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A method and kit of components for implementing a diet using color co-ordinated food exchange cards to match foods of the major food groups in a food exchange list. Self-adhesive labels printed with various meal designations are provided for affixing to the food exchange cards. Other blank labels fo

A method and kit of components for implementing a diet using color co-ordinated food exchange cards to match foods of the major food groups in a food exchange list. Self-adhesive labels printed with various meal designations are provided for affixing to the food exchange cards. Other blank labels for writing special instructions are also provided for affixation to the food exchange cards. Each card represents one food exchange and is color co-ordinated to match the colors of the various food groups found in the American Diabetic Association booklet entitled “EXCHANGE LISTS FOR MEAL PLANNING”. Food group identifying means are also preferably provided for affixation to selected foods or food packaging for easy identification of the marked food as a member of the indicated major food group.

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A method of implementing and adhering to a predetermined diet, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a pre-printed self-adhesive “BREAKFAST”label to a first predetermined number of food exchange cards representing predetermined major food groups in accordance with said predetermined diet; (b) applyi

A method of implementing and adhering to a predetermined diet, comprising the steps of: (a) applying a pre-printed self-adhesive “BREAKFAST”label to a first predetermined number of food exchange cards representing predetermined major food groups in accordance with said predetermined diet; (b) applying a pre-printed self-adhesive “LUNCH”label to a second predetermined number of food exchange cards representing predetermined major food groups in accordance with said predetermined diet; (c) applying a pre-printed self-adhesive “DINNER”label to a third predetermined number of food exchange cards representing predetermined major food groups in accordance with said predetermined diet; (d) applying a self-adhesive food group identifier label including indicia corresponding to one of the major food groups to a food item or its packaging; (e) assembling into a first group all of said food exchange cards to which has been applied a “BREAKFAST”label; (f) assembling into a second group all of said food exchange cards to which has been applied a “LUNCH”label; (g) assembling into a third group all of said food exchange cards to which has been applied a “DINNER”label; (h) planning a breakfast meal by matching each said food exchange card to which has been applied a “BREAKFAST”label with foods corresponding to the particular food group of each such food exchange card appearing ina food exchange lists booklet; (i) planning a “LUNCH”meal by matching each said food exchange card to which has been applied a “LUNCH”label with foods corresponding to the particular food group of each such food exchange card appearing in a food exchange lists booklet; and (j) planning a “DINNER”meal by matching each said food exchange card to which has been applied a “DINNER”label with foods corresponding to the particular food group of each such food exchange card appearing in a food exchange lists booklet.