Prepackaged therapeutic meal for treatment of diet-responsive conditions
First Claim
1. A prepackaged therapeutic meal of a daily diet for consumption by a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition, said meal comprising;
- at least one meal component, wherein said at least one meal component is nutritionally enhanced to contain a predetermined level of nutritional enhancement to facilitate management of said at least one diet-responsive condition, such that said meal comprises;
(a) dietary fiber in a range of about 5 grams to about 11 grams;
(b) vitamins and minerals in a range of about 30 to about 35 percent of USRDA, including potassium in a range of about 630 mg to about 1430 mg and sodium in a range of about 370 mg to about 950 mg,(c) protein and fat, and protein supplies a range of about 14% to about 31% of a calorie content of said meal and fat supplies a range of about 10% to about 24% of said calorie content of said meal; and
(d) simple sugars in a range of about 6 grams to about 35 grams;
wherein a daily diet comprising at least one of said prepackaged thereutic meal, and said diet includes dietary fiber in a range of about 20 to 30 grams and at least about 50 percent of USRDA of vitamins and mineral, including potassium in a range of about 3000 mg to about 3500 mg, and sodium in an amount less than about 2400 mg;
wherein said daily diet supplies the patient with a desired total daily calorie content and in which protein provides about 15% to about 20% of said desired total daily calorie content and fat provides about 20% to about 30% of said desired total daily calorie content; and
wherein said daily diet comprises simple sugars in an amount leas than about 96 grams.
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Abstract
The invention is a prepackaged therapeutic meal for administration to a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition. The meal includes a plurality of separate meal components. At least one of the meal components contains a predetermined level of nutritional enhancement. The nutritionally enhanced meal component may be selected from the group consisting of meats, baked goods, sauces, starch sources, cereals, soups, desserts, and fruit juice beverages. In particular, the component supplies dietary fiber in the range of up to about 10 grams; vitamins and minerals at a range of at least about 5 to 35% USRDA; sodium in an amount less than about 2400 mg; potassium in an amount less than about 3500 mg; protein, such that up to about 30% of caloric intake is derived from protein; and fat, such that up to about 20% of caloric intake derived from fat. Consumption of a daily diet including at least three of the meals supplies the patient with a desired total daily caloric content, improved quality of life, and sufficient nutritional enhancement to facilitate management of the diet-responsive condition.
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51 Claims
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1. A prepackaged therapeutic meal of a daily diet for consumption by a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition, said meal comprising;
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at least one meal component, wherein said at least one meal component is nutritionally enhanced to contain a predetermined level of nutritional enhancement to facilitate management of said at least one diet-responsive condition, such that said meal comprises; (a) dietary fiber in a range of about 5 grams to about 11 grams; (b) vitamins and minerals in a range of about 30 to about 35 percent of USRDA, including potassium in a range of about 630 mg to about 1430 mg and sodium in a range of about 370 mg to about 950 mg, (c) protein and fat, and protein supplies a range of about 14% to about 31% of a calorie content of said meal and fat supplies a range of about 10% to about 24% of said calorie content of said meal; and (d) simple sugars in a range of about 6 grams to about 35 grams; wherein a daily diet comprising at least one of said prepackaged thereutic meal, and said diet includes dietary fiber in a range of about 20 to 30 grams and at least about 50 percent of USRDA of vitamins and mineral, including potassium in a range of about 3000 mg to about 3500 mg, and sodium in an amount less than about 2400 mg; wherein said daily diet supplies the patient with a desired total daily calorie content and in which protein provides about 15% to about 20% of said desired total daily calorie content and fat provides about 20% to about 30% of said desired total daily calorie content; and wherein said daily diet comprises simple sugars in an amount leas than about 96 grams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A meal component of a prepackaged therapeutic meal of a daily diet, for consumption by a patient having at least one diet-responsive condition
wherein said meal component is selected from the group consisting of meats, baked goods, sauces, starch sources, cereals, soups, desserts, fruit juice beverages, and vegetable juice beverages, wherein said meal component is nutritionally enhanced and comprises dietary fiber in an amount less than about 10 grams; - vitamins and minerals at a range of about 3.75 to about 35% USRDA;
sodium in an amount less than about 2400 mg;
potassium in an amount less than about 3000 mg;
protein, which provides less than about 20% of calories supplied by said meal component; and
fat, which provides less than about 30% of calories supplied by said meal component, andwherein said nutritionally enhanced meal component substantially retains organoleptic characteristics of said meal component. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
- vitamins and minerals at a range of about 3.75 to about 35% USRDA;
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