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Meal Plan Comparisons – Breakfast – Office Meeting

Posted by Timi Gustafson on May 5, 2009. Filed under: Eating Lighter & Smarter Leave a Comment

Working Breakfast

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Orange juice, 4 oz. 50 0
Donut, jelly 330 14
Banana, medium 105 1
Yogurt, low fat, 8 oz. 210 2
Coffee, 1 cup 5 0
Half & Half, 1 tbsp. 20 2
Bottled water 0 0
Total 720 19

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Orange juice, 4 oz. 50 0
Bagel, whole-wheat, 3 oz. 220 1
Banana, medium 105 1
Yogurt, nonfat, 6 oz. 90 0
Coffee, 1 cup 5 0
Milk, low fat, 1 tbsp. 10 0
Bottled water 0 0
Total 480 2

Total savings: 240 calories and 17 grams of fat

 

Breakfast on the Go

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Frappuccino: Double chocolate chip w/out
whipped cream, grande		 400 8
Sweetened whipped cream, grande, cold 110 11
Blueberry scone 460 22
Fresh fruit cup 101 1
Total 1071 42

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Frappuccino: Strawberries and creme w/out
whipped cream, grande		 360 2.5
Blueberry streusel muffin 320 9
Fresh fruit cup 101 1
Total 781 12.5

Total savings: 290 calories and 29.5 grams of fat

  

Hot Start-ups

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Breakfast bean and cheese burrito 189 6
Guacamole, 1/4 cup 68 6
Sour cream, 2 tbsp. 62 6
Salsa, 1/4 cup 15 0
Coffee, 2 cups 10 0
Total 344 18

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Breakfast bean and cheese burrito 189 6
Salsa, 1/4 cup 15 0
Coffee, 2 cups 10  0
Total 214 6

Total savings: 130 calories and 12 grams of fat

   

Power Players

Instead of this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Smoothie King® Indulge:
Peanut Power Plus Strawberryâ„¢		 712 25
Water, 16 fl.oz. 0 0
Total 712  25 

Try this…		 Calories Fat (g)
Smoothie King® Trim Down:
Slim-N-Trim Strawberryâ„¢		 375 1
Water, 16 fl.oz.  0  0
Total 375  1 

Total savings: 337 calories and 24 grams of fat

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