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Ingredient List
Apples, raw, with skin [Includes USDA commodity food A343]
1 x 1 medium (3" dia)(182 g)
Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
1 x 1 ounce(28 g)
Broccoli, frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
1 x 1 cup(184 g)
Burger King salad: Side Garden Salad without dressing
1 x 1 order(142 g)
Cabbage, raw
1 x 1 cup, shredded(70 g)
Carrots, baby, raw
1 x 1 large(15 g)
Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS
1 x 1 cup (1 NLEA serving)(30 g)
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original
1 x 1/2 cup (1 NLEA serving)(31 g)
Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) [instant oatmeal]
1 x 1 cup, cooked(234 g)
Chick-fil-A side order: Carrot & Raisin Salad
1 x 1 small order(113 g)
Cold Stone Creamery dessert: Low-Fat Frozen Yogurt, Chocolate
1 x Like It(170 g)
Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with peanut butter filling
1 x 1 cracker, sandwich(7 g)
Fast foods, salad, vegetable, tossed, without dressing, with chicken
1 x 1-1/2 cup(218 g)
Fast foods, submarine sandwich, with roast beef
1 x 1 submarine(216 g)
Frozen novelties, fruit and juice bars
1 x 1 bar (2.5 fl oz)(77 g)
HODGSON MILL, Whole Wheat Macaroni and Cheese Dinner, dry mix
1 x 1 serving(70 g)
HORMEL Vegetarian Chili with Beans, canned entree
1 x 1 cup(247 g)
KELLOGG, KELLOG'S NUTRI-GRAIN CEREAL BARS, Mixed Berry
1 x 1 ounce(28 g)
Lasagna with meat & sauce, low-fat, frozen entree
1 x 1 package(309 g)
Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw
1 x 1 cup shredded(47 g)
McDONALD'S, Fruit & Walnut Salad
1 x 1 item(264 g)
McDONALD'S, Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich
1 x 1 item 8 oz(229 g)
Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A
1 x 1 cup(244 g)
Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added
1 x 1 oz (22 whole kernels)(28 g)
Oranges, raw, navels
1 x 1 fruit (2-7/8" dia)(140 g)
Peanut butter with omega-3, creamy
1 x 1 tbsp(16 g)
Salad dressing, buttermilk, lite
1 x 1 tbsp(15 g)
Salad Dressing, coleslaw dressing, reduced fat
1 x 1 tbsp(17 g)
Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat
1 x 1 tbsp(16 g)
Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve
1 x 1/2 cup(130 g)
Snacks, tortilla chips, light (baked with less oil)
1 x 10 chips(16 g)
Snacks, trail mix, regular, unsalted
1 x 1-1/2 oz(42 g)
Soup, bean & ham, canned, reduced sodium, prepared with water or ready-to-serve
1 x 100 grams
Soup, black bean, canned, condensed
1 x 1 cup (8 fl oz)(257 g)
Soup, clam chowder, manhattan, canned, prepared with equal volume water
1 x 1 serving 1 cup(249 g)
Soup, gazpacho, canned, ready-to-serve
1 x 1 cup(244 g)
Split pea soup, canned, reduced sodium, prepared with water or ready-to serve
1 x 1 cup(253 g)
STOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINE Chicken and Vegetables with Vermicelli, frozen entree
1 x 1 serving(297 g)
TACO BELL, Bean Burrito
1 x 1 item(198 g)
WEIGHT WATCHERS SMART ONES, Roast Turkey Medallions, Mushrooms in Sauce w/Rice and Vegetables, frozen meal
1 x 1 package(255 g)
Yogurt, vanilla, low fat, 11 grams protein per 8 ounce
1 x 1 cup (8 fl oz)(245 g)
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