Sunday, May 22, 2011

Sample Meal Plans


Here is a sample of 3 meal plans based on one's needs. A building diet is typically for those trying to gain muscle, recover form injury or illness, pregnant women and children.  (A child can be have half the weight of an adult, therefore the serving amounts would be reduced). The balanced diet is for an everyday type of meal plan. The cleansing diet is for someone looking to cleanse his or her digestive system.  

The caloric intake of these meals range from about 1800-2200 calories.  


Building
Balancing
Cleansing
Breakfast
2 Scrambled eggs 
1/4 onion chopped
4 mushrooms chopped
15 leaves spinach cooked
1tsp butter
6oz almond milk
1 cup cantaloupe
Breakfast
1/4 cup steel cut oatmeal
1 scoop whey protein
10 blueberries
1/2 banana
8oz fresh squeezed oj
1 piece whole wheat toast
1 tsp butter
Breakfast
Smoothie:
1 scoop green powder
6oz soy milk
10 boysenberries
5 strawberries
5 cherries
1 tbsp ground flax seed
Snack
1 piece whole wheat toast
1 tbsp almond butter
1/2 banana
1 tsp honey
8oz glass water

Snack 
1/2 cup papaya
1 medium orange
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 cup greek yogurt 2%
8oz glass water
Snack 
1/4 cup greek yogurt 2%
1 sliced mango
1/4 cup rolled oats oatmeal
1 tsp honey
8 oz fennel tea
Lunch
2 cups mixed greens
4 oz grilled chicken
5 slices cucumber
1/2 tomato
1/2 cup garbanzo beans
1/2 cup kidney beans
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 squeezed lemon
8oz glass water 

Lunch
1/2 cup spinach cooked
1/2 cup brown rice
1/2 cup black beans
5 cherry tomatoes
3oz broiled tilapia 
1/2 avocado
8oz glass water

Lunch
Salad of:
1/2 cup quinoa
1/4 cup steamed chard
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 broiled tomato
1 sauteed zucchini
1/2 sauteed yellow squash
8 oz glass water
Snack
1/4 cup greek yogurt 2% 
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
2 tbsp 
1 medium apple

Snack
Smoothie: 6oz fresh oj
5 strawberries
1/2 banana
1 scoop rice powder

Snack
1/2 cup baby carrots
1/2 cup celery
5 cherry tomatoes
2 tbsp hummus
Dinner
4oz salmon broiled
1/2 cup brown rice 
1/2 cup broccoli
1/4 cup sauteed kale
1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
8 oz glass water
Dinner
1/2 cup whole wheat pasta
1/2 cup homemade tomato sauce
1 ground turkey meatballs
1/2 cup sauteed kale
8oz glass water
Dinner
1 stuffed pepper of:
1 small baked yam
1/2 cup cooked millet
1 tsp raisins
paprika, salt, pepper
8oz camomile tea

1 comment:

Eve Ciudad said...

yum! these look good. love the variety and the spices and freshness. these really look good for summer ;)