Directly from the book:
*Adjust energy intake (calories) and exercise level to achieve and maintian appropriate weight.
*Eat a wide variety of foods to ensure nutrient adequacy.
*Increase total carbohydrate intake; increase comlex carbohydrate intake.
*Eat less total fat and less saturated fat
*Eat more fiber rich foods
*Eat fewer high cholesterol foods
*Eat fewer high sodium foods
*Reduce intake of concentrated sugars
*Drink alcohol in moderation or not at all.
*Meet the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for calcium, a recommendation especially important for adolescents and women.
*Meet the RDA for iron, and reommendation especially important for children, adolescents, and women of childbearing age.
*Limit protein to no more than twice the RDA.
*If using a daily multivitamin, choose dietary supplements that do not exceed the dietary reference intakes.
*Drink Flouridated water.
