After my meeting with the nutritionist on Tuesday I decided to make out a detailed meal plan for each week. I already kinda did this but not using the food guide pyramid! So for those of you who are interested, this is my plan for this week. I figure after several weeks I will have so many planned I can rotate them and change new recipes in and out without having to do a two hour planning session every week. But I love doing this....planning meals that is. So here are my 3 meals for 6 days.
Day 1
bagel
apple
coffee
milk
pb&j sandwich
yogurt
Baked Chicken
Broccoli
baked potato
whole wheat roll
Day2
yogurt
cheese toast
coffee
juice
turkey sand
w/lettuce
baked chips
apple
Lima Beans
pasta salad
cornbread
corn
peaches
Day 3
cereal/milk
coffee
healthy choice soup
crackers
apple
yogurt
Pork Tenderloin
green beans
corn
whole wheat rolls
Day 4
bagel/cr. cheese
banana
coffee
turkey sand
w/lettuce
baked chips
apple
Spaghetti
Salad
fruit?
Day5
yogurt
toast w/jelly
banana
Salad
apple
crackers
Hamburger Steak
pinto beans
pasta salad
Day 6
cereal/milk
coffee
Healthy choice soup
Crackers
Roast
Baked potato
Broccoli
Carrots
rolls
Its not perfect but I am trying to stick within the guidelines of the pyramid. I need to add a fruit or dairy here or there.....here are the number of servings I should have each day.
Milk group-3 servings
vegetable group- 3-5 servings
fruit group- 2 servings
meat group- 2 servings
bread group- 6 servings
The good news is that with a balanced diet and exercise (and little medicine for 6 months) I can turn this around! I'll keep you posted on my progress.
