One-week low-carb meal plan
Day 6
BREAKFAST
- ½ cup rolled oats, cooked in water; stir in 1 tbsp apple butter and ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 mozzarella cheese sticks
MORNING SNACK
- ½ medium apple with skin
- 2 oz reduced-fat cheddar
LUNCH
- Salmon Spinach Salad: Top 3 cups spinach with 1 crumbled Salmon Patty (leftover from Day 5 Dinner), ½ cup tomato, ¼ cup avocado, 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds and 1 tbsp vinaigrette
- 5.3 oz 100-calorie strawberry Greek yogurt
AFTERNOON SNACK
- 1 slice 45-calorie bread, toasted; spread with 2 tsp natural peanut butter and 2 tsp apple butter
DINNER
- 4 oz grilled sirloin steak; marinate in 1 tbsp olive oil vinaigrette for at least 1 hour before cooking; discard marinade
- 1 serving Cabbage & Cashew Stir-Fry (see recipe 7, page 3 of PDF)
- ½ cup boiled potatoes with 1 tsp EVOO and dash pepper
- ½ medium Bosc pear
Daily Total: 1,583 cal, 77g fat (23g mono, 6g poly, 23g sat), 182mg chol, 1,863mg sodium, 131g carb (32g fiber, 44g sugars), 102g protein