This chart can help you see how the Zone Diet fits your goals and lifestyle concerns.

A day on the Zone Diet might look like this:

Breakfast:

• Egg-white vegetable omelet, or steel-cut oatmeal with walnuts and ground flaxseed
  
• Half a cup of grapes or half a grapefruit
  
• Herbal tea or decaffeinated coffee
  
• Water

Lunch:

• Lentil-chicken soup
  
• Green salad with avocado and dressing of olive oil and vinegar
  
• Pear or plum
  
• Water
  

Dinner:

• Broiled tuna filet
  
• Lightly sautéed or steamed broccoli and cauliflower
  
• Slices of fresh tomato drizzled with olive oil
  
• Almonds or macadamia nuts
  
• Water

Snacks:

• Celery sticks with natural peanut butter
  
• Deviled egg with scoop of hummus instead of yolk
  
• Slice of turkey
  
• Water