A. Weight control normally involves just 2 factors:
the knowledge of a few simple rules of nutrition and your own will power to carry them out. First of all, there’s no mystery about why you’ve put on weight. You’ve been eating more food than your body burns up ... so, this extra food has turned to fat. You will lose extra weight on this safe, sound diet ... because you’ll be eating fewer calories[2] than needed and will force your body to use the stored fat. You’ll find the CHOICE-OF-FOODS DIET is more than a way to get rid of excess weight right now. It is a basic guide to good eating habits for anyone ... fat or thin. It will teach you what foods and how much of them to eat to get slim and stay slim.
Q. IS THIS A MONOTONOUS “SAME FOODS EVERY DAY” DIET ... OR IS IT A VARIED ONE YOU’LL FIND EASY TO STICK TO?
A. The Knox Choice-of-Foods diet offers you a wide variety of good, normal foods ... not extreme or faddish ones, from which to prepare meals you and your family will enjoy. In fact, the only way your family will know you’re dieting will be when they see you take smaller portions. A diet that allows you to eat such favorites as steak, baked potatoes, seafood and delicious desserts is one you’ll find easy to follow ... even long after you’ve reached your weight goal.
Q. DO YOU HAVE TO SPEND TIME COUNTING CALORIES AND WORRYING ABOUT BALANCED MEALS?
A. No, and this is one good reason why you’ll find it so easy to stay on the Knox Choice-of-Foods diet.
It does most of the work for you! As you look at the key to this reducing plan—the CHOICE-OF-FOODS DIET LISTS (shown on [pull-out chart] following page 18) you will quickly see that the foods you must eat classify into 6 simple lists. The foods in amounts indicated in each of these lists are nutritional equals.