STARCH/BREAD LIST
______Servings (80 calories, 15g Carb)
Breakfast Cereal (Kashi Go Lean or Heart to Heart, Fiber One, All-Bran, Total) ½ cup
Cooked cereal (plain oats) ½ cup
Cooked Steel Cut Oats ¼ cup
Whole wheat pasta, Brown Rice ½ cup
Other Grains (Millet or Couscous, Barley, Quinoa) 1/3 cup
Wheat Germ 3 Tbsp
Beans (kidney, chickpea, edamame) ½ cup
Lentils 1/3 cup
Corn , Peas ½ cup
Corn on the cob 6 inches
Potato, sweet 1 small (3oz)
Potato, mashed 1/3 cup
Squash (acorn, butternut) 1 cup
Thomas 100 calorie bagel or Light Whole Wheat English Muffin 1
La Tortilla Factory or Mission low carb wheat wrap 1
Pepperidge Farm Bagel or Deli Flat 1
Bread, 100% Whole Wheat 1 slice
Flat out multi-grain Flatbread 1
Pretzels ¾ oz
Small whole wheat/grain dinner roll 1
Chips, Fat-Free/Baked (soy, potato, tortilla) 15-20 (3/4oz)
Popcorn, Reduced-Fat 3 cups
Snack Bars (Fiber One, Gnu, Kashi) 1
MEAT/PROTEIN LIST
_____Servings (45 calories, 7g protein, 0-3g fat)
Beef: USDA select/choice grades, fat trimmed (round, sirloin, flank steak, tenderloin, chipped 1oz
Pork: Lean cuts, ham, canadian bacon, tenderloin, rib or loin chop/roast 1oz
Veal: All cuts are lean except for veal cutlets (ground or cubed) 1oz
Poultry: White meat skinless/boneless chicken, turkey, Cornish hen 1oz
Fish/Seafood: All fresh/frozen fish, shellfish (tuna, salmon, crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops, etc) 1-2oz
Wild Game: buffalo/bison, ostrich, venison, rabbit, pheasant, duck 1oz
Dairy:
2% Nonfat Greek Yogurt 3oz
low-fat Cheese 1oz
1% cottage cheese ½ cup
Eggs:
Whole Egg 1
Egg-beaters ½ cup
Plant-based:
Tofu 4oz
Beans (soy, kidney, etc) 1/3 cup
VEGETABLE LIST
_____Servings (25 calories, 5g carb) ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw:
Artichoke
Asparagus
Beans (green, wax, Italian)
Bean Sprouts
Beets
Broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Eggplant
Greens (Collard, Kale, Mustard, Turnip, arugula, watercress, bok choy, endive, escarole, romaine, spinach)
Mushroom
Okra
Onions
Pea Pods
Peppers
Rutabaga
Sauerkraut
Summer squash (zucchini)
Tomato
Turnips
Water chestnut
FRUIT LIST
_____Servings (60 calories, 15g carb)
FRESH
Apple (2 in. across) 1
Banana (medium) ½
Berries (black, blue, rasp, straw) 1 cup
Cherries 12
Grapefruit (medium) 1/2
Grapes 15
Kiwi 1
Mango (small) 1/2
Melon (honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon) 1 cup
Nectarine 1
Orange (small) 1
Papaya 1 cup
Peach (small) 1
Pear (small) 1
Pineapple ¾ cup
Plum 2 small
Pomegranate 1/2
DRIED
Apricot 7 halves
Dates 2.5 medium
Figs 1 1/2
Prunes 3 medium
Raisins 2 Tbsp
MILK/DAIRY LIST
____Servings (100 calories, 12g carb, 8g protein)
Milk, Skim or 1%, Soy, Lactaid 1 cup
Greek Yogurt -0% or nonfat (Fage, Chobani, Oikos, Siggi’s) 6 ounces
Dannon Light and Fit yogurt 6-8 ounces
Babybel light cheese 1
Cottage Cheese, 1% ½ cup
Cheese, String, Part-skim 1
Laughing cow light cheese wedge ~3
Cheese, slices, reduced-fat, fat-free ~2 slices
FAT LIST
_____Servings (45 calories, 5g fat)
Avocado (small) 2 Tbsp (1/4)
Mayonnaise canola or olive oil 1 Teaspoon
Mayonnaise, reduced-fat 1 Tbsp
Almonds, Dry, Unsalted 6
Cashews, Dry, Unsalted 1 Tbsp
Peanuts, Unsalted 15
Walnuts, Unsalted 2 whole
Flaxseed, ground 1 Tbsp
Seeds, pine nuts/sunflower 1 Tbsp
Seeds, Pumpkin 2 Tsp
Oils (Canola, Olive, Vegetable) 1 Tsp
Olives 10 Small 5 Large
Salad Dressing (Olive, canola) 1 Tbsp
Salad Dressing (reduced-fat, fat-free) 2 Tbsp
Butter spread substitute, reduced-fat (Smart Balance, Benecol, Etc.) 1 Tbsp