USDA Food Pyramid and the
Food Addicts Weight Loss Plan

Combining the USDA food pyramid guidelines with the Food Addicts Behavior Modification Plan and moderate exercise is a sure way to lose weight while eating only the foods you like.

The USDA food pyramid website has a worksheet for menu planning and food charts where you pick out only the foods you like. These guidelines work for all forms of diets: vegan, diabetic, children, ethnic foods, food addict, Weight Watcher members. You will get all the nutrients you need in the right amounts.

Landing on the home page, you click on My Pyramid Menu Planner. The next page asks you to fill in your name, age, and exercise habits. Optional data is height and weight. Supply your email address so that your plan is retained when you log off.

The next page is the Menu Planner.

This Planner has columns for 5 categories of food: grains, vegetables, fruit, milk, and meat/beans. At the top of each column is the goal amounts.

My goal amounts were: Total Calories 1600

The site also lists calories for solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol, with 130 calories being the maximum for me.

It also keeps track of oils, of which 5 teaspoon is the maximum.

You can plan 7 days of menus and the site will retain them or you can print them off.

The advantage of this plan over most diet plans is that you fill in all the foods yourself, assuring that you get your favorites and avoid foods about which you are less enthusiastic.

The disadvantage of this plan is that the 1600 calories is a maintenance number. If you are obese, cutting back to that number may start your weight loss. If you are merely overweight, you may need to eat less than the maintenance allowance.

To do that, bring up day 1 of the Meal Planner fill in the goal amounts for milk (3 cups), vegetables (2 cups), and fruit (1 ½ cups). Now add meat and grains until you have reached 1100 to 1200 calories. Don’t go over 130 extra calories (solid fats, added sugar, and alcohol), or 5 teaspoons of oil.

Use your own created menus in conjunction with the

behavior modification techniques and at least 30 minutes of exercise each day for a sure-fire weight loss plan.

Exercise Plans

Free Walking Program

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