Eating three regularly scheduled meals a day is another part of a healthy diet —a healthy Breakfast, a healthy lunch and a healthy dinner every day.

While we know that this isn't always easy, we also know that eating on a schedule will help you avoid between-meal hunger, which often leads to overeating at the next meal.

Here's a 1400-calorie sample one-day menu to use as a guide:

Breakfast

1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup fruit cocktail in juice

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt mixed with fruit

Lunch

2 slices light whole wheat bread

2 oz turkey ham and 1 oz low-fat cheese

1/8 avocado, sliced

alfalfa sprouts

1 tsp mayonnaise

1/2 cup baby carrots

2 Tbsp nonfat dressing for dipping

1 apple

Dinner

4 oz chicken leg, no skin, baked

1 cup whole wheat Pasta

4 Tbsp low-fat vinaigrette, 2 for marinade and 2 to toss with pasta (add extra vinegar, lemon juice or Water as needed)

1 cup broccoli and 1 cup zucchini, steamed and tossed with pasta

8 oz. 1% milk

Snack

1 cup cantaloupe melon

1/4 cup cottage cheese OR 8 oz skim milk

Well I suspected it the other day when "she" posted to eat fruit instead of drinking water.... so I guess its pretty obvious this person isnt a bandster.... 2 pieces of bread for lunch? 3-4 c of food for dinner? LMAO

I agree if we are in the green zone we have 3 or less meals a day of 1/2 a cup of food. Protein for us is so much more important. I mean sprouts, bread, pasta. We would pb that up

I sure couldn't eat this much with the band. you cant have one are you sure you r in the right fruom? good WW day

I almost was excited to see this and when I started what she is suggesting there is no way she is a bandster.

sorry but im not a bandster ,, I found this article in a magazine, and I wanted to share it here ..

im not a bandster yet but will be 12/12/12 and no way im gonna even attempt any of that food,,,, not even 2 yrs preop,,, i want to loose weight not gain,,, but what ever,,,

no bread no pasta no rice that what my doc says

What's the point of posting something that isn't accurate, let alone from a non bandster?? lol

I think she is unaware of where she is posting. Certainly not a banded person.

Could someone please modify this for a bandster? I need a week's worth of simple daily meal plans. High protein, of course.

Eating three regularly scheduled meals a day is another part of a healthy diet —a healthy breakfast' date=' a healthy lunch and a healthy dinner every day.

While we know that this isn't always easy, we also know that eating on a schedule will help you avoid between-meal hunger, which often leads to overeating at the next meal.

Here's a 1400-calorie sample one-day menu to use as a guide:

Breakfast

1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup fruit cocktail in juice

1 cup plain low-fat yogurt mixed with fruit

Lunch

2 slices light whole wheat bread

2 oz turkey ham and 1 oz low-fat cheese

1/8 avocado, sliced

alfalfa sprouts

1 tsp mayonnaise

1/2 cup baby carrots

2 Tbsp nonfat dressing for dipping

1 apple

Dinner

4 oz chicken leg, no skin, baked

1 cup whole wheat Pasta

4 Tbsp low-fat vinaigrette, 2 for marinade and 2 to toss with pasta (add extra vinegar, lemon juice or Water as needed)

1 cup broccoli and 1 cup zucchini, steamed and tossed with pasta

8 oz. 1% milk

Snack

1 cup cantaloupe melon

1/4 cup cottage cheese OR 8 oz skim milk[/quote']

Are you a bandster? I don't know anyone who can eat this much after surgery.

No fills yet and there is no way I could eat all that. I'm also wondering what the point of posting that on a band site was? Hmmmmm.

sorry but im not a bandster ,, I found this article in a magazine, and I wanted to share it here ..

No offense, but this is WAY more than anyone with a Lap Band could or should be eating per meal.

You do realize this is a forum for people who are considering or have been banded?

This menu is great for a non-banded person but it has nothing to do with us here on the Lap Band boards.