You may not have noticed, but the US government recently released new dietary advice for Amercians-The 2010 Dietary Guidelines. It didn’t seem to get much press because they are not very different from the old ones. But in case you missed them here is the link to read them in detail. www.dietaryguidelines.gov There are two basic concepts that they want us to focus on:
Maintain calorie balance over time to achieve and sustain a healthy weight.
Another words eat less and exercise more.
Focus on consuming nutrient–dense foods and beverages.
That means reducing sodium, fat and refined grains and replacing them with fruits, vegetable, whole grains, lean meats and seafood, eggs, beans, and peas nuts and seeds and low-fat milk products,
They’ve offered some tips to try and translate this into something more practical. Here are a couple that we think are helpful.
Avoid oversized portions:
I think this is especially true when eating out. The servings many times are just more than we want or need. Try to be conscious of this. Eat until you’re satisfied - not necessarily everything that is on your plate. Many times it is something you can take home and have for another meal.
Make half your plate fruits and vegetables:
This is advice we at First Kitchen have been providing in our DVD. We show you how to use the plate model and that is really all the advice you need to eat a healthy diet.
Oh they did say to enjoy your food too! We agree with that and that means there is place for all foods in balance – and yes that includes chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
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