Protein Foods - 4 Servings contain between 18 and 25 grams, consume 75 to 100 grams a day.  
  • 3 8-ounce glasses of skim or low-fat milk  
  • ¾ cup of low-fat cottage cheese  
  • 1 ¾ cups low-fat yogurt  
  • 2 ½ ounces Edam Cheese  
  • 3 ounces Swiss or Cheddar Cheese or low fat cheese  
  • 5 large egg whites  
  • 2 large whole eggs, plus 2 egg whites  
  • 3 ½ ounces of tuna  
  • 2 ½ ounces white meat chicken or turkey, without skin  
  • 3 ½ ounces fish or shrimp  
  • 5 ounces clams, crab or lobster  
  • 3 ounces lean beef, lamb, pork or dark meat chicken  
  • 3 ounces veal  
  • 4 ounces fatty beef or lamb  
  • 5 to 6 ounces tofu

High Protein Snacks

  • Nuts and Seeds
  • Whole Grain Baked goods  
  • Soy Baked goods  
  • Yogurt
  • Hard Cheese  
  • Hard Cooked Eggs  

 

Calcium-Rich Foods – 4 Servings a day, 1280 to 1300 milligrams, each serving contains about 300 milligrams of calcium  
  • 8 ounces skim or 1% milk  
  • ½ cup evaporated skim or low-fat milk  
  • 1 ¾ cups of low-fat cottage cheese  
  • 1 ½ ounces Cheddar or American Cheese  
  • 1 ¼ ounces of Swiss Cheese  
  • 1 cup low-fat or nonfat plain yogurt  
  • 6 ounces calcium-added orange juice  
  • 4 ounces canned salmon  
  • 3 ounces sardines  
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons ground sesame seeds  
  • Soy milk or soy protein  
  • 1 cup collard greens  
  • 1 ¾ cups of broccoli  
  • 2 corn tortillas  
  • 10 dried figs  
  • 3 cups cooked dried beans (great northern, navy or pinto)  

Calcium-Rich Snacks

  • Almonds, filberts, peanuts
  • Dried fruit
  • Baked goods made with Sesame seeds, soy flour, or carob
  • Green Leafy and Yellow Vegetables and Yellow Fruits – 3 or more a day, one should be raw, some yellow and some green.
  • 1/8 cantaloupe  
  • 2 large fresh or dried apricots  
  • ½ medium mango  
  • 1 large nectarine or yellow peach  
  • 1 cup cubed papaya
  • 1 tablespoon canned unsweetened pumpkin  
  • 1/3 cup cooked beat greens  
  • ¾ cups cooked broccoli or turnip greens  
  • ½ raw carrots, or 1/3 cup cooked  
  • 8 to 10 large leaves dark green leafy lettuce
  • ¼ cup cooked winter squash
  • ¼ small sweet potato or yam

Vitamin C Foods – 2 Servings a day, don’t skip a day

  • ½ grapefruit or ½ cup grapefruit juice  
  • 2 small oranges or ½ cup orange juice or 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate  
  • ½ medium mango  
  • ½ cup cubed papaya  
  • ¼ small cantaloupe  
  • ½ cup strawberries  
  • 1 1/3 cup blackberries or raspberries  
  • 1 ½ cup tomato juice  
  • 1 ½ cups coleslaw  
  • ½ small red or green pepper  
  • 2/3 cup broccoli or cauliflower or kohlrabi
  • 1 cup of collard greens  
  • 3 cups of raw spinach  

Iron Rich Foods – 1 a day

  • Duck
  • Beef  
  • Oysters
  • Sardines
  • Jerusalem Artichokes  
  • Pumpkin
  • Potatoes in their skin  
  • Spinach
  • Seaweed  
  • Legumes (Green peas, chick peas, lentils, kidney and lima beans, etc)  
  • Soybeans and soy products  
  • Carob flour and carob powder  
  • Blackstrap molasses  
  • Dried fruits

Other Fruits and Vegetables – 2 a day

  • 1 apple or ½ cup unsweetened applesauce  
  • 6 to 7 asparagus spears
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • ¾ cup green beans
  • 2/3 cup of blueberries or lingonberries  
  • 2/3 cup Brussels sprouts
  • 2/3 cup pitted fresh cherries
  • 2/3 cup of grapes
  • 1 cup of fresh mushrooms
  • 1 med white peach
  • 1 med pear
  • 1 med slice fresh or unsweetened canned pineapple
  • 1 med potato
  • 2/3 cup of zucchini

Whole Grains and Legumes – 6 to 11 every day

  • 1 slice whole-wheat, whole-rye, other whole grain bread, or Soy bread
  • ½ cup cooked brown rice
  • ½ cup cooked wild rice
  • ½ cup cooked whole grain cereal
  • 1 ounce whole-grain read-to-eat cereal with no added sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of wheat germ
  • ½ cup bulgar, millet, kasha
  • ½ cup cooked whole-grain, soy, or high-protein-type pasta
  • ½ cup cooked beans or peas
  • 1 corn or whole-wheat tortilla