Dietary Guidelines of the New Food Guide Pyramid

Below is the Dietary Guidelines used to create a new Food Pyramid Guide. We share the revised guidelines along with recommendations to better support your health and the health of your family.

Calories and Weight: Make calories count. Look for foods that are nutrient-dense. To maintain healthy weight, balance calorie intake with calories expended.

Ed. Note: Our recommended low-glycemic weight management and meal replacement shakes provided a nutrient-rich, balanced calorie intake meal on the go. If your diet is poor, simply changing one of your three meals a day to our recommended shakes can make a significant improvement in your health and help you to lose weight.

Weight Management Shakes
Meal Replacement Shakes

Exercise: Engage in regular physical activity -- for adults, at least 30 minutes most days to reduce risk of chronic disease; about 60 minutes to maintain a healthy weight; and up to 90 minutes to lose weight.

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Our Workout Maximizer relieves muscle aches caused by lactic acid buildup after a workout. Muscle soreness has been the source of many failed exercise attempts, and our Workout Maximizer gives your body the nutrients it needs to rapidly recover and repair muscle tissue. You’ll notice the soreness going away soon after using taking this supplement drink!

Maximum Sports Drink
Workout Maximizer

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Sugar: Choose foods and beverages low in added sugars.

Ed. Note: Sugar cravings are one of the big reasons for obesity these days. Diabetes is on the rise and there’s a pre-diabetic epidemic following right behind. Supplementing with our recommended glucose regulation supplement helps normalize blood sugar levels and stops sugar cravings, allowing you to more easily choose foods and beverages low in added sugars. For more information: CLICK HERE

Fruits: Eat a variety of whole fruits, rather than fruit juices, aiming for 2 cups of fruit a day.

Vegetables: Eat a variety of vegetables, aiming for at least 2-1/2 cups a day. Eat more dark green and dark orange vegetables, such as broccoli, kale, leafy greens, carrots, sweet potatoes and winter squash, as well as beans and peas.

Ed. Note: The new guidelines recommends eating lots of fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants, unfortunately most Americans don’t come anywhere close to the levels recommended. Fortunately, one serving of our recommended Antioxidant Pack provide more antioxidant potency than consuming hundreds of fruits and vegetables. It’s the most powerful antioxidant protection you can buy. For more information on our Antioxidant Pack: CLICK HERE

Whole Grains: Eat at least 3 ounces of whole-grain foods daily. Make sure that grains listed on the ingredient label say "whole."

Ed. Note: Another first, consumers are urged to eat fiber-filled whole grains, which should account for half of all their daily carbohydrates. American’s fiber consumption is way too low for normal digestive health. We offer a variety of fiber supplements to make it easy to add fiber to your diet which will help make you more regular and lower your cholesterol. For more information on recommended fiber products: CLICK HERE

Protein: Choose a variety of lean meats and poultry, and include fish, beans, peas, nuts and seeds in your diet.

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Calcium: Drink 3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk daily, or eat an equivalent amount of low-fat yogurt or other dairy foods.

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Fats: Limit your intake of fats to 20 to 35 percent of calories; choose foods low in saturated and trans fats and cholesterol.

Ed. Note: Eating and snacking sensibly are the keys to limiting your intakes of fats. Our Energy Meal Bars provide both immediate and sustained energy and provide a balanced intake of fats. For a meal-on-go or as a way to replace fatty snacks, these energy bars will help you feel satisfied and they taste fantastic.

Energy Meal Bars

Sodium and Potassium: Eat less than 2,300 mg of sodium daily (about 1 teaspoon of salt). Increase foods high in potassium, such as bananas, which can counteract some of sodium's effects on blood pressure.

For more information on the Food Pyramid Guide: CLICK HERE