My Dietary Goals:

Here are my dietary goals:

• Maintain carbohydrate consumption to account for 55 to 60 percent of calorie intake.
• Reduce overall fat consumption from approximately 40 to 30 percent of calorie intake.
• Reduce saturated fat consumption to account for about 10 percent of total calorie intake; and balance with polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats which should each account for about 10 percent of calorie intake.
• Reduce cholesterol consumption to about 200 milligrams a day.
• Reduce sugar consumption by almost 40 percent.
• Reduce salt consumption by about 50 to 85 percent.

To achieve these goals I suggests the following changes in food selection and preparation:

• Increase consumption fruits and vegetables and whole grains.

Decrease consumption of meat and increase consumption of poultry and fish.

Decrease consumption of foods high in fat, and partially substitute polyunsaturated fat for saturated fat.

Substitute nonfat milk for whole milk.

Decrease consumption of butterfat, eggs and other high-cholesterol sources.

Decrease consumption of sugar and foods with high sugar content.

Decrease consumption of salt and foods with high salt content.