Daily diet management planner and method
First Claim
1. A daily diet management planner comprising:
- a foldable carrying case having at least one main cover and at least one wine cover foldable relative to said main cover, each of said covers having an inside wall with a plurality of pockets in spaced relationship thereupon, each wing cover further having meal card holders attached to and corresponding to said pockets thereupon;
a plurality of meal cards dimensioned to fit into said meal card holders and removably inserted in said holders; and
.a plurality of food cards having two sides and dimensioned to fit into said pockets of said covers, each said food card identifying one specific food, said food cards insertable and storable in said pockets of each said main cover and insertable in said pockets corresponding to meal types, each said food cards being color coded on at least one side hereof to identify a specific food exchange, each of said food cards further providing information as to serving size and preparation of said food and providing a picture of either an approximate size or visual size of said food for a user to conveniently and effectively measure an amount of said food allowed for a particular meal.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a daily diet management planner and method comprising a foldable carrying case having a plurality of pockets and pocket inserts on and in the inside walls of the carrying case: having meal insert cards each identifying a specific meal type such as BREAKFAST, MORNING SNACK, LUNCH, AFTERNOON SNACK, DINNER, and BEDTIME SNACK; and having a plurality of food cards each listing one specific food within a food exchange and displaying a picture of either the approximate or visual serving size of the food. Prior to planning his/her diet, the user of the planner, who can be either an adult or a child, should consult a doctor or a dietitian for a prescribed diet which is then broken down and placed on each of the meal insert cards to balance the daily diet across all the meals for a day. The user selects food cards each listing one specific food and places them in pockets for the type of the meal. A child'"'"'s daily diet management planner has cards having colorful animated pictures of the food portions on one side of thereof, which are used to measure, approximately or visually the size of the food allowed for a given meal. The preparer of the meal doesn'"'"'t need to use scales or measuring devices to prepare the meal when using this daily diet management planner and method.
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5 Claims
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1. A daily diet management planner comprising:
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a foldable carrying case having at least one main cover and at least one wine cover foldable relative to said main cover, each of said covers having an inside wall with a plurality of pockets in spaced relationship thereupon, each wing cover further having meal card holders attached to and corresponding to said pockets thereupon; a plurality of meal cards dimensioned to fit into said meal card holders and removably inserted in said holders; and
.a plurality of food cards having two sides and dimensioned to fit into said pockets of said covers, each said food card identifying one specific food, said food cards insertable and storable in said pockets of each said main cover and insertable in said pockets corresponding to meal types, each said food cards being color coded on at least one side hereof to identify a specific food exchange, each of said food cards further providing information as to serving size and preparation of said food and providing a picture of either an approximate size or visual size of said food for a user to conveniently and effectively measure an amount of said food allowed for a particular meal.
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2. A daily diet management planner comprising:
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a foldable carrying case having at least one main cover and at least one wing cover foldable relative to said main cover, each of said covers having an inside wall with a plurality of pockets in spaced relationship thereupon, each wing cover further having meal card holders attached to and corresponding to said pockets thereupon; a plurality of meal cards dimensioned to fit into said meal card holders and removably inserted in said holders; and a plurality of food cards having two sides and dimensioned to fit into said pockets of said covers, each said food card identifying one specific food, said food cards insertable and storable in said pockets of each said main cover and insertable in said pockets corresponding to meal types, each said food cards being color coded on at least one side thereof to identify a specific food exchange, each of said food cards further providing information as to serving size and preparation of said food and providing a colorful, animated picture of either an approximate size or visual size of said food allowed for a particular meal to effectively encourage users to actively manage and learn about their own diets.
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3. A daily diet management method comprising the steps of:
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providing a foldable carrying case having at least one main cover and at least one wing cover foldable relative to each said main cover, said covers having a plurality of pockets, each said wing cover having meal card holders each being attached upon and corresponding to a pocket on each of said wing cover; providing a plurality of food cards dimensioned to fit into said pockets and each providing a name of one specific food and providing a picture of an approximate serving size or visual size of said food, said food cards insertable in said pockets of each said main cover and each said food cards color coded to identify a particular food exchange and combinable with food cards of the same food exchange in said pockets on said main cover; providing a plurality of meal cards each describing an exclusive meal type and dimensioned to fit into said holders; planning a daily diet; transferring said diet plan to said meal cards; inserting said meal cards in said holders; selecting said food cards from said pockets on each said main cover for a particular meal according to said meal plan; inserting said food cards in said pockets in said wing cover for said meals; and preparing said food portions for a meal using said food cards. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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