Macaroni and cheese (1 cup)

Asparagus spears (4)

Tomato (1 whole, grilled under broiler and topped with tarragon or dill)

METABO-MEAL:

Graham crackers (6)

WEDNESDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Cottage cheese (1/3 cup low-fat)

Cantaloupe (1/2, cut in wedges)

Strawberries (1/2 cup, sliced)

Lettuce (2 or 3 leaves)

Roll (1 medium, any type, with 1 tablespoon diet margarine)

DINNER:

Steak (5 oz. any type, broiled, with all visible fat removed)

Baked potato (1 whole, with 1 tablespoon diet margarine)

Vegetable: choice of corn, peas, lima beans (1/2 cup)

Spinach salad (small bowl of raw spinach, onions, radishes, cucumbers, and carrots with 2 tablespoons diet salad dressing)

METABO-MEAL:

Bagel (1 whole, with 2 tablespoons cream cheese)

THURSDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Omelet (2-egg omelet filled with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and cheddar or American cheese)

Bread or roll (2 pieces, with 2 tablespoons diet margarine)

DINNER:

Baked chicken (5 oz. or 2 breast)

New potatoes (1/2 cup or 2 to 3 small)

Vegetables: choice of carrots, asparagus, spinach, zucchini, green beans (1 cup)

Baked apple (1 whole, cut in half and topped with cinnamon and brown sugar substitute, baked for 20 to 30 minutes at 350^o)

METABO-MEAL:

Raw vegetable plate (mixture of 6 each of raw carrot sticks, celery, radishes, and cauliflower)

Melba toast or RyKrisp (4 pieces, with 2 tablespoons diet margarine)

FRIDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Tuna fish sandwich:

Tuna (2 oz., with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise)

Bran bread (2 slices)

Lettuce (1 or 2 leaves)

Tomato (2 slices)

 Peach (1 whole)

DINNER:

Baked or broiled fish (6 oz., any type)

Rice (white or brown, 1 cup, topped with 1-tablespoon diet margarine)

Vegetable: choice of corn, peas, lima beans (1 cup)

Orange slices (1 cup)

METABO-MEAL:

Yogurt (8 oz. container of any fruit-flavored yogurt)

SATURDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Large salad (large salad bowl with lettuce, tomato, onions, carrots, bell pepper, radishes, 2 oz. diced chicken or turkey, and croutons, topped with 2 tablespoons nondietetic salad dressing)

DINNER:

Roast beef, lamb, or veal (5 oz., all visible fat removed)

Baked potato (1 whole, with 2 tablespoons sour cream)

Vegetable: choice of asparagus, green beans, beets, carrots, broccoli, spinach (1 cup)

Bread or roll (2 pieces, no butter or margarine)

METABO-MEAL:

Popcorn (4 cups of popped corn with 1 tablespoon diet margarine – no salt)

SUNDAY

BREAKFAST:

Reentry breakfast

LUNCH:

Open-faced grilled cheese and tomato sandwich

(2 slices of whole wheat or rye bread, each topped with slices of tomato and diet American cheese, grilled lightly under broiler)

Fruit: choice of apple, orange, pear (1/2)

DINNER:

Spaghetti (2 cups cooked noodles)

Meatless sauce (6 oz. commercially prepared sauce)

Parmesan cheese (sprinkled lightly over spaghetti)

Bread (2 medium slices of Italian or French bread, with 1 tablespoon diet margarine)

METABO-MEAL:

Repeat your favorite metabo-meal from the Reentry menus.