Individual well-balanced meal planning device

• US 4,151,668 A
• Filed: 10/30/1975
• Issued: 05/01/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Daniel C. Hungerford
• Original Assignee: Daniel C. Hungerford
• Inventors: Hungerford, Daniel C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackmon, Edith S.
• Application Number:
  US05/627,070
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 116/133, 128/1 R, 235/78, 235/88, 40/70 R, 35/31 C, 35/74
• US Class Current: 40/495
• CPC Class Codes: G06C 3/00 Arrangements for table look-up, e.g. menstruation table
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 11/23 the advertising or display material forming part of rotating members, e.g. in the form of perforations, prints, or transparencies on a drum or disc

Abstract

A calculator for use by an individual on a strict diet such as a diabetic to expedite food item selection for a complete single meal in accordance with a predetermined calorie, carbohydrate, protein and fat diet plan. The device includes a plurality of smaller diameter circular discs having viewing apertures rotatably affixed to a larger disc which cooperate for rapid selective registration of complete daily meals from a plurality of entrees or primary foods, the device including daily meal plans for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The device, through movement of the discs, also allows for individual food item exchange per meal in accordance with a particular dietetic plan to allow the individual a variety in the selection of food items to be consumed.

Claims

1. A calculator for determining a particular well-balanced meal from a plurality of well-balanced meals in accordance with a daily diet quantitative plan which includes providing breakfast, lunch and dinner comprising:

a first larger diameter disc, said larger disc having columnized indicia displayed thereon which includes outer perimeter prime headings having a plurality of entrees and a plurality of indicia columns disposed under said entrees headings which include indicia listing particular individual food items and their volume in accordance with an overall dietetic plan; and

a second smaller disc moveably affixed to one side of said larger disc, said smaller disc having a viewing aperture and having next to said aperture an indicia list of broad food categories including vegetables, bread, meats, milk, fruits and fats disposed for alignment with individual food items in each of said columns on said larger disc.

2. A calculator, as in claim 1, wherein said larger disc includes:

a pluralit of concentric circular rows, each of said rows displaying different food items from a common food category which are dietetically determined equivalents.

3. A meal selecting device which selectively displays a pre-determined array of individual food items comprising a dietetically, well-balanced, daily meal in accordance with a pre-determined daily caloric intake comprising:

a display surface having indicia showing a plurality of complete well-balanced dietetical meals displayed therein, said indicia including entree headings disposed around the perimeter of said surface and each of said meals displayed having individual food items from different food categories and displayed beneath a different entree heading; and

indicia means for selecting a particular complete meal by entree heading disposed on said display surface.

4. The device as in claim 3, wherein:

the plurality of meals displayed include the volume of food permitted to achieve an overall particular daily calorie intake.

5. The device as in claim 3, including:

means for selecting individual equivalent food items connected to said display surface.

6. A food organizer for selectively displaying a plurality of food items into a calorically balanced individual meal plan comprising:

meal indicia display means;

indicia display showing a plurality of different meals made up of individual foods from different food categories determined in accordance with a pre-determined dietetic consumption plan disposed on said meal indicia display means, said indicia display including entree headings disposed around the periphery of said meal indicia display means; and

means for selectively displaying a single meal connected to said meal indicia display means.

7. The device as in claim 6 including:

means connected to said meal display means for selectively exchanging particular food items in a particular meal to determine an equivalent different food item with the same caloric value.

8. A device as in claim 7, including:

means for selectively registering a particular, pre-determined meal on said meal display means by utilizing said entree heading indicia display.

9. A hand-held menu for diabetics for quickly and accurately providing a plurality of pre-determined food items by quantity in accordance with a pre-determined caloric and carbohydrate daily intake plan for selecting a complete meal comprising:

a surface having indicia showing a plurality of radial columns, each column displaying a complete well-balanced meal constituting individual food items from different food categories by volume, each column having a primary food heading; and

means connected to said surface for selecting a particular well-balanced individual meal from a particular primary food heading in accordance with the pre-determined calorie and carbohydrate food plan, whereby a diabetic individual may accurately and quickly select a complete, well-balanced food plan showing the proper proportions to achieve a particular daily calorie and carbohydrate intake.

10. A selective menu as in claim 9, including:

means for interchanging particular food items by volume for a particular meal with respect to said particular caloric plan provided.

11. A device for selectively displaying a plurality of individual food items from different food categories together into a balanced, dietetically determined meal comprising:

a display means having a plurality of meals displayed, each of said meals having an entree indicia heading disposed near said display means peripheral heading, each meal being an array of individual food items from different food categories to form a single meal of a pre-determined caloric and carbohydrate intake by volume of food items; and

means for selecting a particular individual meal from said entree indicia heading connected to said display means.

12. A food planner, as in claim 11, including:

means for selectively interchanging particular equivalent food items having the same dietetic, caloric and carbohydrate equivalence connected to said display means.

13. The device as in claim 11, wherein:

said display means includes indicia showing a plurality of different entrees; and

means for selecting a particular, individual, complete meal by selective registration with a particular entree from said plurality of displayed entrees.

14. A device for selecting a complete meal having a well-balanced plurality of different food items from different food categories by volume selected for achieving a particular, daily, caloric intake and daily carbohydrate intake comprising:

a first display means having indicia showing a plurality of primary foods disposed thereon;

a second display means having a plurality of food items from different food categories constituting arrays of well-balanced meals to be utilized in conjunction with said primary food items; and

means connected to said first display means for selecting a particular array of food items in conjunction with a particular food entree.