Food Guide Pyramid Adapted for Weight Reduction

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

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USDA Food Guide Pyramid Adapted for Weight Reduction: Nutrition Analysis
Breakfast Lunch Dinner
6 oz orange juice (1 fruit)
1 cup wheat flakes cereal (1 grain)
1 cup nonfat milk
(1 dairy) 1/2 banana
(1 fruit)
Turkey Sandwich:
2 oz fat-free turkey breast (1 meat)
1 reduced-fat cheese (1/2 dairy)
2 leafs Romaine lettuce
2 slices tomato
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 slices whole wheat bread (2 grains)
12 baby carrots (2 vegetable)
1 ounce baked tortilla chips (1 grain)
1 cup unsweetened ice tea
3 ounces grilled white fish (1 meat)
1 cup steamed brown rice (2 grain)
1 cup grilled mixed fresh vegetables (2 vegetable)
seasoned with 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil (1-1/2 fats)
Salad: 2 cups Romaine lettuce (2
5 cherry tomatoes; 4 slices cucumber (1
2 tablespoons reduced fat dressing (2 fats)
Beverage: Herbal Tea
Dessert: 1 cup fat-free frozen yogurt (1/2 dairy)
Nutrition Analysis Nutrition Adequacy Food Guide Pyramid Comparison
Total calories: 1592Protein: 77 g (19% cal.)
Carbohydrate: 252 g (63% cal.)

Fat: 37 g (21 % cal.)

Saturated Fat: 7 g (4 % cal.)

Cholesterol: 105 mg
Dietary Fiber: 29 g
Sodium: 3024 mg
Potassium: 3875 mg

Meets or exceeds the Daily
Reference Intake (DRI)
for 16 vitamins and
minerals
based on a reference premenopausal female (targeted group that typically “tries” several weight loss diets).
Sample Menu: Food Guide Pyramid:
6 GrainsGoal: 6-11 Grains
5 Vegetables
Goal: 3-5 Vegetables
2 Fruits
Goal: 2-4 Fruits
2 Meats/Proteins

Goal: 2-3 Meat/Proteins
2 Dairy
Goal: 2-3 Dairy
3-1/2 Fats
Goal: Eat Fats Sparingly

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