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Here is a list of foods that you should eat weekly or sometimes when following the Traffic Light eating style:
Breads, Grains, and Cereals:
Breads, Grains, and Cereals:
- White bread
- White rice
- Pancakes
- Waffles
- Saltines
- Graham crackers
- Animal crackers
- Muffins
- Bagels
- Instant oatmeal
- Tortillas
- Cold cereals like: Rice Chex, Rice Krispies, Corn Chex, Special K, Life, Honey-Nut Cheerios
- Dried fruit (e.g., raisins)
- Fruits in light syrup
- Olives
- Avocado
- Mashed potatoes
- Low-fat hash browns (frozen or homemade)
- 2% milk
- Sherbet, sorbet
- Low-fat ice cream
- Non- or low-fat frozen yogurt
- Pudding with nonfat milk
- Light cream cheese
- Regular cheeses like: American, Cheddar, Colby, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Feta
- Extra lean or lean hamburger
- Beef or pork with minimal marbling
- Ground chicken (thighs, legs)
- Ground turkey (dark meat)
- Lamb (leg or loin)
- Turkey dogs
- Regular peanut butter
- Breakfast bars, sports bars
- Popsicles, Creamsicles, Fudgesicles
- Jam, jelly, honey
- Nilla Wafers
- Fig Newtons
- Graham crackers
- Granola bars, no candy/frosting
- Cake without frosting
- Brownies without frosting
- Ginger snaps
- Chocolate syrup
- Vegetable oils: safflower oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil
- 100% juice
- Reduced-sugar soda
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