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New Member- a bit overwhelmed. Could you please list the five foods which we should avoid. I can’t find them listed in the written material. I watched the video but can’t find it again.
carolI wrote them down from the video. They are 1. Concentrated orange juice, 2. margarine 3. whole wheat breads and pasta 4. processed soy 5. sugar (hidden as high fructose, Dextran and sucrose). Hope this helps.
I wanted to add that if the “whole wheat” products are 100% whole wheat, it is OK – in the US, there is a law that the “100%” must mean it. Newer margarines that are trans-fat-free, based on canola or olive oils, etc., can be OK in a pinch. High-quality oils (olive, canola, hazelnut, macadamia, almond, chia, flax) are still a much, much better choice (macadamia nut oil even has a bit of a buttery flavor).
Aside from avoiding the five types of food, is there a recommendation of how much protein to how many low and high carbs?
We generally recommend a ratio of 2-3 grams of carbohydrates to 1 gram of protein. This translates in the menu plans to about 3 carbohydrate exchanges to 2-4 protein exchanges.
Hello Vickster and thank you for your message,
You can find the 5 Foods under episode 4 “Making Wise Food Choices –What to Eat and Which Foods to Avoid?” in the “Trim Down Main Program Guide”, under the “My Downloads” area.You can also join this discussion about the topic here and read the list that was posted by our members by simply scrolling down.
We hope you will find this information helpful.
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Trim Down Club Support TeamBetty, you’re in luck! Because of the basic nutritional priniples of the Trim Down Club to balance insulin and avoid sugar spikes, all of our dessert recipes are appropriate for diabetics. Enjoy 🙂
Confusing..in the 5 foods not to eat..whole wheat bread and pasta are listed..but are on the menus?? Menus are not true to what you tick of..I hate parsnips and they are in my menu..several,other thongs too that I did not tick..not a major problem as you can substitute but makes me feel that it is not MY menu
Hi, Cynt. Among the foods to avoid were low-quality wheat products, whereas here it is recommended to eat 100% or sprouted whole grain. Recently, less optimal foods were added to enable people without access to health food stores build menus however it is possible for them. In reading the articles on this site, you will find that many of the “foods to avoid” have versions that are excellent – for example, organic corn and soy instead of regular, fresh-squeezed 100% pure orange juice instead of from concentrate and/or not 100%. Basically it is important to see that favorite foods do not necessarily need to be thrown out altogether, but rather improved versions should be chosen, and better preparation methods applied.
If you have any other specific questions, I would be happy to answer.Need a boost to motivation and not quite certain as to what I should be doing…a case of being past my “sell by date”. Would appreciate some ideas to get me going.
Regular corn and corn syrup products are on the list. If the corn is organic (non-GMO, in other words) and fresh, no problem. Just count it as a starch rather than as a vegetable.
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