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Hi, Marianne, and welcome! I’m glad to read that you’re not hungry. When you’re really struggling, you can cut back on starchy carbs, if that makes things easier.
Green salads can be options for meals if they contain sources of protein and good fats, such as nuts and seeds, cheese, legumes, sliced meat or poultry, or even canned fish. You can swap it in by using the salad vegetables as your vegetable exchanges, and the protein-rich items above instead of what is in your menu. For example, your dinner items for Monday could be made into one large salad (you can even swap the corn for more salad vegetables).Hello Everyone, I’m new to this and was wondering what beverage I could drink to help me stay hydrated. I’m 65, diabetic and recently I’ve been getting very dehydrated. My blood sugar has been staying around 140-190. I drink water but I don’t seem to stay hydrated.
Hi, llcava. Hopefully you are being followed by a personal health care professional who is familiar with your case.
If your blood sugars run high (keep in mind that if it is 190 fasting, it could hit well over 200 after eating), this could create thirst, as your body needs to get rid of the excess.
In addition to using this program and selecting the healthiest foods for your diabetes (in the lighter blue shades in the personal Menu Planner application) and avoiding salty or excessively sweet foods (which also create thirst), you may wish to try steeped waters (including herbal teas) which also provide “phytonutrients” from plants to support your body’s sugar-insulin metabolism. You can get some ideas here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/how-to-make-detox-water/.
Your total daily fluid needs from beverages would be 2 liters or quarts (8 glasses of 240 ml or 8 fluid ounces each).hello everyone:D….I’ve just joined I will start tomorrow properly I’m just trying to get my head around it all…
I am new to this and find the hot/cooked lunches too much and don’t fit it with our day. What do I do? I can’t seem to get the right lunches onto my planner.
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Hi, sanyassa, and welcome. I recommend you use the personal version of the Menu Planner application, so that you can select the specific foods to go into each meal. If you would like suggestions, the following are some relatively easy/make-ahead options for lunch and mid-day snacks:
•Fresh and dried fruit
•Cut raw vegetables
•Oven-baked vegetable chips
•Nuts and seeds
•Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit
•Sandwiches – good breads with nut butters, hummus and similar spreads, tahini, canned or smoked fish, cheese, homemade “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, etc.
•Whole grain or Paleo crackers plus any of the above
•Hard-boiled eggs
•Sliced or string cheese
•Cottage cheese
•Yogurt
•Milk (dairy or vegetal), plain or flavored with cocoa powder and a recommended sweetener
•Hearty soup in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. meat or legume, vegetable, whole grain)
•Hearty smoothie/shake in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. fruit/vegetable, dairy/vegan, seeds)
•Edamame or other legume/pulse snacks
•Whole grain or Paleo cereal or granola (cold in small sealable bag, cooked in thermos)
•Canned beans
•Prepared healthy foods in containers – from leftovers or prepared the night or weekend before.
•Homemade whole-food muffins or bars
•Popped grains, i.e. organic popcorn, sorghum, quinoaHello,
I have just joined today and have printed off a personal menu but it does seem to much food for me to eat every day. Can’t I skip some of the snacks?Hi, Jackie, and welcome! It’s ideal that you follow your hunger and satiety cues, so missing a few snacks here and there is fine. Just be sure that by the end of the day, you’ve gotten a total of 5 fruit/vegetable and 3 calcium-rich food/beverage servings.
Hi There Everyone,
I’m a newbie and wanted to know if it is ok to switch up the order of the meals and snacks? Also, how should the timing of the meals run…how many hours apart? I am a nurse and work 12hour night shift. My hours are 7pm – 7am. My biggest challenge is that my schedule and meals times are not exactly the same on my days off, as they are on my nights to work. I would appreciate any advice. I want to lose 25 pounds and I know my hormones are all thrown off from my dietary and sleep habits. Thanks, Melissa
Als a newbie…just joined a few minutes ago. I have printed a menu for the week, but some of the items are not in my pantry…can I substitute? I will start tomorrow but wonder if I am on the right track with my lunch for today….veggie chili (panera bread)? Will add some nuts because I saw they are added often in the menus. Am I on the right track?
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