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Looking at the 14 day menu, I noticed that several of the items on the list are, for me, an absolute “no can do” Such as Almonds ever… No possible way that is gonna happen… Nuts in general actually… I cannot stomach any kind of nut (not even coconut) with the exception of peanuts, pine nuts, and cashews. What is Kamut? And fresh fruits are something I simply cannot get at this time… What are Edamame, Ghee, Tahini,and Amaranth? Figs are simply unavailable anywhere. Salmon is terribly expensive. Sardines? (yuck)
I was under the impression that there would be recipes etc… I am a more cook from scratch type of person. keeping it simple (no exotic bizarre things I have never even heard of) is vital… This is not a “simple” plan. I do not have time in my life to spend too much time on menus that are over the top (and honestly less than appetizing) I generally eat maybe once per day. I am willing to up that to accommodate a healthier lifestyle, however, whatever is on my diet needs to be simple, inexpensive, and easy to cook. Can you help me to make heads or tails out of this site to make it work for me?Hi, LadyTenazby. You don’t have to eat anything with which you are uncomfortable. For that reason, the Menu Planner can be the best solution – just select the foods you wish to use and avoid the foods you don’t. Then even when you get your final menu if you aren’t 100% OK with a certain meal, you can swap out individual items (by clicking on the circular arrow icon). This program does encourage certain healthy foods, but ultimately you make the choices.
For recipes (link above), do searches for those with “Classic,” “Basic,” “Simple,” or “Homemade” in the title – these are favored among members who want what you are seeking.I appreciate the feedback. I finally found the menu planner… It is okay, however, it “forces” you to choose a minimum of items even if some of those items are NOT what I would be willing to ingest. It does seem somewhat helpful though. I will give it a try and see where it goes from there.
Living in the UK, I cannot find S.W.G. products in any shop, one whole food retailer said they would look into getting it in for me, but I am still waiting to hear if they are successful…. Any idea where I can source this without paying 4 times as much for a quantity that would last me a month??? – amazon and ebay!!
Hi, Tward410. Try here http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk. In general, you can find links to health-related shops through this link http://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk/. Keep in mind that it may not necessarily be called “SWG” or “sprouted whole grain,” but rather other names with “sprouted” in the title, such as “sprouted wheat”. If all else fails, brown/wholemeal products that contain only wholemeal flours (and no hardened or hydrogenated fats) are just fine, too.
I am having something pop up in my menu recently that is offered multiple times per week. Only 5 choices of swap outs. I am already tired of all of them. It is tomato sauce, winter squash, pumpkin, parsnips, or artichoke in water. Many times, they are coming up TWICE in the same meal!! There is simply no swap outs for such a limited amount of choices that many times in one week. It says in the values chart that they are worth veggie and carb. (half of each, I think) Could I just add another veggie and half a carb of something else? Help!!
Hi, BlessingCatcher. I have forwarded your query to the tech support team. I suspect it is because the particular food is in a small category known as “starchy vegetables”. You can swap them out yourself with the same amount of a carb, plus a green vegetable.
Hi, Sjp007. Some of the recipes are in the foods lists in the Menu Planner. For recipes that are not there, just select one that is similar in terms of food groups as a place saver in your menu, and then substitute it with what you want.
In the future, we will be adding a feature so that all of the site’s recipes can be inserted in to the menus.Ah, wonderful! I was wondering how that was going! I can hardly wait! And, thanks, Ossie-Sharon, for the reply to my query about the starchy veggies. I thought that’s what I could do, but wanted to check first! 🙂
Hi, smsupersuper. If the marinade does not have any oil – sure. However, most of those products are quite oily.
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