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Breakfast Bacon slices, 4 slices Coffee, decaf, 8 ounces Scrambled eggs, 2 Lunch Bacon cheeseburger, no bun Bacon, 2 slices American cheese, 1 ounce Ground beef patty, 6 ounces Small tossed salad, no dressing Seltzer water Dinner Shrimp cocktail, 3 ounces Mustard, 1 teaspoon Mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon Clear consomm¨¦, 1 cup T-bone steak, 6 ounces Tossed salad Russian dressing Sugar-free Jell-O, 1 cup Whipped cream, 1 tablespoon Typical Ongoing Weight Loss Menu Breakfast Western Omelet: Eggs, 2 Cheddar cheese, 2 ounces Bell peppers, 1 tablespoon Onion, 1 tablespoon Ham bits, 1/10 cup Butter, 1 tablespoon Tomato juice, 3 ounces Crispbread, 2 carbo grams (1/4 slice) Tea, decaf, 8 ounces Lunch Chef's salad with ham, cheese, and egg with zero-carb dressing Iced herbal tea, 8 ounces Dinner Subway seafood salad, 1 item Poached salmon, 6 ounces Boiled cabbage, 2/3 cup Strawberries, 1 cup 4 tablespoons cream Typical Maintenance Menu Breakfast Gruyere and spinach omelet: Eggs, 2 Gruyere cheese, 2 ounces Spinach, 1 cup cooked Butter, 1 tablespoon 1 cantaloupe Crispbread, 4 carbo grams (1 slice) Coffee, decaf, 8 ounces Lunch Roast chicken, 6 ounces Broccoli, 2/3 cup, steamed Green salad Creamy garlic dressing Club soda Dinner French onion soup, 1 cup Salad with tomato, onion, carrots Oil and vinegar dressing Asparagus, 1 cup Baked potato, 1 small with sour cream (2 tablespoons) and chives Veal chops, 1 serving Fruit compote, 1+ cups (generous cup) Wine spritzer, 16 ounces Nutrient Analysis of Atkins Sample Diets Atkins Induction Atkins Weight Loss Atkins Maintenance Energy, kcal 1759 1505 2173 Protein, g (% energy) 143 (33%) 120 (32%) 135 (25%) Carbohydrate, g (% energy) 15 (3%) 36 (10%) 116 (22%) Fat, g (% energy) 125 (64%) 97 (58%) 110 (45%) Alcohol, g (% energy) 0 0 26 (8%) Saturated fat, g 42 45 38 Cholesterol, mg 886 885 834 Fiber, g 2 7 18 Calcium, mg (% DV) 373 (37%) 952 (95%) 1019 (102%) Iron, mg (% DV) 15 (86%) 10 (54%) 13 (70%) Vitamin C (% DV) 20 (33%) 140 (234%) 242 (404%) Vitamin A, RE (% DV) 799 (80%) 1525 (153%) 2521 (252%) Folate, µg (% DV) 143 (36%) 268 (67%) 584 (146%) Vitamin B-12, 5g (% DV) 11 (191%) 8 (132%) 5 (80%) Thiamin, mg (% DV) 0.7 (48%) 1.1 (76%) 1.0 (64%) *% Daily values are based on a 2000-kcal diet deriving 30% of total energy from fat (10% each from saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats), and 15% total energy from protein. In addition to having very high protein content and low carbohydrate content, the menus at all three stages are very high in saturated fat and cholesterol. The menus are also low in fiber. In addition, these sample menus do not reach Daily Values for calcium and iron. The Induction menu does not meet the Daily Values for vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, and thiamin. The Weight Loss menu is low on folate and thiamin. |
