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1550 Calorie Diet and Meal Plan for Weight Loss

Free 1550 Calorie Diet

Thin Thins free 1550 Calorie Diet and Meal Plan illustrates a daily menu based on the official food group recommendations.

Rather than suffering severe hunger pains and risk going off a diet that is too low in calories, Thin Thin recommends a healthier approach. Simply determine your personal calorie (energy) needs based on your recommended weight.

You can use the weight charts at Diet Bites as a pattern in setting your goal weight. Next, simply stick to a daily diet consisting of the recommended calories that can be calculated using this Diet Bites link. Be sure to chose from all the food groups contained in the Food Pyramid such as outlined below in our 1550 Calorie Diet and Meal Plan.

While a 1550 calorie diet plan may be ideal for many individuals, it may be too deficient in calories for others, thus creating a decrease in speed of the metabolism - which equates to a slower rate of weight loss as the body struggles to save energy.

Thin Thins 1550 Calorie Diet and Meal Plan

Note that our 1550 Calorie Diet is a mirror of our 1500 Calorie Diet Plan, except with the substitution of a small pear for the morning snack over the plum. Enjoy water and zero calorie beverages freely.

Example of 1,600 Calorie Diet
USDA Food Group Recommendations

Food Group

Daily Serving Size

Fruits

1.5  cups

Vegetables

2  cups

Grains

5 ounces

Meat & Beans

5  ounces

Milk

3 cups

Oils

5 teaspoons

Discretionary Cal

Allow 132 Calories

Breakfast - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Oats, Toast & Fruit

1 serving of whole oats (150 calories)

1 slice of whole grain bread (up to 70 calories)

margarine (up to 30 calories)

1 teaspoon of honey (32 calories)

1 cup of skim milk (90 calories)

1 small banana (90 calories)

Prepare oats as directed on package. Add honey and milk to suit personal preference; be sure to drink any remaining milk. Add margarine to either the oat cereal or your whole grain bread. Packaged prepared oats can also be used, thus allowing the admission of the honey.

Morning Snack - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Fresh Fruit

1 small pear (86 calories)

Lunch - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Chili Cheese Pie

Vegetarians can opt for a veggie-based chili.

Chili - up to 200 calories.

Chopped onions, chopped peppers, chili sauce (optional)

12 whole grain crackers OR 120 calories worth of lightly salted chips

Shredded Cheese (100 calories worth)

zero calorie beverage, tea or water

Heat chili and stir in the crumbled crackers or chips OR serve them on the side. Cheese can either be added to the top of the hot chili or stirred into the chili.

Afternoon Snack - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Enjoy any food housed within the healthy Dairy Food Group up to 110 calories. Healthy menu suggestions include: low fat cottage cheese, low fat cheeses, low fat yogurt - all of which can be enjoyed with a few raw veggies.

Dinner - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Baked Potato & Steamed Veggies

1 small baked potato that is 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 inches in diameter (134 calories)

1 serving of light sour cream + 1/4 cup of shredded low fat cheese (allow 100 calories)

Bacon bits (up to 25 calories)

Enjoy freely the addition of any of the following as potato toppings: chopped chives, chopped onions, chopped peppers of any variety.

1 plum tomato, chopped (11 calories)

2 cups of frozen or fresh steamed vegetables of personal choice (50 calories)

margarine or butter (up to 120 calories)

zero calorie beverage, tea or water

Prepare potato; assemble with any of the ingredients above, serving vegetables on the side with up to 60 calories worth of margarine. Use the other 60 calories worth of margarine on the baked potato if desired.

Bedtime Snack - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

1/2 cup of blueberries (35 calories)

Nutritional Data - 1550 Calorie Diet & Meal Plan

Our example of a 1550 Calories Diet contains the following food group serving amounts:

3 Servings from the Fruit Group, 4 Servings from the Grain Group, 4 Servings from the Vegetable Group, 4 Servings from the Dairy Group and 2 Servings from the Meat & Bean Group.

 

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Thin Thin recommends that before attempting any reduced-calorie daily diet to promote weight loss, that the individual meet with their doctor for approval, as well as to rule out hidden conditions that could be triggering or encouraging weight gain. Thin Thin also recommends basing a reduced-calorie weight loss plan or diet plan on the official food groups in order to accomplish healthy, safe weight loss as well as establish a healthy eating plan going forward, which in turn can accomplish permanent weight loss and recommended weight. Thin Thin also recommends daily activity pairing with a healthy daily diet for optimum health.

Recommended Food Group Servings Based on a 2,000 calorie Daily Diet

Milk, Yogurt & Cheese Food Group: 2-3 Servings

Vegetable Food Group: 3-5 Servings

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs & Nuts Group: 2-3 Servings

Fruit Group: 2 - 4 Servings

Bread, Cereal, Rice & Pasta Group: 6-11 Servings

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