The Food Pyramid Diet Plan

Fred Learns About the Food Pyramid - Want quick yet healthy weight loss like Fred? Then this article was written just for you! click to continue

Eliminating One Food - We've all heard it - it's been around for years now. " If you will eliminate just one stick of gum a day from your diet, you will lose 3 pounds in one year!' (or just one cookie, one soda, etc...) click to continue

Is Your Diet Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full? - The importance of keeping dieting positive for weight loss results. click to continue

I'll Go On a Diet Tomorrow - Most of us are far too friendly with cupid's chocolates, we give way too much thanks to Grandma's turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day and we even go hog wild on Groundhog's Day. Please pass the biscuits and red eye gravy.... click to continue

Good Diet Choices - Diet Decisions - Making Diet Choices That Positively Impact Your Weight Loss Program - Diet. It's the scariest four-letter word that I know. That's the problem with 'Diets'. They are all so scary - no fun, no fun at all.

And that's one reason they so often fail. If you're serious about losing weight, then you must make it fun! And hoppy! Click here to continue

Up Diet Creek Without a Paddle - Dealing with diet suckholes. The four winds were colliding over Diet Creek and Jenny didn't have a paddle in sight. She heard the rumbling waterfall in the distance, not having time to wonder what a waterfall was doing in a creek. click to continue

The Food Pyramid Diet Plan

Based on USDA Food Pyramid Recommendations - Examples of the Food Pyramid Diet

The Diet Bites Food Pyramid Diet Plan can be a very bland planner, so there appears to be a need to go wild with spices and seasonings for those seeking more taste-bud excitement. Basically, the following example menus hinge on a 2,000 calorie daily diet - the calorie content greatly dependent upon the brands of foods used, as well as the selection of fruits and vegetables.

Example of Diet Menu 1, Based on the Official Food Pyramid of the USDA

Breakfast - One egg (fried, scrambled, boiled, poached, sunny side up), 2 slices of bacon, 2 slices of whole grain toast with a small pat of butter, 1 cup OR 1 piece of fruit 1 cup of skim milk.

Mid-Morning Snack - 1 cup OR 1 piece of fruit.

Lunch Brigade - 1 Giant Salad containing 4 cups of mixed FRESH vegetables, 3 ounces of lean chicken, ham or tuna (water based), plus 1 Tablespoon of salad dressing. Mix stuff inside a whole grain pita pocket bread. Also 1 cup OR 1 piece of fruit and 1 cup of skim milk.

Dinner - 1 cup of beans, 1 wedge of cornbread OR 2 slices of whole grain bread with a bit of butter, 1/2 cup of brown rice with just a touch of butter, 2 cups of fruit OR 2 pieces of fruit.

Evening or Bedtime Snack - 1 ounce OR slice of cheese plus 1/2 apple.

Navigate the Food Pyramid Diet

Hitting Diet Pay Dirt - When Dieting Pays Off on Those Weight Scales - A wad of sugarfree gum here, a stash of rice cakes there. A diet drink that stinks here, and an almost calorieless piece of fake cheese there. When dieting pays off in a big weigh... click to continue

Lose Weight by Reintroducing the Knife & Fork Into Your Diet - Let's take a moment to think back to your infancy.... Remember how you used to grab onto food, completely ignoring your knife and fork? It's the main reason that mommy purchased the Tweety & Sylvester feeding set.... click to continue

Body Frame Size - Quick method for determining your body's frame size. Click here to continue