Geeze Louise!  I can't even begin to explain the brain fart below!  It's
40-30-30.  I'm writing this at 3:45 am.  Color me both stupid and
embarassed.

>
>The Zone diet's magical formula is 60-40-40; 60% of your food intake is
>carbs, 40% protein and 40% fat.  The part that left me confused is the
>specific mathematics.  You don't just look at grams, there's some formula.
>Fat, for example, is more dense than carbs.  To figure it out, you
>practically have to whip out your calculator, and that ain't gonna happen
>in
>my kitchen; I'm mathematically challenged.
>
>I think the formula is wonderful, metabolically speaking.  If you eat the
>right carbs, anyway.  But for me, it takes all the fun out of eating.  A
>typical recipe; 4 oz of meat and 3 cups of vegetables, stir fried in one
>whopping tablespoon of olive oil.  I want some meat in every forkful,
>dammit, and this ratio makes that tough.  But that's just me.
>
>By the way, The Zone and Protein Power use the same formula for disciples
>to
>determine their daily protein intake.  PP recommends you go 60-40-40 after
>achieving your ideal weight, although they never say so ver batim; still,
>that's the basic PP maintenance formula.  Thought you might find that of
>interest.
>
>Dori Zook
>Denver, CO
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