National Food Service Management Institute

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Diet Decisions
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Diet Decisions

• Total Blood Cholesterol
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Blood Pressure
• Some Types of Cancer
• 100 calories
• 100 calories
• 10-20 pounds

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Low Carbohydrate Menu

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber,
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar)

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Oils Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber,
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar)

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Dressing
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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Grains Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber,
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar)

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Vegetables Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad mayonnaise
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber,
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar) dressing

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Fruits Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad mayonnaise
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber,
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar) dressing

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Milk Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup Tuna Salad
• ½ Grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces Chicken
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces Steak
• ½ cup Summer Squash
• ½ cup Tossed Salad/Dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce Almonds, 1 Cucumber
• and ½ cup Coleslaw (no sugar)

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Meat and Bean Group

• Breakfast
• 1 cup tuna salad mayonnaise
• ½ grapefruit
• Lunch
• 6 ounces chicken
• ½ cup tossed salad/dressing
• Dinner
• 6 ounces steak
• ½ cup summer squash
• ½ cup tossed salad/dressing
• Snack
• 1 ounce almonds, 1 cucumber
• and ½ cup coleslaw (no sugar) dressing

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Low Carbohydrate Menu ? Observations

• 0 ounces of Grains
• About 2 cups of Vegetables
• ¾ cup of Fruit
• 0 cups of Milk
• 4 sources of Added Oils
• 16 ounces of Meat and Beans

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MyPramid Menu

• Breakfast
• Oatmeal with toasted walnuts and dried
• apricots and milk
• Lunch
• Tuna Salad on whole wheat bread with
• lettuce leaves and lowfat sliced cheese
• Dinner
• Beef Stir Fry with broccoli, cauliflower, and
• carrots with brown rice and an orange
• Snack
• Lowfat Lemon Yogurt with blueberries

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MyPramid Menu ? Food Groups

• Breakfast
• Oatmeal with toasted walnuts
• and dried apricots and milk
• Lunch
• Tuna Salad on whole wheat
• bread with lettuce leaves and
• lowfat sliced cheese
• Dinner
• Beef Stir Fry with broccoli,
• cauliflower, and carrots with
• brown rice and an orange
• Snack
• Lowfat Lemon Yogurt with blueberries

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MyPramid Menu ? Observations

• 6 ounces of Grains
• 3 cups of Vegetables
• 1 ½ cup of Fruit
• 3 cups of Milk
• 4 sources of added Oils
• 6 ounces of Meat and Beans

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Low Carbohydrate vs. MyPyramid Menu

• More calories
• More fat and saturated fat
• Less fiber
• More protein
• Less carbohydrate
• Less calcium, vitamin A, and some B vitamins

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Diet Decisions
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MyPyramid Web Site
MyPyramid Tracker link
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Personal Discovery Assessment and MyPyramid
Tracker Website

• Tools to use
• Food record
• MyPyramid tracker Website

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Diet Decisions
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