Here is an example of what you can eat on 2000 calories per day diet. You can modify by substituting your preferences of the same group of food, you can go to http://count2000calories.blogspot.com/2007/04/count to know calorie content of different foods, or you can use the web. Calorie intake is roughly around 2000 calories/day.
Breakfast:
1 flour tortilla (7" diameter)
1 scrambled egg (in 1 tsp soft margarine)
3 cup black beans
2 tbsp salsa
1 cup orange juice1 cup fat-free milk
LUNCH:
Roast beef sandwich
1 whole grain sandwich
ounces lean roast beef
2 slices tomato
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1/8 cup sauteed mushrooms (in 1 tsp oil)
1 1/2 ounce part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tsp yellow mustard
3/4 cup baked potato wedges
1 tbsp ketchup1 unsweetened beverage
DINNER:
Stuffed broiled salmon
5 ounce salmon filet
1 ounce bread stuffing mix
1 tbsp diced celery
2 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup saffron (white) rice
1 ounce slivered almonds
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup fat-free milk
SNACKS:
1 cup fresh cantaloupe
Breakfast:
1 flour tortilla (7" diameter)
1 scrambled egg (in 1 tsp soft margarine)
3 cup black beans
2 tbsp salsa
1 cup orange juice1 cup fat-free milk
LUNCH:
Roast beef sandwich
1 whole grain sandwich
ounces lean roast beef
2 slices tomato
1/4 cup shredded romaine lettuce
1/8 cup sauteed mushrooms (in 1 tsp oil)
1 1/2 ounce part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 tsp yellow mustard
3/4 cup baked potato wedges
1 tbsp ketchup1 unsweetened beverage
DINNER:
Stuffed broiled salmon
5 ounce salmon filet
1 ounce bread stuffing mix
1 tbsp diced celery
2 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup saffron (white) rice
1 ounce slivered almonds
1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1 tsp soft margarine
1 cup fat-free milk
SNACKS:
1 cup fresh cantaloupe
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