Information about the Idaho Plate Method was distributed at the March 12 I HOPE Weight Loss Focus Group meeting.
This easy plan was originally designed to teach diabetics good nutrition and is probably the most nutritionally balanced approach available.This method was adapted from a Swedish meal planning method by a group of Idaho dietitians who sought to meet the nutritional guidelines of the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Guide Pyramid.
The Plate Method works by visualizing how much space each of the major food groups should occupy on one’s plate.
Everything you need to use this method can be found here:
Idaho Plate Method for Good Nutrition & Weight Loss Meal Planning
http://www.platemethod.com/downloads/3.doc
Plate Method online tutorial
http://www.callineb.com/diabetes_-_plate_method.htm
NO COUNTING! NO FEES! NO SPECIAL FOODS!
NO COOKING SPECIAL MEALS! A HEALTHY WAY TO EAT!
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