Food Package

Abstract

Disclosed is a food package used for consumption by a patient who has undergone a weight-loss surgery. The food package includes a food product in a frozen form and a container for storing the food product. The food package further includes an air tight seal configured on the container for retaining the food product stored inside the container. The food product may weigh less than or equal to about four ounces. The food product disclosed herein may be consumed as a healthy, balanced meal.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to balanced meal systems, and, more specifically, to a balanced meal system for utilization by patients who have undergone weight loss surgeries.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Patients who have undergone weight-loss surgeries often suffer from post-operational health problems. Examples of such weight loss surgeries are gastric bypass surgery, vertical banded gastroplasty, and lap-band surgery. Typical post-operational health problems resulting from such weight-loss surgeries include hypertension, diabetes, fatty liver, dumping syndrome, ulcers, anemia, osteoporosis, nausea, weakness, sweating, faintness, diarrhea, and the like.[0003]To avoid the occurrence of the post-operational health problems, patients having undergone weight-loss surgeries are recommended to consume nutritional meals. More specifically, the patients are advised to consume food rich in vitamins, proteins, minerals, micronutrients, and the like....

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Benefits of technology

[0005]In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the prior art, the general purpose of the present invention is to provide a balanced meal system to be utilized by patients and configured to include all the advantages of the prior art, and to overcome the drawbacks inherent therein.

[0006]Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a balanced meal system to prevent or treat any post-operational health problems when utilized by a patient after weight-loss surgery.

[0007]Another object of the present invention is to provide a balanced meal system to be utilized by a patient for maintaining the patient's weight after a weight-loss surgery.

[0008]Still another object of the present invention is to provide a balanced meal system that includes a pre-weighed quantity of a food product, thereby avoiding a need for weighing the food product before preparing or consuming the food product.

[0009]Still another object of the present invention is to provide a balanced meal system that may be prepared easily and quickly.

Problems solved by technology

Patients who have undergone weight-loss surgeries often suffer from post-operational health problems.

Typical post-operational health problems resulting from such weight-loss surgeries include hypertension, diabetes, fatty liver, dumping syndrome, ulcers, anemia, osteoporosis, nausea, weakness, sweating, faintness, diarrhea, and the like.

However, preparing a balanced meal containing a measured amount of food is a time consuming process.

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