Wellness begins
with proper nutrition

Sample breakfast menu

  • Cereal: Raisin Bran, Cheerios, Shredded Wheat, oatmeal, Cream of Wheat
  • Entree: scrambled eggs,* granola with yogurt, Canadian bacon,* fruit smoothie
  • Fruits: sliced peaches, melon wedges, fruit cocktail, fresh fruit, apple sauce, orange slices
  • Continental options: toast – white bread, wheat, rye, raisin, muffin, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt
  • Beverages: coffee, Carnation Instant Breakfast, tea, sugar-free Carnation Instant Breakfast, decaf coffee, orange juice, decaf tea, prune juice, hot chocolate, apple juice, sugar-free hot chocolate, cranberry juice, whole milk,* V-8 juice,*skim milk, 2% milk
  • Condiments: creamers, lemons, jelly, syrup, margarine, peanut butter, sugar-free syrup

Sample lunch menu

  • Soup of the day: chicken noodle with salted or unsalted crackers
  • Entree: roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, tossed salad
  • Sandwich options:
    • Meats: lean ham,* turkey, tuna salad, chicken salad
    • Cheeses: American cheese,* swiss, cheddar
    • Breads: white, wheat, rye
    • Extras: lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, margarine, potato chips, pretzels, pickles
    • Other: BLT, grilled tomato and cheese, peanut butter and jelly
  • Fruits and desserts: ice cream,* homemade cookies,* Fig Newtons, fruit cocktail, sliced peaches, apple sauce
  • Fruits and desserts (sugar free): sorbet, ice cream, vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, Jello
  • Beverages: coffee, tea, decaf coffee, decaf tea, skim milk, prune juice, whole milk,* apple juice, 2% milk, ginger ale, iced tea, diet ginger ale, hot chocolate, orange juice, creamers, sugar-free hot chocolate, cranberry juice, lemons

Sample dinner menu

  • Entree: broiled swordfish, salisbury steak,* soup and sandwich, tuna/chicken salad, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, white rice, stewed tomatoes
  • Fruits and desserts: ice cream,* homemade cookies,* Fig Newtons, fruit cocktail, sliced peaches, apple sauce
  • Fruits and desserts (sugar free): sorbet, ice cream, vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, Jello 
  • Beverages: coffee, tea, decaf coffee, decaf tea, skim milk, prune juice, whole milk,* apple juice, 2% milk, ginger ale, iced tea, diet ginger ale, hot chocolate, orange juice, creamers, sugar-free hot chocolate, cranberry juice, lemons

*Limit to reduce sodium and/or saturated fat intake 

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