Thousands of children and young women have successfully come through Camp Shane’s program. And what we’ve learned is that fad diets DON’T work.
We’ve seen ‘em all and done our research; forget Atkins, the Grapefruit Diet, the Zone Diet, etc. The only way to lose weight safely and for the long run is to eat regular food that you like, prepared in a healthy fashion and served in proper portions. Our menu will have foods you eat at home: pancakes, burgers, chicken nuggets (baked not fried), pasta, pizza, roasted chicken, turkey chili, delicious salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, baked potatoes, baked pretzels, ice and fudge pops, cookies and much, much more. You will get three square meals a day and two snacks. Our healthy eating plan is not boring. And your body will start to learn what a proper portion is so that you can keep it up at home.
You’ll learn how to avoid “portion distortion”, like when you order an entrée that comes out big enough to feed three. We’ll stay in touch after you leave us with our monthly newsletter and weight-loss tips.
Meanwhile, check out this Portion Size Guide to see how one serving of different foods from the Food Guide Pyramid compares to things you have around the house:
Portion Size Guide
- 1/2 cup fruit, vegetable, cooked cereal, pasta or rice = a small fist
- 3 ounces cooked meat, poultry or fish = a deck of cards
- 1 tortilla = a small (7 inch) plate
- 1/2 bagel = the width of a small soda lid
- 1 teaspoon of margarine or butter = your thumb tip
- 2 tablespoons of peanut butter = a golf ball
- 1 small baked potato = a computer mouse
- 1 pancake or waffle = a CD
- 1 medium apple or orange = a baseball
- 4 small cookies = four checkers
