Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, SteveR
> > wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for suggestions for the breakfast and dinner meals -
> > something healthy, but something that "regular folks" might eat if
they
> > were trying to eat healthily rather than what nutritionists would
> > suggest.
>
> Why do you think there is a difference between what "regular folks"
> might eat vs a nutritionist's suggestion?
>
> Here are some breakfast ideas that "regular folks" eat:
> Toasted English muffin (whole grain) with peanut butter
> An orange
> A glass of milk
>
> McDonald's fruit and yogurt parfait
> Coffee or tea
>
> Cheerios with milk
> Buttered raisin toast
> Banana
>
> A bagel with cream cheese
> Fresh Fruit - maybe kiwi or strawberries?
> Milk
>
> Which are what "regular folks" might eat and which are "a
nutritionist's
> suggestion"?
>
> spoiler space
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> All four breakfasts are from a booklet from a dietitian -- I left out

> the portion sizes to make them look more "regular" than they do.
>
> How about dinner?
> Chicken breast
> mashed potatoes
> steamed asparagus spears
> green salad with tomato and dressing
> fruit
> milk
>
> That's a nutritionist-suggested meal, too. The chicken is a 3-oz
> portion, the potatoes are a half cup measure and the asparagus is 10
> spears. Four fresh apricots for fruit, and skim milk. Dressing is
fat
> free. Eminently edible.
>
> Pork chop
> Barley
> coleslaw
> Green beans
> Milk
> Apple Crisp
>
> Also a nutritionist-recommended meal. Also quite edible, not to
mention
> a lot of foods to put away.
>
> I'd enjoy any of those meals, and I'm about as "regular" (shut up,
> Sheldon!) as they come.
>
> -Barb

How can you be "regular" eating all that hospital food unless you tick
off your menu for a double portion of the stewed prunes... that's the
hospital patient's secret to survival... that and a smuggled jug of
vodka.

Sheldon