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This meal-by-meal guide offers a balanced nutrition plan focusing on senior health. Based on expert information from www.nutrition.gov, it provides specific recommendations for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to support daily well-being.
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Meal Planning for Seniors A Meal-by-Meal Guide for Daily Nutrition Based on information from www.nutrition.gov
Breakfast • 1 cup milk • ½ cup fruit/vegetable (full strength juice) • 1 grain/bread: • 1 serving cornbread, muffin, roll or biscuit • (whole grain or enriched meal or flour) • ¾ cup cold dry cereal (whole grain, enriched or fortified) • ½ cup hot cooked cereal • ½ cup pasta or rice
Lunch • 1 cup milk • 1 cup fruit/vegetable (full strength juice) • 2 grain/bread • 2 meat/cheese
Dinner • 1 cup milk • 1 cup fruit/vegetable (full strength juice) • 2 grain/bread • 2 meat/cheese
Snack • Any two of the following: • 1 cup milk • 1 cup fruit/vegetable (full strength juice) • 2 grain/bread • 2 meat/cheese