New ConAgra Foods Study Shows Eating Frozen Meals Helps Consumers Learn to Reset Portion Distortion
September 30 2011 - 2:34PM
Business Wire
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America’s leading
food makers, presented research findings this week suggesting that
portion-controlled frozen meals eaten as part of a reduced-calorie
eating plan helped participants learn proper portions. A main
contributor to calorie overconsumption is portion distortion.
“Multiple studies have shown that right-sized portions play a
vital role in helping people lose weight,” said Kristin Reimers,
PhD, nutrition manager, ConAgra Foods. “Consumers in our study all
reported eating Healthy Choice meals for lunch and/or dinner for 30
days helped them better understand proper portion size. This is
what makes frozen meals like Healthy Choice so powerful – the food
is easy and convenient to prepare, tastes fantastic, takes the
guess work out of portion control, and teaches people about proper
portions at other meals.”
ConAgra Foods, the maker of Healthy Choices frozen meals,
revealed its research at the American Dietetic Association’s Food
and Nutrition Conference and Expo held in San Diego. As part of the
study, 32 participants between the ages of 25-65 replaced at least
10 meals per week (seven lunches and at least three dinners) with a
portion-controlled frozen meal from Healthy Choice. Participants
accompanied the meals with two or three food items, such as salad,
skim milk and fruit, and were encouraged to increase lifestyle
activity and walk up to 150 minutes per week. Participants lost an
average of six pounds and saw their waistlines reduced by about an
inch.
“People in our study found it easy to replace the 10 meals per
week with a Healthy Choice meal, and the results were really strong
– weight loss, body fat loss and reduced waist circumference,”
Reimers said. “Dietary Guidelines for Americans state that a key
strategy for weight loss is proper portions. Portion controlled
Healthy Choice meals offers individuals a way to help achieve that
recommendation.”
Survey authors were Reimers, Sabrina Pardo, Diane Kawiecki and
James Rippe.
ConAgra Foods has an ongoing commitment to health and wellness
and sponsors numerous research studies throughout the year to
convey the health benefits of a variety of foods to dietitians and
consumers.
About Healthy ChoiceA main
contributor to calorie overconsumption is portion distortion.
Healthy Choice helps people avoid this dietary pitfall because the
meals are appropriately portioned with the calorie content clearly
labeled. Additionally, over 70 varieties, all with less than 400
calories, provide positive nutrients such as whole grains, fiber,
protein and antioxidants.
For more information on the various Healthy Choice product
lines, visit www.HealthyChoice.com. For special offers and
up-to-the-minute information, stay in touch with the brand online:
“Like” the brand on Facebook (www.facebook.com/healthychoice) and
follow Healthy Choice on Twitter
(www.twitter.com/Healthy_Choice).
About ConAgra FoodsConAgra Foods,
Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America’s leading food
companies, with brands in 97 percent of America’s households.
Consumers find Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew
National, Hunt’s, Marie Callender’s, Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM,
Peter Pan, Reddi-wip, Slim Jim, Snack Pack and many other ConAgra
Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and club
stores. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business
presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well
as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of
well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial
customers. For more information, please visit us at
www.conagrafoods.com.
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