1000 calorie diet level

The major difference between the 1000 calorie diet level is that you get more of a bread exchange and milk exchange in your daily allowance, and you get more leeway in selecting you entrees. The calorie breakdown for the day is 264 calories for breakfast, 362 calorie for lunch, and 346 calories for diner.

Breakfast:
1/4 cup Low-fat Cottage Cheese
1 ounce Puffed Rice
4 ounces Nonfat Milk
1/2 Bagel
1 tsp. Margarine

Luncheon: With lunch, you get 362 calories, divided loosely into ::
(A) One bread exchange.
(B) Two meat exchanges.
(C) Two vegetable exchanges.
(D) Two fruit exchanges.

In selecting from the luncheon menu, give yourself.
(A) One appetizer.
(B) One salad.
(C) One entree.
(D) One bread exchange.
(F) One dessert.
You can select your bread exchange from remembering that it is the equivalent of one slice of bread..

Dinner On the 1000 calorie diet level, your dinner rises to 346 calories
According to the exchange system, you get.
(A) One vegetable exchange.
(B) One bead exchange.
(C) Two meat exchanges.
(D) Two fruit exchanges.

In selecting from the dinner menu, give yourself.
(A) One appetizer.
(B) One salad.
(C) One entree.
(D) One bread exchange.
(E) One vegetable
(F) One dessert.Snack:

With the 1000 calorie diet level, you can permit yourself one piece of fruit as a snack sometime during the day. The best time for most people is probably just before going to bed.

That you will be getting an excellent balance of protein, cabohydrate, and fat at every meal of the day. However, in viewing these tables based on the Exchange System, remember that the exchanges are always approximate.