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Food Pyramid Guide
for Dieters - The Daily Recommended Servings
Should I reduce the Food Group servings so that
they go below the recommended allowance to generate
weight loss?
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- No
- because when an individual consumes less than
the recommended minimum daily
servings, they may be
putting their good health at risk. Daily
servings might best be determined upon the amount
of weight that the dieter wants to lose. Something
to keep in mind is that the foods we choose
greatly impact total daily calories.
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- WOW!
What a BIG difference! Let's now
move on to Dieter Jerry who has decided to create
a personal Food Pyramid to accommodate his diet.
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- Example
of Dieter's Food Pyramid:
Dieter Jerry needs to lose 50 pounds. He
has chosen the following as his Dieter's Food
Pyramid (Picture of Jerry's Diet Pyramid Below):
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- Milk, Yogurt
& Cheese Food Group: 3 Servings
- Vegetable Food
Group: 4 Servings
- Meat, Poultry,
Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs & Nuts Group: 3 Servings
- Fruit Group:
3 Servings
- Bread, Cereal,
Rice & Pasta Group: 9 Servings
- Fats, Oils
& Sweets - Use Sparingly
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- Jerry
reduced the maximum servings within some of the
Food Groups. He also wanted to allow himself
the maximum servings for some groups - such
as the Milk, Yogurt & Cheese group because
recent studies indicate that drinking three
cups of milk per day might accelerate weight
loss.
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- Looking
at Dieter Jerry's Food Pyramid should one assume
that the more weight that one has to lose, the
more servings should be reduced? No -
not at all. In fact, many overweight individuals
are simply eating many more servings from the
Food Groups per day than recommended OR their
serving sizes are too generous. When
this is the situation, trimming back the diet
so that it matches the recommended servings
and serving sizes
might be a great solution for weight loss.
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- Some
dieters may do very well losing weight by consuming the minimal
servings recommended on the Food Pyramid or
by creating a personalized Food Pyramid as Dieter
Jerry. However,
by making careful food selections, one doesn't
need to always restrict the maximum servings
- as illustrated above in our Food Calorie Comparison
Charts.
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- The
great thing about using the Food Pyramid as
a pattern for weight loss is that the servings
can be adjusted to meet personal weight loss and weight
maintenance needs. The Food Pyramid has
a range of healthy choices and serving recommendations.
The key is consuming a variety of healthy
foods that meet our personal daily requirements.
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- Although
Diet Bites is a firm believer in getting vitamins
naturally, taking a daily vitamin while dieting
certainly can't hurt.
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for Question 1 Answers & a Picture of a
Diet
Food Pyramid
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for Question 2 Answers - Fat in the Daily Diet
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for Question 3 Answers - Includes 2 Comparison Diets
From the Food Pyramid
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to Return to Previous Page
PICTURE
OF DIETER JERRY'S FOOD PYRAMID
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