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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
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 Things You Need to Know Before You Begin Any Diet - Before attempting to subscribe to any weight loss plan it’s imperative to know the amount of food that you are currently eating and what proportions you will be eating when you begin your diet. Let’s ask ourselves some very important questions before we began. click to continue 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 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
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Is
Your Diet Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
- The
importance of keeping dieting positive for
weight loss results.
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Example of a Dieter's Daily Menu Based on the Food Pyramid
Building Your Diet Menu Using the Food Pyramid
The USDA Food Pyramid recommends the following:
- Fats,
Oils & Sweets: Use sparingly.
- Dairy:(Milk, Yogurt, Cheese) - 2 to 3 servings per day.
- Vegetables: 3 to 5 servings per day.
- Proteins: (Beef, fish, lamb, beans, eggs, chicken) 2 to 3 servings per day.
- Fruits: 2-4 servings per day.
- Grains: (Bread, cereal, brown rice, pasta) 6 to 11 servings per day.
- Dairy:(Milk, Yogurt, Cheese) - 2 to 3 servings per day.
While dieting, this is how the dieter might break down the calorie allotment if the dieter's weight loss plan is based on calories:
- Dairy:
250 calories
- Vegetables: 200 calories
- Proteins: 350 calories per day
- Fruits: 250 calories per day
- Grains: 300 calories
- Vegetables: 200 calories
Right off the bat, if you are familiar with calories, you can already see some big problems for those trying to lose weight.
Example #1: Whole milk contains 160 calories per cup. If Dieter Judy drinks 3 cups per day, her calorie count spikes to almost 500 calories.
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 and breathe heavily:
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 should take a daily multi-vitamin as a safety net.
In addition, activity (aka exercise) suddenly becomes a key player in the weight loss battle. Activity helps to burn off calories so the dieter can eat a bit more while dieting.
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Using the Food Pyramid, a typical diet derived from natural foods - or a diet that is as close to natural as possible - may look like this:
Breakfast: (about 300 calories)
1 slice of whole wheat toast sprayed with no calorie butter 1 scrambled egg 1 cup of freshly sliced fruit 1 cup skimmed milkLunch: (about 450 calories)
3 cups of salad: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced mushrooms, sliced carrots, sliced onion, one ounce of shredded cheese, 1 ounce of roasted chicken breast chopped; dressing light and on the side. 1 apple 1 cup skimmed milkDinner: (about 450 calories)
1 cup of whole grain pasta meatballs prepared with extra lean beef, ground chicken or ground turkey totaling three ounces 1 cup of green beans 1 whole grain dinner roll 1 cup of sliced strawberries sprinkled with Splenda; 1 Tablespoon of LIGHT whipped topping 1 cup of skimmed milkThe total calorie count for the day comes to about 1,200 calories - which is a good spot for most dieters because this allows room for a couple of healthy snacks. Of course, check with your doctor who can personalize your weight loss program and who can also tell you how many calories you need to eat in order to experience weight loss.
As previously mentioned, it takes a sly juggling act to get in all the recommended nutrients for the day without going over the calorie cap. Skimmed products, choices of foods (example: choosing the green beans at 17 calories per cup saved over 100 calories if we had gone for the pinto beans), the time of day that you eat, and the pace that you eat all impact the number on the weight loss scales.
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The Perfect Summer Diet - Freshly hatched baby birds squawk from a nearby tree, poison ivy is sprouting all about us, and pappy is scraping last year's bounty from the trusty old grill - why it's no wonder why summer presents the perfect time for dieting! continue
Are You Too Big for Your Britches? Three Day Diet to a Thinner Size Britches - Lucky you because Diet Bites has a formula that will help shrink that body so those pants will fit like a glove - minus three fingers (minus two fingers for males). click to continue
I'm Going to Get You, You Dirty Diet You! - Is your diet plan creating a weight gain? Then it may be time to blow it up before it blows you up! click to continue
Diet Sucker - Diet tips to keep thy mouth busy while dieting. click to continue
Diet Turnip Truck - Diet out of control? Don't fall off the Diet Turnip Truck just yet. click to continue
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