Diet Planning Principles
    Adequate
    Balanced
    Energy controlled
    Nutrient dense
    Moderation
    Variety
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                    Adequate
    Providing all the essential nutrients, fiber, 
      and energy in amounts sufficient to 
      maintain health.
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                     Balanced
    Providing foods of a number of types in 
      proportion to each other, such that foods 
      rich in some nutrients do not crowd out of 
      the diet foods that are rich in other 
      nutrients
    Balance helps to ensure adequacy.
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             Energy Controlled
    Management of food energy intake to 
      maintain a healthy weight
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                Nutrient Dense
      A measure of the nutrients a food 
        provides relative to the energy it 
        provides.  The more nutrients and fewer 
        calories, the higher the nutrient density.
      “Empty Calories” refers to foods which 
        provide calories but lack any nutrients, 
        such as candy or soda.
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