At Jenny Craig, you're learning about portion control, balance and variety in food choices. Your Jenny Craig Menu features a healthy balance between Jenny's Cuisine and your own grocery foods. Here is an overview to enable you to make the best choices for your grocery foods.

Vegetables and Fruit

• Eat across the rainbow for health benefits - enjoy a variety of colors of fruits and vegetables to get a variety of nutrients.
• Non-starchy vegetables, which are very low in calories, are "free" - eat all you like!

Meats

• High fat meats should be consumed in moderation because they are high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
• Fish, such as tuna, salmon and mackerel, can be a good source of omega-three fatty acids, which may protect against heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.

Milk

• Milk and yogurt are good sources of calcium, which helps protect your bones and prevent osteoporosis.
• You can use an Anytime Bar to replace one of your milk servings.

Starches

• To boost your fiber and satisfy your appetite, look for grain products that list whole/sprouted/malted wheat or another whole grain as the first ingredient and contain at least two grams of fiber per serving.
• High-fiber foods can help you feel more satisfied and protect against heart disease, certain cancers and digestive disorders.

Fats

• For weight loss, it is a good idea to moderate intake of all types of fat, because a gram of fat contains more than twice the calories of a gram of protein or carbohydrate.
• To reduce your risk for heart disease, choose mostly unsaturated fats over saturated fats and limit intake of trans fats and cholesterol.