Method and apparatus for controlling caloric intake
First Claim
1. A method for controlling daily caloric intake, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- providing a food exchange list which indicates food quantities in terms of calories and food exchange units;
selecting a daily caloric intake;
providing a food counter corresponding to the selected caloric intake and having a plurality of removable tabs representing caloric intake in terms of food exchange units;
selecting foods for a meal;
comparing the selected foods with the food exchange list; and
determining the number of food exchange units in the foods selected for the meal.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for controlling caloric intake includes different types of foods segregated into food classifications, with predetermined helping sizes of each food given a predetermined caloric value for counting purposes. The selection of foods for a particular meal is considered in conjunction with the predetermined food count, and a daily food counter includes tabs representing the predetermined food counts which are discarded after the meal is consumed, and the food counts remaining indicate the various kinds and amounts of foods that may be eaten during the rest of the day and which then do not exceed the predetermined caloric intake.
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1. A method for controlling daily caloric intake, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
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providing a food exchange list which indicates food quantities in terms of calories and food exchange units; selecting a daily caloric intake; providing a food counter corresponding to the selected caloric intake and having a plurality of removable tabs representing caloric intake in terms of food exchange units; selecting foods for a meal; comparing the selected foods with the food exchange list; and determining the number of food exchange units in the foods selected for the meal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for controlling daily caloric intake, including, in combination:
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food exchange list means including a plurality of foods listed by quantitative amounts corresponding to a predetermined quantity of calories and with the predetermined quantity of calories comprising a food exchange unit; and food counter means having a plurality of tabs representing food exchange units corresponding to the food exchange units in the food exchange list for determfining caloric intake. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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