The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution will help you reprogram your eating habits. You will learn how to make bulky, filling low-calorie vegetables the centerpiece of your meal, and make the meal more satisfying with protein-rich foods. Add in fruits, dairy, nuts/beans/seeds, and more, and you have the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating.
Following are two examples of menus from the book, The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution. It features 28 days of meal plans, to help you visualize a variety of ways to put together the DASH diet. They are suggestions, and you are free to make substitutions with your favorite foods that have similar nutritional properties. This is part of the way that you will learn how to make the DASH diet into your own personal plan.
And yes, it does seem like a lot of food. You will not feel hungry on the DASH diet, even when you are losing weight! Because of this, people say that they are surprised that they lose their cravings. It becomes so easy to follow.
See some of the vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus from The DASH Diet Younger You.
Breakfast
Mini-Egg Beaters Southwestern Style Omlet
Low-sodium Tomato Juice
Midmorning Snack
Light Cheese
Grape Tomatoes
Lunch
Turkey and Swiss Roll-ups
Cole Slaw
Raw Snow Peas
Flavored water
Midafternoon Snack
2 Tablespoons Natural Peanut Butter
Baby Carrots
Before-Dinner Snack
Guacamole
Bell Pepper Strips
Dinner
Roasted Turkey
Sauteed Carrots and Onions
Side Salad with Italian Dressing
Flavored water
Breakfast
Hot Chocolate
Hard Boiled Eggs
Light Cranberry Juice
Strawberries
Midmorning Snack
Key Lime Light Yogurt
Almonds
Lunch
Acapulco Tuna Salad in Pita Pocket
Sliced Bell Peppers
Sliced Tomatoes
Flavored water
Midafternoon Snack
Nectarine
Handful of Cashews
Before-Dinner Snack
Peanuts in the Shell
Dinner
Meaty Red Sauce Over Spaghetti Squash
Romaine Salad with Italian Dressing
Frozen Light Fudge Bar