1500 calories diet recipes

You can eat more and lose more with this personalized eating plan. How it works: Mix and match 21 breakfasts, lunches, and dinners and 14 snacks, and you'll never feel deprived or bored.

Want waffles every day for breakfast? Go for it! Need quick takeout ideas? We've got 'em.

It's all up to you — choose and enjoy whatever foods you like. On this diet, you're the boss.

You can mix and match snacks — like a 1/2 cup of raspberry sorbet for 100 calories. Yum!

Mix and match breakfasts — like sliced pear and almond-butter toast for 350 calories. Yum!

Mix and match lunches — like an avocado and black-bean wrap for 400 calories. Yum!

Mix and match dinners — like garlic-basil shrimp and zucchini pasta for 450 calories. Yum!

And for more ideas, check out our Create a Diet Menu Planner:

Whole-Grain Waffles with Berry & Walnut Compote

2 frozen low-fat whole-grain waffles
1/4 cup blackberries
1/4cup strawberries
1 ounce (14 halves) walnuts

Make it: Toast waffles. Top with mashed fresh berries and walnuts.

Florentine Egg Scramble on an English Muffin

2 eggs
1/2 cup cooked fresh spinach
1 whole-grain English muffin, toasted
1 cup cut cantaloupe

Make it: Scramble eggs with spinach. Serve on English muffin with cantaloupe on the side.

Sliced Pear & Almond-Butter Toast

2 slices whole-grain bread
1 tablespoon almond butter
1 medium pear, sliced

Make it: Toast whole-grain bread. Spread almond butter on toast and top with fresh pear slices.

Tart Cherry Muesli with Vanilla Soy Milk

1 cup light vanilla soy milk
1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/4 cup dried cherries

Make it: Pour light vanilla soy milk on raw old-fashioned oats (prepare the night before and keep in the fridge overnight for softer oats). Mix in dried tart cherries.

Tomato-Basil Ricotta Toast

2 slices whole-grain bread
1/2 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
5 fresh basil leaves
4 slices tomato

Make it: Toast whole-grain bread. Spread with low-fat ricotta cheese and top with fresh basil leaves and tomato slices.

Banana & Honey Smoothie

1 cup light vanilla soy milk
1 small banana