Each of the following food choices contains 15 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, 70 calories.
1200 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 3
1600 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 4
1800 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 3
| Amount to Use | |
| Bread | 1 slice |
| Biscuit, roll (2″ diameter) | 1 |
| Muffin (2″ diameter) | 1 |
| Cornbread (1½″ cube) | 1 |
| Cereals, cooked | ½ cup |
| Dry, flake and puff types | ¾ cup |
| Rice, grits, cooked | ½ cup |
| Spaghetti, noodles, cooked | ½ cup |
| Macaroni, cooked | ½ cup |
| Crackers, graham (2½″ sq.) | 2 |
| Oysterettes (½ cup) | 20 |
| Saltines (2″ sq.) | 5 |
| Soda (2½″ sq.) | 3 |
| Round, thin | 6 |
| Flour | 2½ tablespoons |
| Vegetables | |
| Beans and peas, dried, cooked (lima, navy, split peas, cowpea, etc.) | ½ cup |
| Baked beans, no pork | ¼ cup |
| Corn | ⅓ cup |
| Popcorn | 1 cup |
| Parsnips | ⅔ cup |
| Potatoes, white | 1 small |
| Potatoes, white, mashed | ½ cup |
| Potatoes, sweet, or yams | ¼ cup |
| Sponge cake, plain (1½″ cube) | 1 |
| Ice cream (omit two fat choices) | ½ cup |
MILK LIST
Each of the following food choices contains 12 grams carbohydrate, 8 grams protein, 10 grams fat and 170 calories.
1200 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 2
1600 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 2
1800 CALORIE DIET · Choice of any 3
| Amount to Use | |
| Whole milk (plain or homogenized) | 1 cup |
| [12]Skim milk | 1 cup |
| Evaporated milk | ½ cup |
| Powdered whole milk | ¼ cup |
| [12]Non-fat dry milk solids | ¼ cup |
| Buttermilk (made from whole milk) | 1 cup |
| [12]Buttermilk (made from skim milk) | 1 cup |
You can use the milk on your meal plan to drink in coffee, on cereal, or with other foods.
FAT LIST
Each of the following food choices contains 5 grams fat, 45 calories.