Mayo Clinic Plan
The Mayo Clinic is one of the most respected health sites on the Internet. Some months ago they began creating their own diet program based on the Mayo Clinic Healthy Eating Pyramid. They have now partnered with eDiets in what is considered to be the first time eDiets have joined forces with such an authoritative institution.
The program includes the following features:
- "Print and go" shopping lists
- Weekly personalized menus
- Options that match meal plans to lifestyles
- Charting and results reports
- Do's and don'ts for losing weight
- Daily serving recommendations
- Dining-out tips
- Editorial content developed by Mayo Clinic's medical staff
- The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid
The Mayo Clinic Pyramid
The Mayo Clinic Plan is based on The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid. The primary food group in the pyramid is fruit and vegetables, the next smaller group is carbohydrates (such as pastas and breads). Proteins and dairy make the next smallest group. The diet guidelines recommend a daily number of servings from each food group - and specifically defines serving sizes. In the case of fruit and vegetables, these are virtually unlimited on the plan.
The plan focuses on foods that contain a small number of calories in a large amount of food, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, poultry, fish and whole grains
A diet with fruit and vegetables as the main component is hard to beat - it's nutritionally and fiber rich - and an abundance of vegetables will always fill you up (and take a long time to eat).
Wasn't the Mayo Clinic Diet a Crash or Fad Diet?
There has been considerable confusion over the Mayo Clinic and diet recommendations. For some years now, there has been a crash diet floating around - erroneously called the Mayo Clinic Diet (link to the 'false' diet). Mayo have never endorsed this diet - and make it clear they have no connection with this diet. UPDATE: The Mayo Clinic Plan is now only available in book form.More like this in Diets
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My dad, before he started following my moms Weight Watchers diet, always started the year by doing a Mayo clinic diet that seemed to be based on eating grapfruit and eggs. I have never gone to the work to get any more details about the diet but my dad loses weight pretty easily anyway so I am not sure exactly how good or bad the original one was but it would be nice to really look at this new diet from such a esteemed organization.
ReplyThe original "fake" Mayo Clinic diet was a bit of a shocker (see it here). The official version looks very healthy indeed.
ReplyI think current science shows this pyramid needs to flip the protein and the carbohydrate requirements, especially since the "carbs" they include are pasta and bread and not specifically whole grains...but ech, what are you gonna do? Change happens slowly...
Replyif you go to the mayo clinic website, they specifically state that the carbs you eat should be whole grain and that the protein should be lean. for some reason it doesnt say so on the pyramid, but i just thought id mention it.
ReplyJennifer -
I'm not sure I agree with you. The whole notion of reduced carbs is based on the fad diets (Atkins and South Beach) that are so big right now. Squeezy wheel gets the oil, I guess. But then again, you'd need to adjust your own carb/protein intake based on your personal activity level and lifestlye to accomodate how much energy you need to burn, etc. So maybe for you the flip would be necessary but for someone else it wouldn't be.
Just another viewpoint.
ReplyPam
It looks like a fairly healthy diet plan to me. Too many people are scared of eating fruits and vegetables because of "carbs" in them. Truth is, these are the best sources of carbs out there. Also, there IS a certain limit to how much protein you actually need in a day...even athletes don't need a spectacular amount. The most hardcore trainers may need up to 2 times more protein, but that requirement is pretty much satisfied in this diet, which lets you have up to 7 servings of protein a day. That's about 21 ounces, which is quite a bit.
ReplyThe pyramid is not specific enough to be of much help plus it looks heavy on carbohydrates and low on protein.
http://www.antiagingatlanta.com/lowglycemicdiet.htm
Replycan i ask abut amount of meat amd raw vegetable in the menu
Replyhello, i was researching the mayo clinic plan and was wondering if you can send me some pros and cons about the diet plans you have. Thank you
Replyi intend to start the mayo diet and i will be informing you on the progress
ReplyI searched for "eDiets" on the mayo clinic website and got no hits. Either they failed to mention they are in on this, or you are pulling my leg......
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