1-Day Meal Plan: Eat More & Weigh Less
Not a fan of small portions? Neither are we. This 1,500-calorie meal plan focuses on foods you can eat a lot of without tipping the scale in the wrong direction. Filling low-calorie foods like vegetables, brothy soup, lean chicken and popcorn will help you to feel satisfied all day long.
How Eating Vegetables Can Help You Lose Weight
Plan Ahead: If you're taking this meal plan to go, make the Honey Peanut Popcorn, Green Curry Vegetable Soup and Celery & Blue Cheese Dip ahead of time. These recipes come together quickly-it takes about 30 minutes to make all three.
Breakfast
Breakfast (408 calories)
- 2 cups toasted rice flakes, such as Special K
- 1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
- 2 clementines
Morning Snack
Morning Snack (231 calories)
• Honey Peanut Popcorn (3 cups)
Lunch
Lunch (335 calories)
• Green Curry Vegetable Soup (2 1/2 cups)
• 3 dried figs
Afternoon Snack
Afternoon Snack (119 calories)
• Celery & Blue Cheese Dip with Tomato Juice (about 1/2 cup dip, 2 celery stalks & 6 ounces tomato juice)
Dinner
Dinner (415 calories)
• Chicken with Bell Pepper & Hominy Stir-Fry (3/4 cup chicken & 1 1/2 cups stir-fry)
-Meal Plan By: Sara Haas, R.D.N., L.D.N.
Not a fan of small portions? Neither are we. This 1,500-calorie meal plan focuses on foods you can eat a lot of without tipping the scale in the wrong direction. Filling low-calorie foods like vegetables, brothy soup, lean chicken and popcorn will help you to feel satisfied all day long.
How Eating Vegetables Can Help You Lose Weight
Plan Ahead: If you're taking this meal plan to go, make the Honey Peanut Popcorn, Green Curry Vegetable Soup and Celery & Blue Cheese Dip ahead of time. These recipes come together quickly-it takes about 30 minutes to make all three.
Breakfast
Breakfast (408 calories)
- 2 cups toasted rice flakes, such as Special K
- 1 1/4 cups nonfat milk
- 2 clementines
Morning Snack
Morning Snack (231 calories)
• Honey Peanut Popcorn (3 cups)
Lunch
Lunch (335 calories)
• Green Curry Vegetable Soup (2 1/2 cups)
• 3 dried figs
Afternoon Snack
Afternoon Snack (119 calories)
• Celery & Blue Cheese Dip with Tomato Juice (about 1/2 cup dip, 2 celery stalks & 6 ounces tomato juice)
Dinner
Dinner (415 calories)
• Chicken with Bell Pepper & Hominy Stir-Fry (3/4 cup chicken & 1 1/2 cups stir-fry)
-Meal Plan By: Sara Haas, R.D.N., L.D.N.