Building Your Diet Menu Using the Food Pyramid

Example #2: According to the USDA Food Pyramid, Dieter Judy should eat a minimum of 6 servings from the Grain Family. Bread weighs in at about 100 calories per slice - with gourmet breads totaling 150 calories or more per slice. Even based on the measly 100 calories, Dieter Judy is now up to 1,100 calories - and that's just counting her bread and milk.

Let's pause to summarize:

Due to the need to decrease calories for weight loss, dieters are presented with the problems of being able to eat enough foods/calories to feel full while still at a level low enough to produce weight loss, and being able to intake the recommended serving sizes from all the food groups without going over their calorie allotment for weight loss.

Because nutrition plays a big role in the weight loss battle, dieters might do well to take a daily multi-vitamin as a safety net.

Exercise suddenly becomes a key player in the weight loss battle. Exercise helps to burn off calories so the dieter can eat a bit more while dieting.

Click here to see what a dieter's menu might look like based on the USDA Food Pyramid

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