7} @ NUTRITION NEWS & NOTES— Cutting Calries—And Cking Time (NAPSA)—Maintaining a healthful diet desn’t have t eat up a lt f yur time. In fact, dietitians say there are a numberf shrtcuts time-pressed hme cks can take that let them serve up balanced meals withut spending t much time in the kitchen. Nutritin expert Jy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN, spkespersn fr the American Frzen Fd Institute, prepared a nine-day meal plan that cnsists entirely f frzen fd prducts. Mst f the meals take just minutes t make, but they are lw in fat, lw in calries and prvide the vitamins and minerals recmmended by dctrs. Perhaps equally imprtant fr dieters, the meals help keep variety and gd taste n a diner’s plate. All the meals include at least ne serving f frzen fruits r vegetables (studies shw frzen prduce is as nutritius as fresh prduce, and in sme cases mre nutritius) and peple can select meals frm the 1,600-, 2,200- and 2,800-calrie categries. Here’s a sample day. It prvides 58 gramsf prtein, 38 grams f fiber, 1,580 calries and 28 grams f fat: Breakfast 2 Whle-Grain Waffles, calcium-frtified, frzen 1 cup Frzen Blueberries, thawed 8 z. Caleium-frtified Orange Juice frm frzen cncentrate 1 Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement Lunch 2.5 z. Vegetable Burger, frzen A meal plan by nutritin expert Jy Bauer highlights the variety, taste and nutritin f frzen fds. 1 cup Mixed Vegetables, frzen 1 cup frzen Lng-Grain Brwn Rice, cked Afternn Snack 1 Small Oat Bran Muffin, frzen (any brand, 200 calries r less) Dinner 4 z. Breaded, Baked Fish Fillet, frzen (any brand, 170 calries r less) 1 cup Artichkes, frzen, biled, drained 1 cup Brussels Spruts, frzen, biled, drained 1 cup Asparagus Tips, frzen, biled, drained % cup Whipped Sweet Ptat, frzen Evening Snack 1 slice Lw-Fat Frzen Cheesecake (any brand, 150 calries r less) Fr mre infrmatin and a cmplete frzen fd diet plan,visit www.affi.cm/catprm.asp.
