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PCOS Guide for Teens:

PCOS Sample Menus

 

-What is PCOS? -The Nutrition Facts Label and PCOS
-Oral Glucose Tolerance Test -Nutrition Labels and Food Shopping
-My Period Trackers -PCOS-Friendly Food Suggestions
-PCOS and The Pill -Healthy PCOS Snack Attack
-PCOS, Insulin, and Metformin current guideSample PCOS-Friendly Menus
-Spironolactone and PCOS -PCOS-Friendly Recipes
-My Medication List -PCOS Meal Assessment Worksheet
-PCOS Nutrition Guide -PCOS Fitness Plan Worksheets
-Top 10 PCOS Tips -Additional PCOS Resources

 

Here you will find sample menus that will help give you some ideas for healthy meals and snacks. Keep in mind that depending on your own metabolism and activity level, your energy (calorie) needs may be higher or lower than this plan. Below these sample menus you will find a blank menu ("My Menu") that you can download, photocopy, and fill in with daily menus that you enjoy. Try to include a protein, a high–fiber carb, and a healthy fat in each meal and snack. Refer to the PCOS-Friendly food suggestions list for ideas.

 

In addition to filling out the menus, it’s a good idea for you to meet with a registered dietitian or a health care provider to get more specific and customized meal planning advice.

 

Day 1


Day 2 Day 3
Breakfast
2 hard boiled eggs
½ cup melon
1 cup Kashi Go Lean® cereal
1 cup 1% milk
Breakfast
½ cup cottage cheese
1 sliced peach
1 toasted whole wheat English muffin
1 cup 1% milk
Breakfast
Western Omelet:

1 whole egg + 1 egg white or ½ cup egg substitute
½ ounce shredded cheese
¼ cup red and green peppers
¼ cup onions
2 tablespoons salsa

Orange
1 cup 1% milk
Snack
1 cup carrots
4 tablespoons hummus
Snack
Cheese stick
½ cup grapes
Snack
1 cup celery
2 wedges light Laughing Cow® cheese
Lunch
2 cups lettuce
1 cup other vegetables (such as onions, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and celery)
½ cup chickpeas
¼ cup feta cheese
2 tablespoons Greek dressing
Crystal Light®
Lunch
3 ounces tuna canned in water
½ cup celery
2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
6 whole wheat crackers
1 pear
1 cup 1% milk
Lunch
English Muffin Pizza:

1 whole wheat English muffin
¼ cup of tomato sauce
2 ounces cheese

Fruit salad
1 cup 1% milk
Snack
Yogurt parfait:

6 oz plain or light yogurt
½ cup unsweetened frozen berries
2 tablespoon slivered almonds

Snack
1 apple
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Snack
Trail mix:

½ cup Multigrain Cheerios®cereal
2 tablespoons nuts or soy nuts
2 tablespoons dried fruit

Dinner
4 oz. baked salmon
1 cup steamed mixed vegetables
¾ cup brown rice
Seltzer water
Dinner
Steak salad:

2 cups mixed greens
1 tomato
2 ounces grilled steak tips
¾ ounce blue cheese
2 tablespoons vinaigrette dressing
½ whole wheat pita

Diet soda
Dinner
Broccoli Pasta:

1 cup whole wheat pasta
3 ounces chicken breast
1 cup steamed broccoli
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Minute Maid Light® lemonade
Snack
4 cups microwave popcorn
1 cup 1% milk
Snack
Smoothie:

1 cup milk
½ banana
1 tablespoon peanut butter

Snack
½ cup sugar free Jello®
2 tablespoons Cool Whip®

 

My Menu

 

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Written by the Center for Young Women's Health Staff

 

Updated: 8/25/2009

 

 

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