Diet serving plate and system

Abstract

A diet serving plate and system for people who are diabetic and people who want to lose weight which has multiple pre-measured compartments with incremental measurement lines is provided along with embossed legends of compartment capacity for ease in portion selection and size. A storage lid is also provided.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60 / 814,757 (“the '757 application”) filed Jun. 19, 2006. The '757 application is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a diet serving plate and system for assisting people in measuring the portion and type of foods to meet their dietetic needs. [0003] Maintaining a healthy diet is an age-old problem that has become particularly acute with the increase in obesity. It is also a serious problem for individuals who suffer with diabetes and other conditions which require rigorous monitoring of diet. Even if the preferred types of food are known, it is difficult to measure portions in order to insure the proper quantities. Foods are usually cooked or prepared in quantity and stored as such. While most people have measuring cups for preparation of food, it is inconvenient to accurately measure serving portions. Hence, it is less likely that people who m...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] It is also intended that the inventive plate help people who are diabetic and people who want to lose weight by assisting them with measuring the portion and type of food to insure the individual maintains a well balanced diet based on his or her dietetic needs.

[0007] It is further intended that the serving plate be provided with a lid for safe transportation or storage of the serving plate with food quantities in the compartments and usable as a daily breakfast, lunch or dinner plate. Furthermore it is intended that the serving plate and lid be suitable for use in a microwave oven.

[0008] It is also intended that the compartments be curved to allow for ease in eating and cleaning of the serving plate and that the serving plate and lid be manufactured from such material as would allow multiple uses and cleaning.

Problems solved by technology

Maintaining a healthy diet is an age-old problem that has become particularly acute with the increase in obesity.

It is also a serious problem for individuals who suffer with diabetes and other conditions which require rigorous monitoring of diet.

Even if the preferred types of food are known, it is difficult to measure portions in order to insure the proper quantities.

While most people have measuring cups for preparation of food, it is inconvenient to accurately measure serving portions.

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