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You might be wondering if this means hotdogs and cake are gone forever. Unless your doctor says otherwise, you can have occasional high-fat foods and sweet treats. But go back to your Plate Method for most meals and you’ll likely notice an increase in energy, a loss of fat and improvement in your overall health — a reward in its own right.
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The Plate Method:
This may be the best tool you’ll ever use to change your diet for good
Whether you have high blood sugar, weight to lose or reason to believe your diet needs improvement, here’s a helpful visual tool to eat more healthfully: the Plate Method.
What is the Plate Method?
The Plate Method is a weight management technique recommended by the American Diabetes Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Based on a standard 9-inch dinner plate, visually divide your plate into three sections. These sections represent what a healthy plate looks like.
Vegetables
Grain/Starch
Click to match each food with where it belongs on the plate.
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Protein
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Additionally, you may have one small serving
of low-fat dairy and fruit on the side.
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One quarter of
your plate is
starchy vegetables
and whole grains.
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One quarter of
your plate is
lean protein.
Lean Protein
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Half your plate is
non-starchy vegetables.
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