How We Personalize Meals with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Proper nutrition is crucial for maintaining good health and preventing chronic diseases. Where can we find solid, science-based dietary advice? The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 provides a comprehensive framework for healthy eating. It also gives specific advice for different stages of life, from infancy and adulthood to old age. In this article, we’ll highlight the key insights we rely on to create our meal plans.

Key Points

When designing our personalized meal plans, we consider the following key points:

  • Healthy Dietary Patterns: Focus on eating a variety of foods that work together to keep you healthy.
  • Lifespan Approach: Establish healthy eating habits early and maintain them throughout your life, with special attention to infants, toddlers, pregnant, and lactating women.
  • Nutrient-Dense Foods: Choose foods rich in vitamins and minerals but low in added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium.
  • Food Group Needs: Eat a variety of vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, and protein foods.
  • Limit Certain Foods: Reduce your intake of added sugars, saturated fats, and sodium. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation.
  • Food Safety: Practice safe food handling, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women, infants, and older adults.
  • Supporting Healthy Eating: Encourage healthy eating at home, school, work, and in your community.

Note: Please note that some of these key points may not apply when you customize your calories, macronutrients, and fiber on Samsung Food. Also, certain specific options may not follow the same principles as mentioned above.

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)

We also take the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 into account. The guidelines outline the recommended distribution of macronutrients to provide a balanced diet:

  • Carbohydrates: 45-65% of daily calories.
  • Proteins: 10-35% of daily calories.
  • Fats: 20-35% of daily calories.

The general principles of the AMDRs are consistent worldwide. A balanced intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats is essential for good health. The ranges provided by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, align with those recognized by many international health organizations. This makes them a reliable framework for developing healthy eating patterns.

Nutrition Personalized for You

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025, is one of the key resources we consider when creating personalized meal plans, ensuring you get the right nutrients to meet your health goals. We also take into account other international dietary guidelines to ensure our recommendations are inclusive and appropriate for people of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. To learn more, read this article.