Sample Menus
Typical Induction Menus
Many of these menus were contributed by our message board participants.
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
eggs, scrambled or fried in butter with bacon, ham or canadian bacon Decaf. Coffee or Tea water |
1 cup salad greens 1 cup sliced turkey or ham (sugarfree) 2 tbsp sugar free Dressing of choice |
2 cups salad greens with 2 tbs dressing or 1 cup steamed vegetables assorted, from the permissible vegetable listSteaks, roasts, chops or fishdiet jello with artificially sweetened heavy cream |
Snack Ideas: 2 oz cheddar cheese, 1 serving sugarfree jello |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
1 fried egg, 1 slice American cheese stacked between 2 slices of lightly fried Canadian Bacon. (I started out eating two of these and quickly found out one was enough.) Coffee w/ cream | 3/4 Homemade Chicken Salad, Black and Green Olives, Celery Sticks with 1 oz. Cream Cheese | 2 Chicken thighs baked in Diet Rite Cola, 1 c. green beans with bacon, garlic and onions, Mixed Salad Greens w/ Ranch Dressing |
Snacks: String Cheese, Pork Rinds w/ sour cream & minced onion | Contributed by Gooch |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
2 eggs, fried with butter. Sometimes with cheddar. For variety I added mushrooms or green peppers | burger patty, deviled egg, and a small salad |
stir fry chicken breasts in olive oil with green pepper and mushrooms. Season lightly with garlic powder, salt, pepper, onion powder. Or, I also lived on this dinner - heroin pork chops with steamed broccali loaded in butter. S - deviled egg. |
Contributed by desertgirl |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
2 hard boiled eggs and 4 strips of bacon | 4 cups of lettuce salad, w/shredded cheese and chicken breast (cut up) | Steak/ chicken, meat crust pizza, 2-3 cheeseburgers, etc. W/ dinner I would have some string cheese. |
Note: I drank 100+ ounces of water a day and would drink Crystal Light if I needed something else. | Contributed by brvs fn |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
3 eggs, scrambled with a little green pepper or other low carb vegetable 2 slices of bacon coffee (best to have decaffeinated) with heavy cream and splenda |
Large salad: mixed greens, radishes, cucumbers, red cabbage (shredded) 4-6 oz grilled chicken sliced thinly a little bit of shredded cheese Homemade blue cheese dr Snack: 3 pieces of celery tuna mixed with a little mayo essing |
4-6 oz grilled salmon or other fish broccoli with melted butter Snack: A few radishes & a few cheese cubes (hard cheeses only, may use cream cheese as well) Herbal non carb hot tea with splenda and a touch of cream |
Contributed by Tiny Girl |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
Note: Pick one item from each column for Breakfast Lunch And dinner | ||
Mock Danish plus 2 strips bacon Faux Oatmeal plus slice of ham Bacon and eggs Cheese and veggie omelet |
Spinach Dip with raw veggies Hot Wings plus a salad Tuna Salad Wraps Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. |
Chicken with Broccoli and cheese Garlic Chicken with mashed cauliflower or Brussels Sprouts Chargrilled Salmon or Fish Filet with yellow squash and salad NY Strip and salad ( this was usually Saturday night special and I would have a dessert for us. Cheesecake or something we didn't have through the week.) |
Snack Ideas: Sf Jello and whipped cream.....cheesecake....chocolate cream......pork skins and sour cream dip.....cheese stick, string......slim jim.....deviled egg.....never lc candy bars or shakes, while on induciton or OWL.... | Contributed by Eve |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
eggs and bacon, sometimes a couple slices of tomato |
salad and cheeseburger patty snack: string cheese or deviled eggs |
Steak, salad, grilled shrimp snack: sf jello w/ sf whipped cream |
Contributed by IntelGirl |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
2 boiled eggs 1 piece of ham decaf coffee | tuna mixed with mayo on 2 cups of lettuce 1 oz cheddar cheese 1 slice of tomato few pork rinds on the side water | broiled salmon broccoli with 2 oz cheese on top water/ice tea |
Contributed by Spongebob |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
1-2 hardboiled eggs, 2-4 slices pre-cooked bacon | 2 cups lettuce, 1 6oz can tuna drained, 3-4 T mayo (all mixed together) |
Dinner - Either: A) chicken breast sauteed in olive oil w/mushrooms, mozzerella cheese, and bacon bits. B) chicken breast sauteed in olive oil w/green beans and bacon bits. C) pork or steak sauteed in olive oil w/green peppers and onions or green peppers and mushrooms. D) meat that cannot be sauteed (roast, hamburger, etc) w/green beans. |
Notes: My best loss menu... this is the menu I ate every single day for months. If snacks were necessary (not often) they were mozzerella string cheese, deviled eggs, or leftover dinner meat. |
Contributed by Lissame |
Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
Breakfast....fried eggs and sausage or bacon | Lunch...2 fried all beef patties, cup of cucumbers sliced, 1 stalk of celery, 2 or 3 radishes, fresh mushrooms sliced. | Dinner...Finger Licken' Chicken....1 cup of green and yellow beans mix or turnips. |
Snack..(if needed) Pork Rinds with hot sauce, and 2 ounces of cheese microwaved on top...dip in hot sauce. (mmmmm) | Contributed by Noxzema |