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Starting Now: Higher Protein Healthy Meal Plan—1200 calories (usually for women); 1500 calories (usually for men): 3 meals; one snack. Practice 30 minutes between meals (or snack) and beverages.  \n\n| High Protein Healthy Meal Plan to Start NOW\u003Cbr>Less portions for 1200 calories, higher for 1500 calories Protein First • Vegetables 2nd • Fruits or Starches if Still Hungry |\n| --- |\n| Meat and Protein choice—1-2 oz. at breakfast; 3 – 6 oz. at lunch and dinner |\n| Meat, Chicken, Turkey, Fish (each oz. has about 7 g of protein and about 55 cal):\u003Cbr>• More than 90% lean ground beef/turkey/chicken\u003Cbr>• Chicken breast, turkey breast\u003Cbr>• Lean seafood: tilapia, haddock, perch, sole, monkfish, grouper, cod, flounder, crab, halibut, shrimp, scallops\u003Cbr>• Tuna (if canned—canned in water and drained) |\n| Eggs (Egg whites preferred—1 whole egg per day permitted (yolk has 5 g of fat)\u003Cbr>• Egg whites, egg beaters (1 cup = about 2 oz. lean protein—94 cal, 20 g protein) .\u003Cbr>• Whole eggs or yolks (1 per day limit—each large egg has about 80 cal and 6 g of protein)( For those of you who don’t like egg whites, use one whole egg and the rest egg whites. Make egg salad with one hard-boiled egg and the whites from 3 other hard-boiled eggs. Use 1 tbsp. fat free mayo or 1 tsp. lite mayo + mustard. Or if you scramble your eggs, use one whole egg and the rest egg whites (1/2 cup egg whites or egg substitutes) |\n| Vegetarian Protein Choices: Tofu and Veggie Burgers (see page 3) |\n| Low-fat Dairy Protein (2 – 3 servings per day) |\n| Beverages: 1 cup skim or 1% milk (can be lactose-reduced), skim milk plus or unsweetened soy milk; almond milk (acceptable but is lower in protein—add protein powder);\u003Cbr>Yogurt choices (140 calories or less): 5-6 oz. container of diet (sugar-free) or Greek Yogurt (\u003C140 calories);\u003Cbr>6 oz. container Plain non-fat (80 cal, 9 g protein--you can add artificial sweetener) or 1 container Triple Zero (120 cal, 16 g protein), or Dannon Light and Fit (80 calories, 12 g of protein), or 4 oz. Activia Light (60 cal, 4 g protein)\u003Cbr>Cheese choices: 1/2 cup 1% or non-fat cottage cheese (80 calories, 14 g protein)\u003Cbr>1/4 cup fat-free or reduced fat ricotta (80 cal, 7 g protein), 1 slice or 1 inch cube of non-fat or lowfat (can be shredded) cheese (see list on page 2) |\n\n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Vegetable Choices\u003Cbr>(1-2 cups at lunch & dinner) | Fruit choices: 1 small piece or as noted |\n| Alfalfa sprouts, asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, green beans, green peppers, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, spinach, yellow squash, tomatoes zucchini (other non-starchy vegetables permitted) No starchy vegetables such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, acorn or butternut squash) | Apple, peach, nectarine, 1/2 banana or small banana, 3/4 cup berries, 1/2 cup canned fruit in water or natural juice (drained), 17 grapes, 1/2 cup applesauce (no sugar added); 1/2 cup melon chunks (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon) |\n|  |  |\n| Starch Choices (must be high fiber) |  |\n| High fiber crackers (flatbread style),\u003Cbr>light bread slices, 100 calorie flats or rounds; light English muffins, high fiber flour tortilla), 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal | 1/2 cup cooked beans--kidney, black, cannellini (white), garbanzos (chickpeas),1/2 cup cooked brown rice or quinoa (buy quinoa that is already rinsed) |\n|  |  |\n| Beverage Choices | Free Foods (Very low-calorie foods) |\n| Water (with lemon), Vitamin Water Zero, SoBe Lifewater, Zero Crystal light, Wyler’s lite, Decaf coffee or tea, Diet decaf iced tea\u003Cbr>Can have artificial sweeteners: Equal (NutraSweet/Aspartame); Splenda (sucralose); Stevia. No sugar alcohols (sorbitol, xylitol; erythritol, mannitol others) | Sugar-free Jello, sugar-free ice pops, lowsodium soy sauce, Mrs. Dash, vinegar, lemon juice, non-stick Pam cooking spray, herbs, spices, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, low-sodium and fat-free broth |\n|  |  |\n| Low Fat Cheese Choices |  |\n| • Borden 2","cbCaif2awh0bqc1l","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif2awh0bqc1l","pdf",146740,12,"English","# Starting Now: Higher Protein Healthy Meal Plan\n## Portion Guide and Meal Timing\n## Protein Choices and Dairy Options\n## Eggs and Vegetarian Protein\n## Vegetables, Fruits, and High-Fiber Starches\n## Beverages and Free Foods\n## Protein Snacks","[{\"question\":\"What vegetables, fruits, and starches can be eaten, and what should be avoided?\",\"answer\":\"Vegetable choices are listed with limits and an explicit avoidance of starchy vegetables such as corn and potatoes. 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