Sample daily menu? Vitamins?

I found this sample menu.  Sounds about right to me if my memory serves me right.  What do you think?  And what vitamin do you take prescription or over the counter?

RECOMMENDED FOODS & SERVING SIZES:

PROTEIN GROUP:

• 1 ounce lean meat, poultry or fish
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1/4 cup pudding
• 1/4 cup cottage cheese
• 1 egg, 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1 tbsp. peanut butter
• 1 ounce tofu
• 1 ounce cheese
• 1/4 cup canned flake meat
• 1 slice deli meat
• 2 tbsp. grated cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded cheese
• 1/2 cup beans
• 1/4 cup hommus

   

GRAIN GROUP:

• 1/2 slice toast
• 1/4 bagel or english muffin
• 1/2 cup cereal (cooked or dry)
• 1/2 cup broth-type soup
• 1 oblong graham cracker
• 1/4 cup rice, pasta, or potato
• 1/2 small baked potato
• 1/4 cup corn
• 4 crackers

   

FRUIT GROUP:

• 1/4 cup canned fruit (in its own juices)
• 1/4 cup grapes
• 1/2 piece fresh fruit
• 1 tsp. jelly or jam
• 1/4 cup dry fruit

   

VEGETABLE GROUP:

• 1/2 cup cooked vegetables
• 1 cup raw vegetables
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce or salsa

   

OTHERS GROUP:

• 1 tsp. oil, butter, or margarine
• 1 tsp. mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp. Miracle whip
• 1 tbsp. sour cream or cream cheese
• 1 tbsp. salad dressing
• 2 tbsp. guacamole
• 4-6 almonds, cashews, or pecans
• 1 ounce cheese
• 2 tsp. peanut butter
• 1 tbsp. tahini
• 1/4 cup Cool-Whip
• 1 tsp. sugar, honey, or syrup

   

COMBINATION FOODS:

• 1 or 1 1/2 cup per meal
• 1/2 cup per snack

   

CORE PLAN:

BREAKFAST:

• 1-2 proteins
• 1 fruit
• 2 grains
• 1 other

   

LUNCH:

• 2-3 proteins
• 1 vegetable
• 2 grains
• 1 other

   

SNACK:

• 1 fruit
• 1 protein

   

DINNER:

• 2-3 proteins
• 1-2 vegetables
• 2 grains
• 1 other

   

SNACK:

• 1 vegetable
• 1 grain

 
Probably excellent. But much too complicated for me! I go for simple. If I start to work things out like that, I would go back to the bad old days of obsessing about food!

But if it works for you, go for it!

Kate

That looks a lot like the diabetic exchange diet, which is pretty well balanced, but I'm not a nutritionist so don't take my word as expert.

I use Centrum Silver chewable multivitamin and Bariatric Advantage chewable calcium citrate.

Jean

Looks like good groups to choose from.  I take gummie vitamins, One a Day.  Didn't like the chewables I tried.  And because I have yogurt at least 5 times a week, and there's some calcium in my multi gummie, I don't need extra calcium.  My blood test show calcium in the normal range.