1500kcal Daily Diets

Below is a sample of what a daily intake of 1500kcal looks like. This is only a reference for portion sizes and is NOT recommended for athletes or diabetics. If you also notice this meal is deficient in a macronutrient (Protein, CHO or PRO). This is just to get you thinking of how to incorporate a balanced meal each day .
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Day 1 Sample:

Breakfast (9am)

8 oz Orange Juice
1 1/2C Oatmeal
3 Tbsp Raisins
2 Tbsp Walnuts
1 Tbsp Flax Seed
                 Total Breakfast Calories: 575kcal

Snack 1 (12pm)

1 medium size apple
                 Total Snack 1 Calories: 80kcal


Lunch (2pm)

6 oz Spinach
1/2 C Tomato's
1/2 C Zucchini
2 Tbsp No-Fat Dressing
                  Total Lunch Calories:  130kcal

Snack 2 (either at 4pm or can be a "dessert" at 7:30pm)

6oz Fat-Free Yogurt
1 Tbsp Flax Seed
                   Total Snack 2 Calories: 130kcal

Dinner (between 6:00-6:30)

6 oz Tilapia, Baked or Broiled
1 C Whole grain rice
1 C Green Beans
4 oz White Wine (Pinot Grigio)
                      Total Dinner Calories: 548kcal

Below is a nutrition analysis for a whole day's worth of intake:

To give a general interpretation of this analysis is as follows:

Macro-nutrient intake recommendations:
Carbohydrates: 45-65% of total kcal intake
Fat: 25-35% of total kcal intake
Protein:15-25% of total kcal intake (my recommendation is 0.8g of your kg weight)

about 60% of this diet contains Carbohydrates
about 22% of this diet contains Protein
about 8% of this diet contains Fat
  [*if you notice this diet is NOT sufficient in fat intake so to balance this out one could add healthy
    fats to their diet such as nuts, olive oil in sauteed dishes ect...]