As a bonus, you’ll see severalone-potandsheet-pan dinners, which means less time spent on cleanup.

How We Create Meal Plans

Registered dietitians thoughtfully createEatingWell’s meal plans to be easy-to-follow and delicious.

This 1,500-calorie meal plan has modifications for 2,000 calories to support those with differentcalorie needs.

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While we previously included meal plans and modifications for 1,200 calories, we no longer do.

Frequently Asked Questions

We no longer provide modifications for 1,200-calorie days in our meal plans.

According to theCDC, total cholesterol of over 200 mg/dL is considered high.

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Some other foods you might eat that may surprise you areeggs and shrimp.

Another sneaky fat that has a big impact on raising your cholesterol is trans fat.

Snack (131 calories)

Lunch (387 calories)

P.M. ## Day 2

Breakfast (280 calories)

A.M.

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Snack (206 calories)

Lunch (428 calories)

P.M. ## Day 3

P.M. chopped walnuts to breakfast, add 1/3 cup unsalted dry-roasted almonds to A.M. snack and add a 1-oz.

slice whole-wheat baguette to dinner.

Day 4

P.M.

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Snack (193 calories)

P.M. almond butter to P.M. snack.

Day 6

A.M.

Snack (95 calories)

Lunch (322 calories)

P.M. almond butter to A.M. snack and add 1/2 avocado, sliced, to dinner.

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Day 7

A.M.

Snack (301 calories)

P.M. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.