The PVC Diet

Learn the Basics

Rules of the Road
There are many diet books in print today, each designed to help people lose weight. Although they are all different and have their own individual positive points, most of them work on a single principle such as "low-fat" or "low-carbohydrate," Others expound the benefits of a balanced intake. The PVC Diet should not be looked upon as a strict diet, but rather as a simple set of rules to assist you in choosing your food.

We’re on our own today.
In the past, food was only available based on seasonal availability and our diets automatically conformed accordingly. Today, our food industry is global and we can eat just about anything we want whenever we want. Food can be shipped to us from the southern hemisphere providing us fresh fruit and vegetables in the dead of winter. This is fantastic! We live in a wonderful era. Unfortunately, sometimes a benefit like this creates some complexities for us.

Since we have to eat multiple times every day, we frequently need to make good food decisions. This is difficult when we have the full food chain to choose from and limited time to make those choices. We also fall victim to the marketing and advertising of the food industry that is mostly interested in selling products even if they are not very healthy for us to eat.

Nutrition is complicated and therefore most of us need advice in order to make the correct food choices. The PVC diet is designed to provide you with simple, straightforward advice. There are no gimmicks or fads here, just a lot of commonsense principles rooted in scientific data.

No stressful counting plans!
The first thing you all need to know is "forget counting fat grams." They are "considered" but are not "counted" in this diet. The only thing you need to remember is PVC—three easy letters that will steer you to the correct selection of food for weight control and improved overall health.

What does PVC stand for?
PVC Diet? That must stand for the Pasta, Vino and Cheese diet that I have been known to enjoy from time to time. Actually "P", "V" and "C" stand for Protein, Vegetables and Carbohydrates, three totally different food groups upon which we base this diet. It would be nice if we could live on pasta, vino and cheese though.

Every Meal Counts
Every time you sit down to eat (and if you’re not sitting down, you should be), think PVC! By doing this, you will always be analyzing the nutritional value of your meal. Remember, every meal counts! We all have a bad meal here and there or indulge at a party, but it cannot become a habit or you will never lose the weight. More importantly, you can negatively affect your health.