1 Day Diet

daydietseditor — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:06:06 +0000

One Day Diet – 1 Day Diet

When you’ve overdone it after a holiday, all-you-can-eat buffet, or a few weak moments; if you tend to overeat on weekends, this 1 day diet may be just what you need to return you to mindful eating rather than staying on that runaway train.

It’s also reported to be a great way to get unstuck from a plateau. On your 1 Diet Day, choose one breakfast, lunch and dinner from the chart below and add a snack, for a total of about 1,200 calories. Use spices as desired and drink zero-calorie beverages.

1 Day Diet – Breakfast

1/2 grapefruit

1 cup Cheerios, Wheaties or bran flakes

3/4 to 1 cup fat-free milk

8 medium strawberries or 1/2 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Oatmeal: Prepare 1/2 cup instant oats with 1 cup fat-free milk.

Top with 1/3 cup sliced fresh or unsweetened frozen peaches and 1

tablespoon chopped almonds.

2 whole-grain toaster waffles (about 90 calories each) topped

with 1/2 cup low-fat plain yogurt or light yogurt and 3/4 cup

raspberries or sliced strawberries

McDonald’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait (no granola)

1 Day Diet – Lunch

Sandwich: 1 whole-wheat pita; 2 ounces turkey breast or

extra-lean ham; 1 ounce

part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1/2 jarred roasted

red pepper,

cut into strips; 2 teaspoons light mayonnaise; baby spinach leaves

15 grapes

Salad: Mix 3 cups salad greens with 3-ounce pouch of water-packed

albacore white tuna; 1 small tomato, cut into wedges; 3 red-onion

slices; 1/2 medium cucumber; and 1/4 cup seasoned croutons. Drizzle with

a mixture of 1 teaspoon olive oil and 2 tablespoons

seasoned rice vinegar.

6 ounces light yogurt or 1 cup fat-free milk

Soup: Heat half of a 19-ounce can of lentil soup with 1 teaspoon

lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon dried dill. Garnish with 1 tablespoon feta

cheese.

Pasta Salad:

Combine 1/2 cup cooked pasta; 1 small tomato, diced; 2/3 cup diced

zucchini; 2 green onions,

sliced; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; and 1 teaspoon olive oil.

Large Wendy’s chili

1 Wendy’s side salad with 1/3 packet low-fat dressing

1 Day Diet – Dinner

Fish Olé: Lightly sprinkle top side of a 6-ounce fillet of

white-flesh fish, such as cod or flounder, with fajita seasoning. Spray

with nonstick cooking spray. Broil until fish is opaque throughout.

Medium baked potato

(5 ounces) topped with 2 tablespoons salsa and 2 tablespoons plain

yogurt

1 1/2 cups steamed broccoli sprinkled with 1 tablespoon Parmesan

cheese

Shrimp and Pasta: Simmer 8 medium peeled shrimp in 1/2 cup

meatless spaghetti sauce until shrimp are opaque throughout (about 5

minutes). Toss with 1 cup cooked linguine and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons

Parmesan cheese.

1 1/2 cups steamed

green beans tossed with 1 teaspoon butter or olive oil and a

sprinkle of lemon juice

Honey-Mustard Chicken: 6 ounces roasted skinless chicken breast,

sliced, drizzled with a mixture of 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon balsamic

vinegar, and 1 teaspoon

Dijon mustard

1/2 cup chicken-flavored or brown ready-to-heat rice (like Uncle

Ben’s Ready Rice)

8 asparagus spears, steamed or grilled

Any frozen entrée with 260 to 300 calories (like Lean Cuisine

Three Bean Chili with Rice, Smart Ones Lasagna Florentine,

Healthy Choice Beef

Tips Portabello)

2 cups salad greens with your choice of the following: cucumber,

onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers; and 2 tablespoons fat-reduced

dressing (no more than 40 calories per 2 tablespoons)

1 tangerine

You can add one of the following to complement your meals each day of your 1 Day Diet. Choose a brand with 100 to 120 calories per serving.

• 1/2 cup light ice cream

• 1 granola bar

• 1 mini bag popcorn

• 50 very thin pretzel sticks

And there you have it- the easiest menu for the 1 Day Diet!

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1 Day Diet