May 6, 2009

Formulation of 2010 Dietary Guidelines: Detailed Download of Meeting #3

The 2010 Dietary Guideline committee is continuing their work on revising the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. The full committee held their third meeting on April 29 – 30, 2009. I attended the meeting via webinar, as did all observers. The meeting began with a series of talks by invited experts, such as Brian Wansink, PhD, Frank Sacks, MD, and more. The remainder of the meeting revolved around presentations of the subcommittee reports. Attending meeting #3 again proved to be enlightening and educational.

 

Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy

Cover of Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy
Do you feel...
  • confused about your need to limit carbohydrates?
  • burdened juggling glucose, blood pressure and heart problems?
  • frustrated trying to improve your eating habits?
  • baffled by food labels?

Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy, now in its 4th edition, is a best selling book that offers exactly what you'll need to know to eat healthier and plan healthier meals whether you have pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes. It's an invaluable, as well as practical, resource you shouldn't be without. This book includes latest nutrition recommendations for people with diabetes.

 

Reviews

"I have used the book on a daily basis. I am a personal chef and I do portion control meals for people with diabetes. I suggest this book for everyone who wants to eat balanced and change their lifestyle. It is a winner, I love it."
—Chef Donna
"Hope is the absolute authority on proper meal planning for people with diabetes. You will be able to manage well when you have Hope Warshaw’s book on your shelf."
—Robyn Webb, MS, author of Diabetic Meals in 30 Minutes
via: American Diabetes Association
"Hope has done it again! She provides practical tips on enjoying food and managing diabetes."
—Carolyn Leontos, MS, RD, CDE
“…Hope Warshaw makes healthy eating easier in Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy…you’ll find everything you need to know to understand the role of nutrition and all the tips and tricks for shopping, planning, cooking, and even eating out. Packed with handy charts and tips, it’s an indispensable resource for preventing and managing the disease.”
—Editor’s Pick of the Week, Today’s Diet and Nutrition
“Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy is very easy to understand.”
—Leslie A. Shumaker, posted at amazon.com
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4th edition
Paperback, 360 pages
Copyright © 2010

 
 

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Nutrition and Healthy Eating Basics
    • A Few Bites about Diabetes
    • The Nutrients Big and Small
    • Healthy Eating Guidelines: One Prescription for All
    • Healthy Eating: A Prescription for People with Diabetes
    • Personalize Your Healthy Eating Plan
    • Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplements
    • Blood Pressure Control: Sodium, Potassium, and More
  • Foods by Group
    • Starches
    • Vegetables
    • Fruits
    • Milk and Yogurt
    • Meat and Meat Substitutes
    • Fats
    • Sugars and Sweets
    • Beverages: Nonalcoholic
    • Beverages: Alcoholic
    • Combination, Convenience, and Free Foods
  • Put Healthy Eating into Action
    • Change Your Eating Behaviors Slowly but Surely
    • Planning: A Key to Healthy Eating
    • Control Your Portions
    • Lean on the Food Label
    • Skills and Strategies for Healthy Restaurant Eating
    • Get the Know-How and Support You Need

 

Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Eating Out

Cover of Eat Out, Eat Right: The Guide to Healthier Eating Out
Are you...
  • overwhelmed choosing healthier meals in Thai, Mexican, Italian restaurants?
  • annoyed by super-sized restaurant portions?
  • outraged by all the fat and salt in restaurant foods?
  • unclear about how to make special requests?


Eat Out, Eat Right,
now in it's 3rd edition, is the must-have, compact and easy-to-carry book for anyone who wants to eat healthier restaurant meals. Eat Out, Eat Right provides practical and realistic solutions to eat healthier when you eat in just about any type of restaurant – from fast food to fine dining; and nearly every cuisine – from the common Italian, Mexican and Chinese, to the less common — Indian, Japanese and Middle Eastern.

 

Reviews

"Hope Warshaw shows you how to eat out guilt-free…"
via: Chicago Tribune
"This book is the next-best thing to dining with a nutritionist."
via: Cooking Light Magazine
For those of you who have been told or thought "I can't eat out and eat healthy at the same time," Eat Out, Eat Right...is the guidebook for you and your clients....it's a great handbook for dining in this day and age.
—Lisa Korpolinski, RD, CDE
via: Diabetes Care and Education's Newsflash, Spring 2009
"This comprehensive book is loaded with strategies and tips to healthfully guide you through nearly every popular dining option from Middle Eastern and Indian restaurants to fast food and fine dining, with special sections on beverages." (Read the complete review)
—Diane Welland, M.S., R.D.
via: Environmental Nutrition
“Eat Out, Eat Right is a "must read" for those who eat out frequently and are mindful of healthy eating. Warshaw does a masterful job of providing practical and realistic guidelines for making healthier menu choices from a wide variety of foods and cuisines, which includes information on popular fast-casual restaurants such as Applebee's and Chili's.”
—S. Benjamin
via: amazon.com
“I really appreciate that Hope makes practical suggestions and healthier modifications for most foods on a menu. It's not one of those "No NEVER EAT THAT AGAIN" books! Eat Out, Eat Right cover's numerous cuisines. Love the handy, small size! This book is ANYONE who wants to know how to eat healthier while eating out!”
—H. Bilyk, dietitian
via: amazon.com
“Eat Out, Eat Right is pint-sized and packed with information. It is designed with "ease of reference" in mind by being both easy to carry and easy to find the information you need. It is clear that Ms. Warshaw has put her heart and soul into this book; she really wants to help people enjoy dining out and eating healthy at the same time. Great book!”
—Charlene Geary, Perfect Fit Nutrition, LLC
via: amazon.com
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3rd Edition
Paperback, 284 pages
Copyright © 2008

 
 

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: How to Use Eat Out, Eat Right
  • Part One:
    • Trends in Restaurant Eating and Foods
    • Take Healthy Eating Guidelines Out to Eat
    • The Pitfalls of Healthier Eating Out
    • Skills and Strategies for Healthier Eating Out Anywhere
    • Restaurant Nutrition Information – What’s Available, What’s Not
    • Healthy Eating Out with Children
    • Healthier Drinking Out – Non-Alcoholic
    • Healthier Drinking Out – Alcoholic
  • Part Two: American Style Cuisines
    • Breakfast – From Bagels to Bakeries and Brunch
    • Family Style
    • Fast Food Style
    • Soup ‘N Sandwich Style
    • Salads: Bar, Entrée or Side
    • Fine Dining Style or Haute Cuisine Style
    • Seafood Style
  • Part Three: Ethnic Style Cuisines
    • Mexican Style
    • Italian Style
    • Pizza Style
    • Chinese Style
    • Thai Style
    • Japanese Style
    • Indian Style
    • Middle Eastern Style

 

 

Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating

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Do you feel...
  • clueless about how to eat healthy in restaurants?
  • exasperated searching for nutrition facts for restaurant foods?
  • unsure with diabetes of how to curb carbohydrate consumption?
  • inept at putting together healthier restaurant meals?

Guide to Healthier Restaurant Eating, now in its 4th edition and over 800 pages, is just the resource you need in hand if you have pre-diabetes or diabetes and frequently choose to eat chain restaurant meals. You’ll learn the pitfalls of restaurant foods—high in fat and sodium and heavy on the portions. But have no fear, the book serves up plenty of tips and strategies to conquer these challenges head-on whether you dine in, drive-thru or have the foods delivered to your doorstep.

 

Reviews

Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating won a National Health Information Silver Award for content, creativity and overall excellence.
— 
via:  
“Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating is a great reference book to have on hand if you eat out in restaurants often. I finally am living in an area where most of the restaurants listed in the book can be found. I really need to get another one to keep in the car.”
—Kimberly in MN
via: amazon.com
“I consider Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating to be a completely indispensible resource for a diabetic. I've found this book to be useful in two different ways: #1 for just browsing through some of the restaurants and menu items to give you an idea about nutritional information in general; #2 just pop in your suitcase or in your car when you travel.”
—GameMaker
via: amazon.com
“Even though fast food gets a bad rap, there are ways of eating healthier when having to eat out and Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating shows you how. It helps you find the real numbers for a large variety of chain restaurants/fast food and takes the guesswork out of carb counting. I have my favorites marked with paper clips. I don't eat out without it.”
—MomDoll “diabetes patient”
via: amazon.com
“As a recently diagnosed diabetic, I find Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating extremely helpful in choosing meals when eating out! We enjoy dining out with friends and I travel with my job, so eating out is a must. The book allows me to choose where to grab a quick bite to eat with confidence knowing that I am not sabotaging my sugars or lipids!”
—Leisa M. Pender
via: amazon.com
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4th Edition
Paperback, 848 pages
Copyright © 2009

 
 

Table of Contents

  • Section 1
    • Today’s Diabetes Eating Goals
    • Restaurant Pitfalls and Strategies for Self-Defense
    • Restaurant Dining Dilemmas and Diabetes
    • Restaurants Can Help or Hinder Your Healthy Eating Efforts
    • Put Your Best Guestimate Forward
    • How This Book Works for You
  • Section 2: Restaurant Categories
    • Breakfast Eats, Drinks, Snacks and More
    • Burgers, Fries, and More
    • Chicken—Fried, Roasted, or Grilled
    • Seafood Catches
    • Family Fare
    • Soups, Sandwiches, Salads, and Subs
    • Chinese and Asian Fare
    • Pizza, Pasta, and All Else Italian
    • Tacos, Burritos, and All Else Mexican
    • Frozen Sweets and Treats

 

What to Eat When You're Eating Out

Cover of What to Eat When You're Eating Out
Are you...
  • clueless about how to eat healthy in restaurants?
  • stunned by the sodium and fat counts of restaurant meals?
  • aggravated searching for nutrition facts for restaurant foods?
  • helpless at putting together healthier restaurant meals?

What to Eat When You're Eating Out, is just the resource you need in hand to eat healthfully when you eat out in chain restaurants. If you eat out frequently you're aware of the hazards of restaurant foods: too much fat and sodium count and LARGE portions.

 

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Paperback, 720 pages
Copyright©, 2006

 
 

Table of Contents

    • Today’s Diabetes Eating Goals
    • Restaurant Pitfalls and Strategies for Self-Defense
    • Restaurant Dilemmas and Diabetes
    • Restaurants Help or Hinder Your Healthy Eating Efforts
    • Put Your Best Guess Forward
    • How This Book Works for You
  • Restaurant Categories
    • Breakfast Eats, Drinks, Snacks and More
    • Burgers, Fries, and More
    • Chicken—Fried, Roasted, or Grilled
    • Seafood Catches
    • Sit-Down Family Fare
    • Soups, Sandwiches, Salads, and Subs
    • Chinese Fare
    • Pizza, Pasta, and All Else Italian
    • Tacos, Burritos, and All Else Mexican
    • Sweets, Desserts, and Frozen Treats

 

Guide to Healthy Fast Food Eating

Cover of Guide to Healthy Fast Food Eating
Are you...
  • clueless about how to eat healthy in restaurants?
  • irritated by the few healthy fast food choices?
  • baffled about how to assemble healthy fast food meals?
  • anxious about controlling your carb counts in fast food restaurants?

Do you frequent the top national fast food chain restaurants and want to have their nutrition information at your fingertips? Then this book is for you! You'll have the key skills and strategies for healthy restaurant eating and the nutrition information for a baker’s dozen of popular chain restaurants (13) — from Arby’s to Wendy’s and Dunkin’ Donuts, to McDonald’s and Starbucks.

 

Reviews

“Anyone with diabetes, pre-diabetes or heart problems…will welcome Guide to Healthy Fast-Food Eating, packed with over 1,500 menu items from the 13 largest fast-food chains complete with nutrition charts, exchanges, serving sizes, and insights on common pitfalls.”
—Midwest Book Reviews
via: amazon.com
“In today's fast-pace world, it seems impossible to totally avoid fast food... I sometimes find myself with only two choices...eat fast food or don't eat at all. Guide to Healthy Fast-Food Eating to the rescue! …this book should be in every diabetic's pocket (or pocketbook).”
—Lynette R. Flemming, Co-author of Lunch Buddies
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Paperback, 280 pages
Copyright©, 2006

 
 

Table of Contents

  • Section 1: Healthy Restaurant Eating
    • Today's Diabetes Eating Goals
    • Restaurant Pitfalls and Strategies for Self-Defense
    • Restaurant Dilemmas and Diabetes
    • Restaurants Help or Hinder Your Healthy Eating Efforts
    • Tips to eat Healthier: Breakfast, Burgers, Pizza, and More
    • Put Your Best Guess Forward
    • How This Book Works for You
  • Section 2: Fast-Food Restaurants
    • Arby’s
    • Baskin-Robbins
    • Burger King
    • Domino’s Pizza
    • Dunkin’ Donuts
    • KFC
    • McDonald’s
    • Papa John’s Pizza
    • Pizza Hut
    • Starbucks
    • Subway
    • Taco Bell
    • Wendy’s

 

 

 
February 9, 2009

Formulation of 2010 Dietary Guidelines: Detailed Download of Meeting #2

The 2010 Dietary Guideline committee is at work revising the 2005 Dietary Guidelines which is mandated by Federal law to be done every five years under the direction of either Health and Human Services (HHS) or U.S. Dept of Agriculture (USDA). HHS took the lead in 2005 and this time around the USDA is taking the lead. The work of the committee and staff will conclude with the publication of the revised guidelines in fall of 2010.

 
 
 
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