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Meals Made Easy Week 2

Meals Made Easy Week 2. Plan Healthy Plate Method Meals Read the Nutrition Facts label Sample lunch recipes. Plate Method Explained. Fruit. Milk. Vegetables (non-starchy). Meat & Alternates. Grains, Beans, Starchy Vegetables. Plate Method with recommended portions. Fruit

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Meals Made Easy Week 2

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  1. Meals Made EasyWeek 2 • Plan Healthy Plate Method Meals • Read the Nutrition Facts label • Sample lunch recipes

  2. Plate Method Explained Fruit Milk Vegetables (non-starchy) Meat & Alternates Grains, Beans, Starchy Vegetables

  3. Plate Methodwithrecommended portions Fruit 1/2 cup Milk 1 cup Vegetables 1 cup Meat 2-3 ounces Grains, Beans, Starchy Vegetables 1 ounce or 1/2 cup

  4. Breakfast A

  5. Breakfast B

  6. Lunch A

  7. Lunch B

  8. Dinner A

  9. Dinner B

  10. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 Provide advice for healthy eating to help reduce, or manage, risk for other health problems.

  11. Key Recommendations • Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables each day. In particular, select from all five vegetable subgroups several times a week.

  12. Key Recommendation Consume 3 or more ounce-equivalents of whole-grain products per day, with the rest of your grains coming from enriched or whole-grain products.

  13. Key Recommendation Consume 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products.

  14. Key Recommendation When selecting and preparing meat and poultry, make choices that are low-fat or fat-free.

  15. Key Recommendation Limit intake of fats and oils high in saturated and/or trans fatty acids, and choose products low in such fats and oils.

  16. Key Recommendation Choose and prepare foods and beverages with few added sugars or caloric sweeteners.

  17. Key Recommendation Choose and prepare foods with little salt.

  18. Food Label Nutrition Facts

  19. Sugar Alcohols

  20. Total Carbohydrate • One Serving of: • Grains, Beans & Starchy Vegetables • Fruit • Milk/Yogurt 15 grams of carbohydrate =

  21. Low Fat Boysenberry Yogurt Serving Size 1 (8 oz.) container Total Carbohydrate39 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 36 g How many Plate Method portions would this be? How does this compare to 8 oz. plain yogurt?

  22. Low Fat Plain Yogurt Serving Size 1 (8 oz.) container Total Carbohydrate16 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 16 g

  23. 10” Flour Tortilla Serving Size 1 (2.5 oz.) tortilla Total Carbohydrate 36 g Dietary Fiber 1 g Sugars 3 g How many Plate Method portions would this be? How does this compare to 6” whole wheat tortilla?

  24. 6” Whole Wheat Tortilla Serving Size 1 (1 oz.) tortilla Total Carbohydrate 18 g Dietary Fiber 4 g Sugars 1 g

  25. Honey Nut Cereal Serving Size 3/4 cup Total Carbohydrate 26 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 17 g How many “Pyramid servings” would this be? How does this compare to ¾ c. unsweetened cereal?

  26. Unsweetened O’s Cereal Serving Size 3/4 cup Total Carbohydrate 17 g Dietary Fiber 2 g Sugars 1 g

  27. 100% Grape Juice Serving Size 8 fl. oz. Total Carbohydrate 40 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 39 g How many “Pyramid servings” would this be? How does this compare to 3-4 oz. juice?

  28. 100% Grape Juice Serving Size 4 fl. oz. Total Carbohydrate 19 g Dietary Fiber 0 g Sugars 19 g

  29. Which snack would have greatest effect on blood sugar? 1 serving Strawberries Strawberry Shortcake

  30. Snack size chips (2 1/2 oz.) Sugar free pudding cup 20 oz. fruit drink Granola bar 45 g 19 g 70 g 29 g Which of these would “fit” for a snack? Total Carbohydrate

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