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Dieting - Grilled Cheese Sandwich Incognito

Why If You're Not Eating at Least One Grilled Cheese Sandwich Daily

That You Might be Lagging in the Weight Loss Race

Any stressed dieter is acutely aware that enjoying a grilled cheese sandwich while dieting is taboo - not recommended by most leading health experts. Perhaps not - but if you are embracing a healthy diet, odds are that you are eating at least one grilled cheese sandwich daily, whether leading health experts like it, or not.

The traditional recipe for grilled cheese is: Two slices of bread spread with margarine or butter layered with one slice of cheese.  All of these foods are included in the daily nutritional recommendations by the USDA, even for ultra low calorie daily diets.

Here's our take as we step out of the Diet Box to view the USDA's daily nutritional recommendations for a 1,400 calorie diet which incorporates the makings of a grilled cheese sandwich - which are highlighted in red. Notice that the grilled cheese sandwich is traveling incognito. The only element lacking is the stove or grill.

This unique take on the daily diet almost makes a dieter inclined to feel naughty, as if they are getting away with something which is not only harmless, but also good for them!  Sort of fits the old saying, "He who laughs last, laughs best," doesn't it?

While cheese and margarine might not be at the top of the Healthiest Foods List on the Official Food Pyramid, they are there!  In addition, they are recommended and recognized by the USDA, as well as qualified health professionals as a healthy addition to the daily diet.

Our original example just goes to show that many of our favorite foods can be enjoyed by incorporating healthy foods AND that just because a food appears Diet Evil, it just might be a Diet Angel in disguise.  Even a small slice of cheese pizza.....

A Few Nutrition Notes for the 1,400 Calorie Diet

More Daily Diets Based on Calories

Example of 1,200 Calorie Diet |Example of 1,400 Calorie Diet | Example of 1,600 Calorie Diet | Example of 1,800 Calorie Diet

Example of 2,000 Calorie Diet | Example of 2,200 Calorie Diet | Example of 2,400 Calorie Diet | Example of 2,600 Calorie Diet

Example of 2,800 Calorie Diet | Example of 3,000 Calorie Diet | Example of 3,200 Calorie Diet

Pyramid Diet Index