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Week 2 Sample menus for a 2000 calorie food pattern

We have prepared a sample menu for a week for a 2000 calorie diet containing the recipes found in the Smart Start Recipes section. The nutritional analysis has also been provided. Use it as a guide to make changes in your eating habits or to plan your own menus with the Menu Planner found in the Tools to Help You section. Averaged over a week, these menus provide all of the recommended amounts of food from each food group.

 
DAY 3

 Breakfast

1 cup Egg Muffin Sandwich with
1 cup       Low-fat Milk
1 small   Banana
1 cup Orange Juice
 

 Lunch

2 Bean and Cheese Enchiladas
2 cups   Mixed Green Salad with
2 Tbsp       Reduced Calorie Dressing
1/2 cup   Grapes
1 cup Lemon Iced Tea
 

 Dinner

1 1/2 cup   Beef Stir Fry
1 cup   White Rice
1 cup   Low-fat Yogurt
1 cup Low-fat Milk
 

 Snack

1 cup   Baby Carrots
7 crackers   Saltine Crackers, Low Sodium

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