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Day 2
Breakfast
Oatmeal: Cook 2/3 cup rolled oats in 1 cup  skim milk, topped with 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts and 2 tablespoons raisins
1 papaya with a squeeze of lime
Snack
Sweet potato chips: Cut 1 sweet potato into 1/8-inch slices, lightly coat the top of the slices with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt. Bake on a sheet at 400 F until crispy.
Lunch
Roast beef sandwich made with 3 ounces roast beef, 2 large pieces roasted red bell pepper, 2 romaine lettuce leaves and 1 sandwich roll spread with
2 teaspoons mustard
3 ounces baby carrots
8 ounces skim milk
Snack
Orange sparkler: Mix 6 ounces orange juice, 4 ounces seltzer and ice cubes
6 prunes
Dinner
1/4 Boboli crust pizza: Spread 1 12-inch crust with 1 1/3 cups spaghetti sauce, 1 1/3 cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese, 2 sliced ripe tomatoes and fresh basil leaves. Bake at 450 F until crust is crisp and cheese melts.
    Sautéed veggies: Sauté 4 onion slices in 1 teaspoon olive oil until soft. Add 1 sliced zucchini, 1 chopped red pepper and 5 sliced mushrooms. Sauté until tender.

Second- and Third-Trimester Additions
1 ounce Monterey Jack cheese
1 cup raspberry sorbet

Daily Nutritional Analysis
First trimester: 2,041 calories, 20 percent fat (45 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 18 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,683 milligrams calcium, 414 micrograms folic acid, 15 milligrams iron.
    Second and third trimesters: 2,326 calories, 21 percent fat (55 grams), 62 percent carbohydrate, 17 percent protein, 33 grams fiber, 1,892 milligrams calcium, 419 micrograms folic acid, 15 milligrams iron.

Day 3
Breakfast
Berry Breakfast Shake: Blend 2 ounces calcium-fortified tofu, 8 fresh strawberries, 1/2 banana, 3/4 cup orange juice and several ice cubes until smooth.
1 small bran muffin
Snack
1/2 sesame seed bagel spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
8 ounces grapefruit juice
Lunch
1 whole-wheat pita bread stuffed with 1/2 cup chickpeas, 1/2 chopped tomato, 1/3 chopped bell pepper, 1 thinly sliced carrot and 2 tablespoons grated Cheddar cheese, topped with 2 tablespoons low-calorie dressing
Snack
2 oatmeal raisin cookies
8 ounces skim milk
Dinner
1 serving Asian-Inspired Cabbage Salad With Sirloin*
1 whole-wheat dinner roll
2 teaspoons light butter
1/3 cantaloupe

Second- and Third-Trimester Additions
1/2 sesame seed bagel spread with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 mango

Daily nutritional analysis