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2001 Volunteer Leader Training Guide
The DASH Diet
Sample Menu

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Food Amount (Serving Size) Number of Servings by DASH Food Groups
    Grains Veg. Fruits Dairy Meats Nuts Fats Sweets
Breakfast
apple juice

1 cup

    1 1/2*          
bran cereal, ready to eat 2/3 cup 1              
raisins 2 Tablespoons     1/2          
fat free milk 1 cup       1        
whole wheat bread 1 slice 1              
soft margarine 1 1/2 teaspoons             1 1/2  
Lunch
chicken sandwich                  
chicken breast, no skin 3 ounces         1      
American Cheese, reduced fat 2 Slices (1 1/2 ounces)       1        
loose leaf lettuce 2 large leaves   1/2            
tomato 2 slices (1/4 inches thick)   1/2            
light mayonnaise 1 Tablespoon             1  
whole wheat bread 2 slices 2              
apple 1 Medium     1          
Dinner
vegetarian spaghetti sauce 3/4 cup   1 1/2*            
spaghetti

1 cup

2              
parmesan cheese 4 Tablespoons       1        
green beans

1/2 cup

  1            
spinach salad                  
spinach, raw 1 cup   1            
mushrooms, raw 1/4 cup   1/4            
croutons 2 Tablespoons 1/4              
italian dressing, lowfat 2 Tablespoons             1  
dinner role 1 medium 1              
frozen yogurt, lowfat 1/2 cup       1/2        
Snack                  
orange juice 1 cup     1 1/2*          
banana 1 large     1 1/2          
Day's Total   7 1/4 4 3/4 6 3 1/2 1 0 3 1/2 0

*These servings are not the same as USDA but are appropriate for the DASH Diet.

Per day

Calories 1,995
Total Fat 50 g**
Saturated Fat 15 g
Cholesterol 124 mg***
Magnesium 458 mg
Potassium 4,254 mg
Calcium 1,384 mg
Sodium 3,127 mg

** g = gram *** mg = milligram

Prepared by: Easter H. Tucker, Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Specialist, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

Source: The DASH Diet, NIH Publication No. 98-4082, September 1998. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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