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Tips for Using MyPyramid pending Your Calorie alary

Alice Henneman, MS, RD University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extensionhttp://lancaster.unl.edu/foodBeverly Benes, PhD, RDUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln : 

Alice Henneman, MS, RD University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension http://lancaster.unl.edu/food Beverly Benes, PhD, RD University of Nebraska-Lincoln August 2005 Extension is a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Changes in dietary recommendations: 

MyPyramid differs from previous Pyramid: Gives more specific guidelines about the types and amounts of foods to eat. Places more emphasis on physical activity. Changes in dietary recommendations

A quick anatomy lesson: 

A quick anatomy lesson

Anatomy of MyPyramid: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid USDA’S new MyPyramid symbolizes a simple, personalized approach to remind consumers to make healthy food choices and to be active every day.

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Activity: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Activity ACTIVITY Represented by the steps and the person climbing them.

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Moderation: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Moderation Each food group narrows toward the top. The base represents foods with little or no solid fats or added sugars, which should be selected more often. The narrower top stands for foods containing more sugars and solid fats. You can eat more of these if you’re more active.

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Personalization: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Personalization PERSONALIZATION The person on the steps, slogan and URL stress finding the amount of foods YOU need daily.

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Proportionality: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Proportionality PROPORTIONALITY The different food group bands are shown by different widths. The widths are just a general guide to proportions.

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Anatomy of MyPyramid: Variety VARIETY The 6 color bands represent the different food groups. This illustrates foods from all groups are needed daily.

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Gradual Improvement: 

Anatomy of MyPyramid: Gradual Improvement GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT The slogan suggests people can take small steps to improve diet and lifestyle each day.

Spending your “calorie salary”: 

Spending your “calorie salary” Think of MyPyramid dietary guidelines as a “calorie salary.” Plan calories the same as major expenses — a car, house, vacation, etc. 5 “budgeting” steps follow…

5 budgeting teps: 

5 budgeting teps Stay within your budget Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition Choose the most value for calorie salary Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased Plan a budget for YOU

tep 1. Stay within your budget: 

tep 1. Stay within your budget 100 extra calories per day 10 pound weight gain per year

Examples of 100 calories: 

Examples of 100 calories ⅔ can of a regular soft drink or beer

Examples of 100 calories: 

Examples of 100 calories 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 2 tablespoons jelly or jam

Examples of 100 calories: 

Examples of 100 calories 10 large jelly beans (1 ounce)

Learn how much and what to eat for YOUR calorie level at MyPyramid.gov: 

Learn how much and what to eat for YOUR calorie level at MyPyramid.gov Submit age, sex and activity level for a personalized MyPyramid

Calculation results are personalized: 

Calculation results are personalized More information available

Sample meal tracking worksheet: 2000 calories: 

Sample meal tracking worksheet: 2000 calories http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/worksheets/Worksheet_2000_18.pdf

Balance food calories with physical activity level: 

Balance food calories with physical activity level

Physical activity recommended for MOST days of week : 

Physical activity recommended for MOST days of week Adult recommendations vary by goal: Reduce risk of chronic disease: 30 minutes of moderate intensity Manage weight and prevent weight gain: 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity Sustain a weight loss: 60 to 90 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity Children and teens: 60 minutes

Moderate physical activities include:: 

Moderate physical activities include:

Vigorous physical activities include:: 

Vigorous physical activities include:

Ways to increase physical activity: 

Ways to increase physical activity Walk up and down the soccer or softball field sidelines while watching the kids play.

Ways to increase physical activity: 

Ways to increase physical activity Replace a coffee break with a brisk walk. Ask a friend to go with you.

Ways to increase physical activity: 

Ways to increase physical activity Walk the dog — don’t just watch the dog walk.

Most important – have fun while being active! : 

Most important – have fun while being active!

5 budgeting teps: 

5 budgeting teps Stay within your budget Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition Choose the most value for calorie salary Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased Plan a budget for YOU

tep 2. Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition: 

tep 2. Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition What about the cost in dollars and cents of following MyPyramid guidelines?

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Foods that do little to meet nutrient needs — even if they’re within our calorie salary — can put our health AND MONEY at risk.

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“Each year, over $33 billion in medical costs and $9 billion in lost productivity due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are attributed to diet.” August 2003, http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/pe_factsheets/pe_pa.htm retrieved 3/5/05

Healthy diets may help eliminate cost of medications for some people: 

Healthy diets may help eliminate cost of medications for some people Cost of pills/month* High cholesterol $95 to $100 Diabetes $125 to $150 High blood pressure $40 to $50 *Costs vary with the type of medication and may be more or less than these amounts.

“Pills” vs. food: Ever see side effects listed on a food label?: 

“Pills” vs. food: Ever see side effects listed on a food label? Dizziness Nausea Blurred vision Muscle cramps Headache Constipation Breathing difficulties Insomnia Decreased sex drive Tremors Food tastes better, too!

Supplements vs. food: 

Supplements vs. food Foods may contain additional substances and provide benefits not available from fortified foods, nutrient supplements and vitamin/mineral pills.

Foods may provide substances not found in pills – example:: 

Foods may provide substances not found in pills – example: Individuals were placed on 1 of 3 diets: Low in calcium and dairy, OR Calcium supplements but low in dairy, OR 3 daily dairy servings. Each person ate 500 calories less than their actual needs. After 24 weeks, those on the high-dairy diet on average lost the greatest amount of body weight and fat. Zemel MB, et al. Dietary calcium and dairy products accelerate weight and fat loss during energy restriction in obese adults. Obesity Research. 2004; 12(4): 582-590.

No single superhero food: 

No single superhero food Many interactions occur among food constituents (such as fiber, nutrients, and phytochemicals) that affect disease risk. It is time to pay more attention to foods themselves, as packages of nutrients, and to overall dietary patterns. Source: First International Conference on Food Synergy, 2001 http://www.5aday.com/html/research/consensus_highlights.php

Importance of total diet: 

Importance of total diet Fruit and vegetable consumption lowers blood pressure … Adding low-fat, high-calcium foods to a diet high in fruits and vegetables further lowers blood pressure, and … Even greater reductions occur when sodium intake is restricted http://www.5aday.com/html/research/consensus_highlights.php The “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension” clinical study (DASH Eating Plan) showed …

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If science could create a pill that gave us all the vitamins and minerals we need, the only problem would be …

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Swallowing it!

Could you afford to care for your car like you do your body?: 

Could you afford to care for your car like you do your body?

Plus … you can replace a car with a new model! : 

Plus … you can replace a car with a new model!

Food for thought: Can you eliminate a “latte factor”tm from your budget? : 

Food for thought: Can you eliminate a “latte factor”tm from your budget? If a person saved just $5 a day by forgoing a fancy latte and muffin (or something else equal to $5) and invested it with a 10% annual return — in 41 years the total would be $1,000,000! ~ The Automatic Millionaire

5 budgeting teps: 

5 budgeting teps Stay within your budget Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition Choose the most value for calorie salary Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased Plan a budget for YOU

tep 3. Choose the most value for calorie salary: 

tep 3. Choose the most value for calorie salary A great-looking car with a bad engine offers little value if it: Wipes out our budget. Doesn’t get us where we want to go.

Make certain you get enough of these food groups: 

Make certain you get enough of these food groups Fruits Vegetables Whole grains Dairy products http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/recommendations.htm

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Consume a sufficient amount of fruits and vegetables while staying within energy needs. Choose a variety of fruits and vegetables each day. Recommendations 1 & 2: fruits and vegetables

Focus on fruits: 

Focus on fruits Eat 2 cups of fruits per day (for a 2,000 calorie diet). Select fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit, rather than drinking fruit juice, for most of your fruit choices. Note this equivalent: ¼ cup dried fruit = ½ cup fruit

Vary your veggies: 

Vary your veggies Eat 2½ cups of raw or cooked vegetables per day (for a 2,000 calorie diet). Select from all five vegetable SUBGROUPS several times a week. Note this equivalent: 2 cups raw leafy greens = 1 cup of vegetable

Subgroup 1: Dark green vegetables: 

Subgroup 1: Dark green vegetables Broccoli Spinach Most greens — spinach, collards, turnip greens, kale, beet, mustard greens Green leaf and romaine lettuce

Subgroup 2. Orange vegetables: 

Subgroup 2. Orange vegetables Carrots Sweet potatoes Winter squash Pumpkin

Subgroup 3. Legumes: 

Subgroup 3. Legumes Dry beans and peas such as: Pinto beans Kidney beans Black beans Garbanzo beans (chickpeas) Soybeans Split peas Lentils MyPyramid includes dry beans, peas and soybeans in the meats & beans group as well as the vegetable group; however, they count for only one food group at a time.

Subgroup 4. Starchy vegetables: 

Subgroup 4. Starchy vegetables White potatoes Corn Green peas

Subgroup 5. Other vegetables: 

Subgroup 5. Other vegetables Tomatoes Cabbage Celery Cucumber Onions Peppers Green beans Cauliflower Mushrooms Summer squash

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“For optimum health, scientists say eat a rainbow of colors. Your plate should look like a box of Crayolas.” ~Janice M. Horowitz, TIME, January 12, 2002

Recommendation 3: Grains: 

Recommendation 3: Grains Eat six “1 ounce-equivalents” of whole grain products daily (for a 2,000 calorie diet): Make at least half of grains whole grain. The rest of grains should come from enriched or whole grain products.

Definition: 1 ounce-equivalent: 

Definition: 1 ounce-equivalent In the grains food group, a “1 ounce-equivalent” is the amount of a food counted as equal to a 1 ounce slice of bread. Equivalents: 1 slice bread ½ cup cooked pasta, cooked rice or cooked cereal 1 cup ready-to-eat cereal

Definition: Whole grains: 

Definition: Whole grains Foods made from the entire grain seed (usually called the kernel) which consists of: Bran Germ Endosperm If the kernel has been cracked, crushed, or flaked, it must retain nearly the same relative proportions of bran, germ, and endosperm as original grain to be called whole grain.

Gains with whole grains: 

Gains with whole grains http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/grain/train.pdf

Examples of whole grains: 

Examples of whole grains Whole wheat Whole oats/oatmeal Whole grain corn Popcorn Brown & wild rice Whole rye Whole grain barley Buckwheat Tritacale Bulgur (cracked wheat) Millet Quinoa Sorghum

Label reading and whole grains: 

Label reading and whole grains Choose foods with a whole grain ingredient listed first on the label’s ingredient list. Ingredients are listed in descending order of weight (from most to least).

Which is the whole grain bread?: 

Which is the whole grain bread?

Answer: has WHOLE wheat as the first ingredient!: 

Answer: has WHOLE wheat as the first ingredient!

Color and whole grains: 

Color and whole grains Color is not an indication of a whole grain. Bread can be brown because of molasses or other added ingredients. Read the ingredient list to see if grain is a WHOLE grain. Wheat flour, water, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, wheat bran …

“Nutrition Facts” label and grains : 

“Nutrition Facts” label and grains Use “Nutrition Facts” label to help choose whole grain products with a higher % Daily Value (%DV) for fiber. The %DV for fiber is a good clue to the amount of whole grain in the product.

Which grain food is higher in fiber? : 

Which grain food is higher in fiber?

Answer: with 3 grams of fiber!: 

Answer: with 3 grams of fiber!

Watch wording on grains!: 

Watch wording on grains! Foods are usually not whole grain products if labeled with these words: Multi-grain Stone-ground 100% wheat Cracked wheat Seven-grain Bran

Recommendation 4: Dairy: 

For information about non-dairy sources of calcium, see MyPyramid.gov Recommendation 4: Dairy Consume 3 cups per day of fat-free or low-fat milk or equivalent milk products: For children ages 2 to 8, it’s 2 cups per day

Dairy products: 

Dairy products Equivalents: 8 ounces milk (1 cup) 1 cup yogurt 1½ ounces natural or 2 ounces processed cheese Photo: Courtesy of National Dairy Council®

More for yourdollars with dairy!: 

More for your dollars with dairy! Average sugar in one 12-ounce non-diet soft drink (10 teaspoons). Calories: 150

For lactose intolerant: 

For lactose intolerant Eat small portions of dairy foods; gradually increase amount. Combine dairy foods with other foods. Try non-milk dairy foods Cheeses Yogurt made with live, active bacteria Pre-digest lactose Lactose-hydrolyzed milk Commercial lactase preparations (capsules, chewable tablets, solutions)

Considerations: Other food groups: 

Considerations: Other food groups

Go lean for protein: 

Go lean for protein Choose lean meats and poultry. Bake it, broil it, or grill it. And vary your protein choices — with more fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds. Eat 5½ ounces (or equivalent) of lean meat, poultry or fish (for a 2,000 calorie diet).

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In the meat & beans group a “1 ounce-equivalent” is considered the following: Equivalents: 1 ounce meat, poultry or fish ¼ cup cooked dry beans or peas 1 egg 1 tablespoon peanut butter ½ ounce of nuts or seeds Definition: 1 ounce-equivalent

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Definition: Oils Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature, such as vegetable cooking oils. Oils come from many different plants and from fish. Most of the fats you eat should be polyunsaturated (PUFA) or monounsaturated (MUFA) fats. Oils are the major source of MUFAs and PUFAs in the diet. PUFAs contain some fatty acids that are necessary for health—called “essential fatty acids.”

Oils are in!: 

Oils are in! Because oils contain essential fatty acids, there is an allowance for oils in MyPyramid. Recommended intake ranges from 3 teaspoons to 7 teaspoons daily based on age, sex and level of physical activity.

Acceptable oils: 

Acceptable oils Common oils such as: Canola Corn Cottonseed Olive Safflower Soybean Sunflower Some oils used mainly as flavorings, such as walnut oil and sesame oil. A number of foods naturally high in oils, like: Nuts – Avocados Olives – Some fish Foods that are mainly oil, such as mayonnaise, certain salad dressings, and soft margarine (tub or squeeze) with no trans fats.

MyPyramid homepage: 

MyPyramid homepage Check here for more information on the food groups & related topics

5 budgeting teps: 

5 budgeting teps Stay within your budget Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition Choose the most value for calorie salary Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased Plan a budget for YOU

tep 4. Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased : 

tep 4. Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased MORE FUN to buy expensive furniture than spend on home maintenance. NOT FUN if house deteriorates over time.

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Definition: Discretionary calories Depending on the foods you choose, you may be able to spend more calories than the amount required to meet your nutrient needs.  These calories are the “extras” that can be used on luxuries like solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol, or on more food from any food group. They are your “discretionary calories.”

MyPyramid “discretionary calories”: 

MyPyramid “discretionary calories”

Recommended foods vs. “discretionary calories”: 

Recommended foods are: Lowest fat form of food No added sugar Discretionary calories may include: Higher fat forms of food Foods with added sugar Alcohol (in MODERATION) Increased intake of basic food groups Most solid fats and all added sugar calories are discretionary calories Recommended foods vs. “discretionary calories”

Definition: Added sugars: 

Definition: Added sugars “Added sugars” are sugars and syrups that are added to foods during processing or preparation. Added sugars do not include naturally occurring sugars such as those which occur in milk and fruits. http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/MyPyramid_education_framework.pdf

Alcoholic beverages: 

1 drink: 12 ounces regular …beer 5 ounces wine 1.5 ounces 80-proof distilled spirits Alcoholic beverages Those who choose to drink alcoholic beverages should do so sensibly and in moderation — defined as the consumption of up to 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. 1.5 ounces

People who should avoid alcohol: 

People who should avoid alcohol Those who cannot restrict their alcohol intake. Women of childbearing age who may become pregnant. Pregnant and lactating women. Children and adolescents. Those taking medications that can interact with alcohol and people with specific medical conditions. Individuals engaging in activities that require attention, skill, or coordination, such as driving or operating machinery.

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For many people, the discretionary calorie allowance is totally used by the foods they choose in each food group, such as higher fat forms of foods or sweetened products.  

5 budgeting teps: 

5 budgeting teps Stay within your budget Consider “true cost” of poor nutrition Choose the most value for calorie salary Spend on “extras” after the necessities are purchased Plan a budget for YOU

tep 5. Plan a budget for YOU: 

tep 5. Plan a budget for YOU

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Fine-tune what you’re already eating to meet MyPyramid guidelines

As you “budget,” choose foods that taste good as well as are good for you!: 

As you “budget,” choose foods that taste good as well as are good for you! “ What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease.” ~George Dennison Prentice

Situation 1: 

Situation 1 SITUATION: You’re already eating a low number of calories and are still struggling to lose weight. FINE-TUNE: Kick up the level of physical activity. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/stairwell/index.htm

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“A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time — pills or stairs.” ~Joan Welsh

Situation 2: 

Situation 2 SITUATION: Combined fruit and vegetable intake is several servings below recommendations. FINE-TUNE: Eat larger servings, snack on fruits and vegetables.

Situation 3: 

Situation 3 SITUATION: Less than half of grain group servings are whole grain. FINE-TUNE: Look for whole grain alternatives to grains you’re already eating. Photo courtesy of http://www.usarice.com

Situation 4: 

Situation 4 SITUATION: There is a lack of variety in your vegetables. FINE-TUNE: Add extras to salads, such as: Red or green peppers Tomatoes Buy a package of mixed vegetables when shopping for vegetables.

Spend your “calorie salary” wisely: 

Spend your “calorie salary” wisely “Eating right is vital to promoting health and reducing the risk for death or disability due to chronic diseases such as heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis.” Remember …. Source: http://www.healthierus.gov/nutrition.html

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“Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.” ~Charles Caleb Colton

Slide101: 

“Our health always seems much more valuable after we lose it.” ~Author unknown

Slide102: 

“The first wealth is health.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Finally …: 

Finally … “If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” ~Author unknown The End

For more information: 

For more information MyPyramid.gov http://www.mypyramid.gov Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005 http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document This PowerPoint is available on the Internet at http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/mypyramid-calorie-salary.htm