Patient was educated on foods to avoid on a healthy meal as follows: Avoid/minimize having any unhealthy fats/oils, by limiting fried foods in your diet. To avoid extra calories from unhealthy fats and oils, choose food items that are baked, roasted, or grilled against fried. Choose lean meats that are baked or grilled, instead of meat that is fried. Using cooking sprays versus oil, butter, or margarine can lower the fat consumption for cooking. Also, using a nonstick pan can help reduce [...]

Patient was educated on how to plan a healthy meal as follows: On the portion for protein & lean meat, add food items such as, eggs, egg whites, chicken, turkey, pork, fish, and lean beef. Milk and milk products such as, yogurt, cheese, paneer, custard, kefir, and buttermilk can also be good sources for protein. Vegetarians and vegans can depend on alternative sources for protein, such as, soybeans and products made of soybeans, such as, [...]

Patient was educated on how to plan a healthy meal as follows: Plan for a well-rounded meal with good amount of all the major elements of diet, such as, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fiber, and other nutrients. Plan on avoiding unhealthy fats/oils, extra & added salt and sugars. Focus on having half of your plate filled with non-starchy and less starchy vegetables, such as, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green beans, kale, mushrooms, eggplant, okra, [...]