Table 1.

Day program meal plan for weight restoration.

Meal	Content
Breakfast	1 fruit: ½ cup of juice/½ cup tinned/1 large piece of fresh/6 prunes/1 tbsp dried fruit
	plus cereal: 1 cup of flakes/2 weetbix/1 sachet porridge/ 1/3 cup muesli; with 1 cup of milk
	plus 2 pieces of toast both with 1 tsp butter and 1 tsp spread—jam/honey
Morning Tea	Snack item(s) between 250 and 350 calories
Lunch	Sandwich made with 2 slices of bread with spread—either margarine or mayonnaise plus 2 protein fillings (50 g meat, small can of fish in oil, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 tub Hommous, 50 g Tofu, 1 slice full fat cheese) Plus salad, 2 or more varieties, enough of each to cover a slice of bread.
	Dessert: Dairy choice from your Snack List
	Drink: Any fruit juices/drink (200–250 mL) or Flavoured milk (200–250 mL)/Soy/flavoured (250 mL)/Soft Drink (250–375 mL)
Afternoon Tea	Snack item(s) between 250 and 350 calories
Dinner	A balanced hot meal will include
Guidelines for appearance of meal	¼ dinner plate protein
	¼ dinner plate carbohydrate
	½ dinner plate vegetables/salad (dressed)
Guidelines for serves of protein	1 red meat steak (palm size in length and thickness), 2 lamb loin chops, 1 med pork chop, 3 slices roast meat, ¼ of a chicken, 1 small chicken breast.
	1 × ’hand’ size piece of fish (150–200 g)
	1 cup (when cooked) chickpeas/lentils/soybeans/baked beans
	2 vegetable/lentil burgers/patties
Guidelines for serves of carbohydrate foods	Tofu 150 g; Quorn 150g mince/2 patties/3 sausages/1 cutlet
Dessert	1 cup of cooked rice /pasta/quinoa/couscous/noodles/mashed potato
	1 medium potato cooked in any way, 2 slices of bread or 1 crusty roll
	Dessert as per current snack list
Supper	Snack item(s) between 250 and 350 calories