The Okinawa Diet Meals

The diet consists of a relatively low intake of calories and contains similar foods to the traditional Okinawan diet. The principal focus of the diet consists of knowing how many calories per gram each food item contains. It has been posited that there is a tight correlation between the high proportion of Okinawans over 110 years of age and the relatively low caloric density of their diet

The proponents of this diet divide food into 4 categories based on caloric density. The "featherweight" foods, less than or equal to 0.8 calories per gram which one can eat freely without major concern, the "lightweight" foods with a caloric density from 0.8 to 1.5 calories per gram which one should eat in moderation, the "middleweight" foods with a caloric density from 1.5 to 3.0 calories per gram which one should eat only while carefully monitoring portion size and the "heavyweight" foods from 3 to 9 calories per gram which one should eat only sparingly