USA Diet Plans Manual

The USA Diet Plans Manual contains food reference charts that allow health care professionals and personal trainers adjust the level of protein, carbohydrates and fat to your unique dietary goals and needs. The 5 dietary frameworks used by USA Diet Plans are as follows. A 40/30/30 balanced diet is geared towards general health and fat loss, the accelerated fat loss plan is for enhanced fat loss, a muscle building plan has increased protein to meet the demands of an intense exercise routine, the sports endurance plan has an increased level of carbohydrates (50%) to help fuel the body for long duration activities such as marathon running or bicycling. A fifth eating patterns or dietary framework called the body clock plan, which adjusts the protein to carbohydrate to fat ratio of the meal to enhance sleep, alleviate depression, or prevent seasonal effective disorder or jetlag. The USA Diet Plans manual has an amazing restaurant eating guide which tells you how to customize and choose what you would like to eat while eating out. The USA Diet Plans manual also contains 150 balanced recipes. The recipe selection consists of all-American meals that people normally eat. For example strawberry yogurt, fruit salad, chicken noodle soup, sloppy Joes, Lox on a bagel, healthy hamburger, tri-color pasta with tuna fish, steak soft taco, chicken cordon bleu, beef barley soup, barbeque chicken with rice, taco salad, ham calzone, Italian style wrap, pecan chicken salad, granola, oatmeal, Reuben sandwich, and many more. The USA Diet Plans manual contains a glycemic index/load table that rates each carbohydrate source and gives you the glycemic load values. The science behind USA Diet Plans® balanced nutrition is presented throughout the book. Eating to achieve a positive acid/base balance is covered, the glycemic index is wonderfully explained, fats are clearly outlined, and there is a review of circadian eating concepts.