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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Attributes of the Super Meal Model Plate


The following attributes of the Super Meal Plate help to describe what your meal plate should look like:
  • More frequent meals (4 to 6 times/day)
  • Smaller meals (400-500 calories)
  • Macro-nutrient Balance
  • (Super Carbs, Proteins, Fats, Liquids)
  • At least half the plate is vegetables
  • Key micronutrients, i.e. vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals) 
  • High Fiber Content (30-35g/day)
  • Fermented Foods (3-5 times/week)
  • Raw Vegetables (50%-80%)
  • Some Raw Fruits 
  • Nutritional Supplementation (Food-based)
  • Minimum/No flour, sugar, wheat, fructose, processed foods, fast foods
  • Minimum/No HFCS, PHO, nitrates, artificial sweeteners, food additives
  • Minimum/No caffeine, alcohol, drugs
  • Minimum/No dairy, especially pasteurized cow's milk/cheese; gluten (for Type 1s)
Key Point: This is not a low fat diet! Ironically, low fat diets helped to make us fat!

The Key Macronutrients of the Super Meal Plate
Super Carbohydrates include many bright, colorful and green, leafy vegetables, some dark, colorful whole fruits, and some specific organic whole grains (but, not wheat bread!). 

Super Proteins
include cold-water fish, nuts/seeds, fermented soy, organic dairy, lean animal meats (i.e. chicken, turkey, organic beef), wild animal meat (i.e. bison, ostrich, deer).
Note: If you are concerned about the mercury in fish, eat smaller fish or take an Omega-3 supplement.

Super Fats include plant oils such as extra virgin olive oil, macadamia nut oil, and extra virgin coconut oil (but avoid clear vegetable oils or canola oil!), and the oil in nuts/seeds and cold-water fish.

Super Liquids include filtered water, raw vegetable juices; some raw fruit juices; specific teas; and, a couple of the organic bottled juices.

Note: The Super Meal Plate also provides other key nutrients and many of the key micronutrients including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, fiber, oil, and water.

Tips for Using the Super Meal Plate
Begin eating these healing super foods; and, refer to Chapters 6 and 7 for a detailed list of all the super carbs, super proteins, super fats, and super liquids that support the Death to Diabetes Super Meal Model Diet for Diabetics.

Start eating the Super Meals, including the Super Breakfast, the Super Lunch, and the Super Dinner, and watch your blood glucose level start to steadily come down!
Make sure that you have at least one raw salad every day, if possible.

Stick with the program and watch your blood sugar come down and the weight melt off your body!

If you struggle with making healthy diet changes, read How to Change Bad Eating Habits.

Start eating The Top 10 Super Foods, including more salads and wholefood supplements.

Note: If you need more help with preparing healthy meals, then, get the Death to Diabetes Cookbook which contains hundreds of balanced, healthy meals and lots of mouth-watering recipes!

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