1600 Calorie Diet

1600 Calorie Diet For Healthy Nutrition

Healthy 1600 Calorie Diet Plan Overview

1600 calorie menu is perfect for a medium size women to maintain weight if she has little or no physical activity.

Before you choose this 1600 calorie diet plan, make sure it fits your dietary needs. Simply visit my free calorie counter to determine how many calories you need.

The following healthy diet menu is planned for a week, so you get 7 free 1600 calorie menu plans.

1600 Calorie Diet Menu

Day 1

  • Breakfast – 2 whole grain toast, 2 tablespoons of jelly, 1 teaspoon of butter, 1 cup of tea or coffee, ½ cup of orange juice.
  • Snack – ½ bagel, 1 cup of yogurt.
  • Lunch – 2 oz of sliced turkey or chicken breast, 1 tossed vegetable salad with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and lemon juice, 1 whole grain roll.
  • Snack – ½ cup of fresh strawberries, 1 cup of yogurt, 1 tablespoon of granola cereal.
  • Dinner – 3 oz of beef, grilled or broiled, 1 cup of rice, 1 teaspoon of butter, 1 cup of steamed carrots, mixed green salad with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Snack – 1 apple or orange.

Day 2

  • Breakfast – 1 orange, 1 cup of whole grain cereal, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of strawberries, 1 whole grain toast with 1 teaspoon of jelly.
  • Snack – 2 teaspoons of peanut butter, 2 rice cakes.
  • Lunch – 1 cup of vegetable soup, 1 oz of mozzarella cheese, 1 mixed greens salad with olive oil and lemon juice, 1 cup of yogurt, few whole grain crackers.
  • Snack – 1 apple.
  • Dinner – 5 oz of white fish, baked, broiled or grilled, 1 baked potato, 1 cup of steamed broccoli, mixed greens salad with oil and lemon juice, 1 whole grain roll.
  • Snack – 3 cups of plain popcorn.

Day 3

  • Breakfast – 2 pancakes with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup or fruit spread, 1 cup of fresh orange juice.
  • Snack – 1 cup of milk, 1 peach.
  • Lunch – 6 oz of fish, grilled or broiled, mixed greens salad with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and lemon juice, 1 apple, and few whole grain crackers.
  • Snack – 1 granola bar.
  • Dinner – 2 cup of whole grain pasta, ½ cup of tomato sauce, mixed greens salad with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Snack – 1 cup of milk, few peanuts.

Day 4

  • Breakfast – ½ cup of oatmeal, cooked with 1 teaspoons of brown sugar, 1 cup of milk, 1 orange.
  • Snack – 1 apple, few crackers.
  • Lunch – 1 oz of sliced chicken or turkey breast, 1 teaspoon of mustard, 1 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 slices of tomato, 1 ½ cup of sliced raw vegetables.
  • Snack – ½ cup of milk, 1 cup of strawberries, 2 oz of almonds.
  • Dinner – 3 oz skinless chicken breast, baked, broiled or grilled, 1 medium baked potato, 2 teaspoons of butter, mixed greens salad with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Snack – 3/4 cup of cottage cheese, 1 pear.

Day 5

  • Breakfast – 1 whole wheat bagel, 1 table spoon of cream cheese, 1 cup of orange juice.
  • Snack – 1 cup of yogurt, 1 apple.
  • Lunch – 2 oz lean hamburger, grilled or broiled, 1 cup of steamed asparagus, large tossed vegetable salad with yogurt dressing, ½ cup of cottage cheese.
  • Snack – 1 oz of graham crackers.
  • Dinner – 2 cup of pasta with 3 oz of cooked shrimp and 1 /2 cup of broccoli, 1 slice of Italian bread, 1 teaspoon of garlic olive oil, mixed greens salad with oil and vinegar.

Day 6

  • Breakfast – 1 poached egg, 1 tomato, 1 whole wheat muffin, 1 grapefruit.
  • Snack – 1 cup of fruit salad, 1 cup of yogurt, 1 granola bar.
  • Lunch – 3 oz of sliced turkey or chicken breast, 1 pita bread, 1 cup of sliced carrots and celery.
  • Snack – 1 peach, 1 cup of cottage cheese.
  • Dinner – 3 oz of cheese, few crackers, 1 mixed greens salad with olive oil and lemon juice, 1 glass of dry red wine.
  • Snack – 1 cup of fresh strawberries.

Day 7

  • Breakfast – 2 whole wheat toasts, 1 hard boiled egg, ½ cup of blueberries, 1 cup of yogurt.
  • Snack – 1 pear, 1 oz of pretzels.
  • Lunch – 4 oz of cheese, 1 large vegetable salad with olive oil and lemon juice, 1 cup of milk.
  • Snack – ½ cup of fruit salad, 1 granola bar.
  • Dinner – 3 oz of broiled or baked white fish, 1 ½ cup of rice, 1 cup of steamed vegetables, 2 teaspoons of butter.

This is a well balanced healthy 1600 calorie diet so you can follow it for as long as you need!

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