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When selecting a low fat diet plan, make sure you are consuming a balanced and complete diet. Your assignment is to set realistic and attainable weight loss and diet goals. Start by following the simple guidelines below.
Nutritional and Low Fat Diet Guidelines
Commit to consuming 4 - 6 small meals and snacks everyday.
To succeed, you must plan ahead by packing your foods the night before. Thus, you should always have fresh and low-fat foods around.
Keep it simple. Don't get too caught up on the specifics or your diet. Start by simply just counting calories.
Eat your foods slower.
Make healthier food selections like fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, and beans, low-fat or nonfat dairy products, low fat meats, fish and skinless poultry.
Avoid foods that are high in fat and calories.
Avoid foods that are high in sugars such as pastries, candy bars, pies and candy.
Use a variety of fruits and vegetables in your nutrition plan. Start by trying to eat 5 total vegetable and fruit servings every single day.
Here is a sample low fat diet plan (1300 calories).
Breakfast
Amount Item Protein Carbs Fats Calories
12 ounces coffee-w/caffeine 0.40 1.40 0.00 8.00
1 each Bagel-plain, Lenders Bake Shop 8.00 42.00 2.00 210.00
2 tbsp Peanut butter- creamy 8.60 5.70 16.40 190.00
1 tbsp Cream, fluid, half and half 0.44 0.65 1.73 19.55
Total: 17.44 49.74 20.12 427.55
AM Snack
1 each apple-medium with peel 0.30 21.10 0.0 81.00
Total: 0.30 21.10 0.0 81.00
Lunch
3 ounces chicken breast/ white meat 26.40 0.00 3.00 140.25
12 ounces Coca cola- diet w/ caffeine 0.00 0.40 0.00 0.00
.25 cup Croutons-plain 9.00 5.50 0.50 30.50
1 large Salad-lrg. Garden w/tomato and onion 2.60 19.00 0.80 98.00
4 tbps Thousand island-reduced cal. Kraft 0.00 12.00 4.00 80.00
Total: 38.00 36.90 8.30 348.75
PM Snack
1 each apple-medium with peel 0.30 21.10 0.0 81.00
Total: 0.30 21.10 0.0 81.00
Dinner
3 ounces chicken breast/ white meat 26.40 0.00 3.00 140.25
1 cup pasta, corn cooked 3.68 39.07 1.07 176.40
1 small salad-sm. Garden w/tomato, onion 1.30 9.50 0.40 49.00
2 tbps thousand island- reduced cal. Kraft 0.00 6.00 2.00 40.00
Total: 31.38 54.57 6.42 405.65
Grand Total: 87.43 183.42 34.85 1343.95
Grocery List
Food Quantity
Apple - medium with peel 14 each
Bagel - plain 7 each
Chicken Breast / White Meat 42 ounces
Coca Cola - diet 84 ounces
Cream, fluid, half and half 7 tablespoons
Croutons - plain 2 cups
Pasta, corn, cooked 7 cups
Peanut butter - creamy 14 table spoons
Salad - large garden 7 large
Salad - small garden 7 small
Thousand island - reduced cal. 42 table spoons