Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I'm so tired of being embarrassed
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 557034" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I don't think the food pyramid is a world wide thing. It was devised by various agencies of the US Govt like the USDA, etc... There is a LOT of politics that went into the food pyramid, but it is a halfway decent place to start.</p><p></p><p>Are foods required to list nutritional info on them? here foods MUST be labelled with total calories, total carbs, carbs from sugar, calories from total carbs and from sugars, total fats, calories from total fats, various nutrients, and the % of your overall daily allowance of those things (of each of the items listed) that the food item contains.</p><p></p><p>A good rule of thumb is 40% carbohydrates, 30 % protein, 30% fat. For many of our kids, the protein is one of the most important factors. shoot for 40/30/30 for every meal and snack, as close as you can, and it will help. If you go a bit higher on protein, that isn't terrible. For some kids it is actually helpful. There are 2 brands of nutrition bars, Zone and Balance, that stick to this ratio. For more info, look for books on the Zone Diet. I am about as far from a dieter as it gets. I flat out think that dieting is dangerous and foolhardy and a great way to mess up your metabolism and body. I go for overall lifestyle changes. Not 2 weeks of none of this, a week without that, and on every third Tuesday you get to eat as much as you want of every junk food you want. I know how it messes up your metabolism and that it simply doesn't work to do the dieting thing. </p><p></p><p>The Zone Diet books explain how the 40/30/30 ratio is helpful, and there are lots of recipes and guidelines to help you make this part of your normal life, not part of a diet that you will do for a month and then quit. I NEVER thought I would praise any diet other than common sense. I first heard of this diet from some coworkers long ago. They talked me into trying it after I read some of what it was about. It truly helps your body and brain to work better. We had steady blood sugar levels with-o the peak and then crash and we all thought more clearly, got our work done faster and with far fewer errors, and we were not guzzling coffee all day. We still enjoyed coffee, but we didn't NEED it to feel alert, not even first thing in the morning.</p><p></p><p>So I got my mom to try it. My mom has an inherited liver disease and the docs all said that once it was damaged the body would not be able to fix it. This was the prevailing wisdom on her disease. She had to have a routine biopsy of her liver about 9 mos after she started the 40/30/30 and cut her stress levels. Her docs were truly shocked. Areas that they KNEW had been damaged at her last biopsy were normal looking. The doctor really grilled her to see what she was doing differently as the damage had clearly been there on 3 previous biopsies. Then her doctor recommended the Zone to other patients. He was shocked even more when they also showed serious improvements if they followed the eating plan. </p><p></p><p>It made a believer out of me. </p><p></p><p>There are quite a few Zone books in print and many are available used if you want to look for them. I know that it makes a BIG difference in how I feel, and in how my kids act and react to life, if we have enough protein to balance out a snack. Heck, half a snickers candy bar and 2 oz of lean deli meat qualify as a snack in the Zone book I read! A big part of the author's message in the book is that you don't have to deprive yourself, but iwth portion control and balancing the nutrients you can still enjoy favorites and feel better all around. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 557034, member: 1233"] I don't think the food pyramid is a world wide thing. It was devised by various agencies of the US Govt like the USDA, etc... There is a LOT of politics that went into the food pyramid, but it is a halfway decent place to start. Are foods required to list nutritional info on them? here foods MUST be labelled with total calories, total carbs, carbs from sugar, calories from total carbs and from sugars, total fats, calories from total fats, various nutrients, and the % of your overall daily allowance of those things (of each of the items listed) that the food item contains. A good rule of thumb is 40% carbohydrates, 30 % protein, 30% fat. For many of our kids, the protein is one of the most important factors. shoot for 40/30/30 for every meal and snack, as close as you can, and it will help. If you go a bit higher on protein, that isn't terrible. For some kids it is actually helpful. There are 2 brands of nutrition bars, Zone and Balance, that stick to this ratio. For more info, look for books on the Zone Diet. I am about as far from a dieter as it gets. I flat out think that dieting is dangerous and foolhardy and a great way to mess up your metabolism and body. I go for overall lifestyle changes. Not 2 weeks of none of this, a week without that, and on every third Tuesday you get to eat as much as you want of every junk food you want. I know how it messes up your metabolism and that it simply doesn't work to do the dieting thing. The Zone Diet books explain how the 40/30/30 ratio is helpful, and there are lots of recipes and guidelines to help you make this part of your normal life, not part of a diet that you will do for a month and then quit. I NEVER thought I would praise any diet other than common sense. I first heard of this diet from some coworkers long ago. They talked me into trying it after I read some of what it was about. It truly helps your body and brain to work better. We had steady blood sugar levels with-o the peak and then crash and we all thought more clearly, got our work done faster and with far fewer errors, and we were not guzzling coffee all day. We still enjoyed coffee, but we didn't NEED it to feel alert, not even first thing in the morning. So I got my mom to try it. My mom has an inherited liver disease and the docs all said that once it was damaged the body would not be able to fix it. This was the prevailing wisdom on her disease. She had to have a routine biopsy of her liver about 9 mos after she started the 40/30/30 and cut her stress levels. Her docs were truly shocked. Areas that they KNEW had been damaged at her last biopsy were normal looking. The doctor really grilled her to see what she was doing differently as the damage had clearly been there on 3 previous biopsies. Then her doctor recommended the Zone to other patients. He was shocked even more when they also showed serious improvements if they followed the eating plan. It made a believer out of me. There are quite a few Zone books in print and many are available used if you want to look for them. I know that it makes a BIG difference in how I feel, and in how my kids act and react to life, if we have enough protein to balance out a snack. Heck, half a snickers candy bar and 2 oz of lean deli meat qualify as a snack in the Zone book I read! A big part of the author's message in the book is that you don't have to deprive yourself, but iwth portion control and balancing the nutrients you can still enjoy favorites and feel better all around. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
I'm so tired of being embarrassed
Top