Table 2.

DIET COMPOSITION: Healthy Lifestyle / Combined Dyslipidemia Diet

These diet recommendations are those recommended for all healthy children over age 2 with specific differences focused on appropriate portion size and limitation of simple carbohydrate intake. Teach portions based on estimated energy requirements for age/gender/activity level.(Table 4) Primary beverage: Fat-free unflavored milk No sugar-sweetened beverages; encourage water intake. Limit refined carbohydrates (sugars, baked goods, white rice, white bread, plain pasta), replacing with complex carbohydrates (brown rice, whole grain bread, whole grain pasta). Encourage dietary fish content* Fat content: Total fat 25–30% of daily kcal/EER Saturated fat </= 8% of daily kcal/EER Avoid trans fats as much as possible Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat up to 20% of daily kcal/ EER Cholesterol <300 mg/d Encourage high dietary fiber intake from naturally fiber-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) with a goal of “age plus 5 g/d.”

^***The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency are advising women of childbearing age who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children to avoid some types of fish and shellfish and eat fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury. For more information, call the FDA’s food information line toll free at 1–888–SAFEFOOD or visit http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html.