by Marlene Schwartz
Moderation is difficult to define, as I discussed in my previous blog entry. One suggestion for clarifying the meaning of moderation is to publicize the idea of "discretionary calories" that actually exists on the government's diet website. The problem is tracking down the useful information - it is not on the materials for consumers, which use the words "occasionally" and "sparingly" to describe how often you should eat sweets and high fat foods. But, you can find it buried a few layers down if you go to: "Inside the Pyramid," then "Oils and Discretionary Calories," and then "How Many Discretionary Calories Can I Have?"
by Marlene Schwartz
Moderation is difficult to define, as I discussed in my previous blog entry. One suggestion for clarifying the meaning of moderation is to publicize the idea of "discretionary calories" that actually exists on the government's diet website. The problem is tracking down the useful information - it is not on the materials for consumers, which use the words "occasionally" and "sparingly" to describe how often you should eat sweets and high fat foods. But, you can find it buried a few layers down if you go to: "Inside the Pyramid," then "Oils and Discretionary Calories," and then "How Many Discretionary Calories Can I Have?"