Portion Control System for Weight Loss and Maintenance
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in a weight loss and weight maintenance program comprising a set of volumetric measuring devices, whereineach measuring device is configured to measure a single portion size for any particular food in a respective category of food such that an actual calorie value of the single portion size for the particular food will be substantially within a range of calories selected to result in weight loss and weight maintenance based upon caloric intake over an extended period of time;
- each category of food is associated with one of the volumetric measuring devices in the set; and
the single portion size for any particular food is volumetrically measured by a respective one of the measuring devices corresponding to the category for the particular food without regard to determining and considering the actual calorie value of the single portion size of the particular food.
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Abstract
A set of volumetric measuring devices or portioning scoops are used in a weight loss and weight maintenance program. Each scoop is configured to measure a single portion size for any particular food in a respective food category. Single portions of foods are measured by the scoop for the category that limits the calorie value of the food portion within a small range. For some foods, a single portion size may be one measured volume of a scoop, whereas for other foods a single portion may two or more measured volumes of the scoop. Over time (e.g., a week or a month), the calorie intake from foods measured with a particular scoop will average to a desired amount within the parameters of the program. A chart may be used in conjunction with the scoops depicting the respective categories, foods in each category of food, and a number of volumes of each scoop corresponding to a portion size.
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1. An apparatus for use in a weight loss and weight maintenance program comprising a set of volumetric measuring devices, wherein
each measuring device is configured to measure a single portion size for any particular food in a respective category of food such that an actual calorie value of the single portion size for the particular food will be substantially within a range of calories selected to result in weight loss and weight maintenance based upon caloric intake over an extended period of time; -
each category of food is associated with one of the volumetric measuring devices in the set; and the single portion size for any particular food is volumetrically measured by a respective one of the measuring devices corresponding to the category for the particular food without regard to determining and considering the actual calorie value of the single portion size of the particular food. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A set of portion scoops for use in a weight loss and weight management program comprising
respective bodies for each of the portion scoops in the set, each body defining a filling and dispensing aperture and a storage volume, wherein the storage volume of each respective portion scoop is determined to measure portions of cooked or prepared foods within a range of calories selected to result in weight loss and weight maintenance based upon an average caloric intake from a daily maximum of portions over an extended period of time; - and
the cooked or prepared foods are classified within respective categories corresponding to each respective portion scoop; and a label on each respective portion scoop identifying a respective category of cooked or prepared foods for which each respective portion scoop is intended to measure out. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for weight loss and weight maintenance comprising
providing a set of volumetric food measuring devices, each food measuring device in the set corresponding to a respective category of food and configured to dispense any food within the respective category of food substantially within a set range of calories; -
measuring a single portion size for any particular food in the respective category of food using a corresponding one of the volumetric food measuring devices in the set regardless of an actual calorie value of the single portion size for the particular food; and limiting a number of portions measured by for consumption by a user in a single day. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for weight loss and weight management comprising
a set of food portioning scoops of varied respective volumes for serving foods; -
a categorization of foods wherein each category further corresponds to a selection of foods related by a schema for portioning using a particular one of the portioning scoops; and a respective identification on each scoop in the set of food portioning scoops corresponding to a respective category for portioning. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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