{"id":79,"date":"2005-10-13T08:13:53","date_gmt":"2005-10-13T13:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stein.everybody.org\/journal\/?p=79"},"modified":"2013-04-27T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T18:19:00","slug":"dietary-guidelines-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeremystein.com\/journal\/dietary-guidelines-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Guidelines 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four fruits and five vegetables a day\u203d<\/a> Three cups of milk a day\u203d 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise daily\u203d The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/a> seem to apply better to a calf than a computer professional.<\/p>\n

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Why didn’t they just tell us to drink more water and leave it at that? I like water; I could do the 8 glasses. (Despite the importance of excess water<\/a> held by many (wrongly<\/a>)<\/small>, the dietary guidelines say the Committee makes no special recommendations concerning water intake<\/q>)<\/p>\n

The truth is, I fall far short of these guidelines. And, try as I might to find excuses, the truth is that these recommendations are well-founded. <\/p>\n

I’ve decided that it’s time to take action. I am going to try, for one week, to follow these guidelines. I hope Wegmans keeps its produce section well-stocked. (Where is the produce section?)<\/p>\n

There’s an apocryphal story of a casino owner who wanted to quit smoking. He allegedly rented a billboard with his face and the caption “if you catch me smoking, I’ll pay you $10,000” (or some other large sum, depending on who tells the story). The threat of public humiliation is great motivation. I will post the food I eat and track how I’m doing against the guidelines. Check back often!<\/p>\n

Here are the final results:<\/p>\n\n\n
Jeremy<\/caption>\n
Exercise (7)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
1.5 hours<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruits (28)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
13<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dark green veg (6)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange veg (4)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Legumes (6)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Starchy veg (6)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other veg (13)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whole grain (21)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other grain (21)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meat and beans (38.5)<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
31<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milk (21)<\/td>\n\n\n\n
14<\/td>\n0\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Well, it doesn’t look so good. I was working on my sermon this week, so I used that as an excuse to not exercise every day. I did<\/em> make a concerted effort to consume more milk, yogurt and cheesecake [kidding on the cheesecake]. Whew — the USDA wants us to drink a lot<\/em> of milk! I bought carrot sticks — I like carrot sticks — but I guess I’m not a big eater of dark green vegetables. I can’t think of anything besides spinach, and I’m no Popeye.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I’ll do this again sometime. Spinach sandwhiches on whole grain bread, anyone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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