Roast Beef Power Up

Transform your roast beef dinner into a healthier meal by increasing the amounts of vegetables in the meal. Blackberries are also a great fruit to have after the meal.
Traditional Roast Beef Dinner
Traditional Meal: 903 calories and only 5 grams of fiber.
This typical Roast Beef meal has:
- 10 oz roast beef
- 1 cup potatoes
- ¼ cup carrots
- ¼ cup gravy
- 1 large cupcake
This plate total is 903 calories and 5g of fiber. Let’s give this meal a leaner and more filling makeover that you and the family can enjoy together.
Roast Beef Dinner Power Up
Powered Up Meal: 513 calories and 15 grams of fiber!
Powering up this dinner is pretty easy because you’re still having 4 of the same foods. We’re powering it up by adding an easy to cook steamer bag of broccoli with cheese and a side of blackberries. We choose the mini cupcakes so you can still have dessert while others can enjoy more of them.
Here's a picture and list of ingredients used to create this Power Up meal.
- 5 oz roast beef
- ½ cup potatoes
- ½ cup carrots
- 1 cup broccoli with cheese
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 mini cupcake
This meal total is now 513 calories and 15g of fiber. Now that’s a meal the whole family can enjoy without complaint.
We went from 5 grams of fiber to 15 grams of fiber in our Power Up meal. This dropped the calories from 903 to 513.
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