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Menu Ideas High Blood Pressure:
Treat it for Life
Menu Ideas

Here are two days of menus to show you how delicious
and satisfying healthy eating can be.

*Starred items have recipes given

Day 1 · Breakfast

2 large rectangles . . . Shredded wheat with
1 medium . . . . . . . . Banana
˝ cup . . . . . . . . . .Skim or 1% milk
1 slice . . . . . . . . .Toast with
1 teaspoon . . . . . . . Tub margarine
1 cup . . . . . . . . . .Coffee with
1 tablespoon . . . . . . Skim or 1% milk

Lunch—A La Fast Food

1 . . . . . . . . . . . .Grilled chicken sandwich
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .Tossed salad with
1 tablespoon . . . . . . Oil and vinegar dressing
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .Low fat yogurt cone
1 cup . . . . . . . . . .Lemonade

Snack

1 medium . . . . . . . . . .Orange

Dinner

2 rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Autumn stuffed cabbage
˝ cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice with parsley and
1 teaspoon . . . . . . . . . . Tub margarine
1 cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Skim or 1% milk
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fig bar Cookies

Snack 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .English muffin with
2 teaspoons each . . . . ..Tub margarine and jelly

Total Nutrients**:

Calories . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 260
Sodium . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 220 mg
Total fat . . . . . . . . . . . .70 g
Saturated fat . . . . . . . .20 g
Cholesterol . . . . . . . . . 165 mg

% of calories: . . . . . . . 28% from total fat
8% from saturated fat

**Values rounded

. Day 2 · Breakfast

1 cup . . . . . . . . . . Cooked oatmeal
2 tablespoons . . . . . .Raisins
˝ cup . . . . . . . . . . Skim or 1% milk
2 slices . . . . . . . . Whole wheat toast with
2 teaspoons. . . . . . Tub margarine
6 ounces . . . . . . . . Orange juice
1 cup . . . . . . . . . . .Coffee
1 tablespoon . . . . . Skim or 1% milk

Snack

1 medium . . . . . . . .Banana

Lunch

1 cup . . . . . . . . . . . .*Beef and bean chili
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whole grain crackers,
1 cup . . . . . . . . . . . . Tossed salad with
1 tablespoon . . . . . . .Low calorie dressing
1 cup . . . . . . . . . . . . .Skim or 1% milk

Dinner

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Baked pork chop made with *hot 'n' spicy seasoning
˝ cup . . . . . . . . . . . . .*Garlic mashed potatoes
˝ cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Green-bean sauté
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dinner roll with
1 teaspoon . . . . . . . . . .Tub margarine
1 cup . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .Skim or 1% milk
1 small slice . . . . . . . . .*Apple Coffee Cake

Total Nutrients**:

Calories . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,060
Sodium . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,670 mg
Total fat . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 g
Saturated fat . . . . . . . . 15 g
Cholesterol . . . . . . . . . .180 mg

% of calories: . . . . . . . .26% from total fat
7 % from saturated fat

**Values rounded

 
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