On Jun 20, 9:22*pm, RodS > wrote:
> On 21/06/2010 2:30 AM, Ricavito wrote:
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> > On Jun 20, 1:38 am, "Julie > *wrote:
> >> Used to be in pretty much any restaurant...maybe not a really fancy
> >> one...you could get a diet plate. *It usually consisted of a hamburger
> >> patty, sometimes a chicken breast, sliced tomatoes, a scoop of cottage
> >> cheese and some sort of canned fruit. *I haven't seen anything like that on
> >> a menu for years. *Ruby's Diner does have a hamburger salad. *That's a
> >> tossed salad with a hamburger patty on it. *That's the closest thing I've
> >> seen!
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> > You forgot the limp lettuce leaf under the cottage cheese ;-) * I
> > remember my mother in the 50s and 60s always ordering that because she
> > avoided starches when dieting to lose weight.
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> > I've noticed, around here anyway, the current trend for a breakfast
> > low-fat diet plate is a low-fat egg white vegetable omelette, usually
> > broccoli, with sides of fresh fruit and dry whole grain toast.
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> > I do very much like it that most restaurant chains now have to post
> > the nutritional content of their menus. * I've noticed some retooling
> > of menus to make more healthful dishes, so maybe a more tasty version
> > of the old starchless diet plate will resurface.
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> This may help you, came across it the other day, mainly for the U.S. I
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> " What's In The Foods You Eat Search Tool
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> * * ** View nutrient profiles for 13,000 foods commonly eaten in the U.S.
> * * ** Familiar portion sizes are included for each food.
> * * ** Portion sizes can be adjusted by the user."
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> http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=17032
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> http://tinyurl.com/nwe4wx
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Thanks RodS, very kind of you to share that.