Hi help me balance my meals?

Question

The dietition said it is important to balance every one of my meals.
For breakfast I included everything from the food pyrimid,except for the vegetables group. The dietitian mentioned that people usually don't eat vegetables for breakfast so it was okay as long as i included vegetables in my other meals.

Today's Breakfast: 2 Slices of wheat bread topped with cinamin and syrup-grain group
1 egg scrambled-meat group
Kellog cereal 3/4 a cup with raisins-grain group/fruit group
Apple-fruit group
So For lunch i plan to have a tuna sandwhich with lettuce onion and well i'm out of tomatos so just lettuce and onion- Grain group, Bit of vegetable group and meat/protein group
I plan to include a fruit too but i still need more vegetables... does anyone have an idea on how to balance my meals.


I'm recovering from an eating disorder and welll, now i feel good when i eat but i only worry about balancing. also how many cups of vegies am i supposed to be eating i'm 15 years old girl tn

Answer 1

Hi,
Remember that a veggie serving is only 1/2 cup. Measure it out a couple of times and you will see that it isn't very much.
Some breakfast ideas:
#1-2 eggs scrambled with onions and green peppers.[2 meat,1 veggie ]
1 piece of toast [ carb ] and a piece of fruit [ fruit ]
#2-1 piece french toast [ meat and carbo ] syrup, and half a cup blueberries [ fruit ]
#3-1 cup cottage cheese,[ meat ] mixed with the fruit of your choice.[ fruit]
Mid am snack ideas :
#1-V8 juice [ veggies ]
#2-one piece toast with PB.[ carb and meat ]
#3-half a muffin and a glass of milk[ carb and meat ]
Lunch ideas :
#1- Tuna or any other meat sandwich with two pieces of bread [ meat,veggies carbs ]
A piece of fruit.
#2-Veggie soup[ veggies ] ,small salad [ yet more veggies ] couple of cookies [ Carbs ]
#3- a piece of pizza [ carb and meat ] a piece of fruit [ fruit ]
Afternoon snack :
#1- Veggies and dip [ veggies ]
#2-a fruit
#3-yogurt
Dinner :
#1- meat, veggies [ one cup,] 1 cup carbs- rice, potatoes,beans, corn or peas.
#2-Tortilla with cheese [ carb and meat ], a salad,a fruit.
#3-Pasta with tomato sauce, grated cheese,salad and fruit.
Pm snack:
#1Small bowl cereal and milk
#2- Ice cream
#3-fruit.
I hope that helps.You should have about 5 servings [ 1/2 cup] of veggies a day.
Good luck

Answer 2

Hey there!
Thats not alot for one whole day but since ur recovering from an eatting disorder just like Iam ! Well Iam 17 years old i had an eating disorder too !I would take one bit out of my food and exercise consently also anytime I would crave for something like junk food I would chew and spit so i dont get the calories but I know I has a problem since i was 13 years old i had an eating disorder now im a recovering addict! U should try eating 3or6 mini meals a day ! Its helped me now i 97 but i want to be 93 because im 5'0 but yeah i think this will do u good! Dont torture urself ! Treat urself! :D

Answer 3

That's alot of food for one day

breakfast

scramble two eggs and put cheese in them and serve it over a slice of wheat bread. Drink a glass of orange juice.

For lunch, have a tuna sandwhich with veggie toppings and a fruit. Drink a glass of milk.

Drink water in the middle of the day if you are thirsty

Supper
Have lasaugna(meat,dairy,veggie,grain)
Eat a fruit with it
Have any thing to drink

For snack eat carrot and celery sticks or a fruit like banana apple orange.

If you choose me a sbest answerer and in the comments box put your email, I can email you some more meal plans and you can let me know what you like.

Answer 4

Eat as many cups of veggies as you want. Baby carrots, celery with peanut butter, cut up red pepper and hummus, salads, green beans, snow peas, etc all make good snacks and sides throughout the day.

As long as the veggies don't have a lot of sauces or other additives, you should enjoy as many servings as you find throughout your day.

you can also use lettuce leaves in place of the bread in a tuns sandwich. wrap bites of tuns salad in the lettuce and enjoy. super crunchy and delish.

you could also toss some veggies in your eggs at breakfast and make an omlet. broccoli, tomato, spinach, corn, onion, etc.

good luck! congrats on taking care of yourself!!

Answer 5

Hi try V-8, regular. (mostly b/c the low sodium kind is gross) but I find it good & low fat plus you get more vegatables without the feeling of having to "eat" them.