1500 Calories, Heart Healthy

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Here is a sample heart healthy low fat meal plan (1517 calories).

Breakfast
	Amount	Item	Protein	Carbs	Fats	Calories
	12 ounces	Coffee-w/caffeine	0.40	1.40	0.00	8.00
	1 cup	Milk	8.00	11.00	5.00	120.00
	1 tbps	Cream,fluid,half and half	0.44	0.65	1.73	19.55
	1 pack	Oatmeal-instant,maple,brn sugar Quaker	4.50	31.60	2.10	152.00
	Total:		13.34	44.65	8.82	299.55
AM Snack
	1 cup	Cottage cheese- 1%fat	28.00	6.00	2.00	164.00
	0.5 cup	Pineapple-canned, chunks	0.00	18.00	0.00	70.00
	Total:		28.00	24.00	2.00	234.00
Lunch
	2 each	Bread whole wheat-slice	6.00	24.00	2.00	140.00
	1 cubic inch	Cheddar cheese	4.26	0.15	4.12	56.36
	0.15 cup	Mayo	0.32	8.47	11.77	137.37
	1 ounce	Turkey breast/white meat	8.50	0.00	0.20	38.25
	0.25 small	Tomato-small	0.25	1.43	0.10	6.50
	Total:		19.33	34.36	18.19	378.48
PM Snack
	8 each	Cracker/Nabisco-Low Saltines	1.60	16.00	3.20	96.00
	1 ounce	Turkey/white meat	8.50	0.00	0.20	38.25
	Total:		10.12	16.00	3.40	134.25
Dinner
	5 ounces	Halibut - broiled	37.50	0.00	5.00	198.75
	1 cup	Rice-white cook steamed	6.00	62.00	0.00	164.00
	2 tbps	Thousand island-reduced cal. Kraft	0.00	6.00	2.00	40.00
	0.5 cup	Vegetables - mixed, frozen, boiled	2.60	11.90	0.10	54.00
	1 small	Salad-sm. Garden w/tomato, onion	1.30	9.50	0.40	49.00
	1 tsp	Sugar-white	0.00	4.00	0.00	15.00
	12 fluid ounces	Tea-prepared w/tap water	0.00	1.00	0.00	4.00
	Total:		44.80	82.50	7.40	470.75

	Grand Total:		115.58	201.50	39.82	1517.04

Shopping List for the Week

Food	Quantity
Apple - medium with peel	7 each
Banana - medium 8 inch	7 each
Bread whole wheat - slice	14 each
Broccoli	7 spears
Cheerios	10.5 cups
Chicken Breast / White Meat	28 ounces
Coffee- w/caffeine	84 ounces
Cream, fluid, half and half	7 tablespoons
Halibut - broiled	35 ounces
Mayo type, reg., w/salt	1 cup
Milk - 2 % fat	7 cups
Orange - medium	7 each
Sugar - white	14 tea spoons
Rice - white	7 cups
Thousand island - reduced cal.	7 table spoons
Turkey Breast / White Meat	14 ounces
Tea	82 ounces

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