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Hi, Lucinda, and welcome! Don’t worry about it – just ease into the changes gradually. If you’re still struggling in a few weeks, please do repost.
Hi everyone I have just joined(well actually my mum decided to sign me up) I’m totally lost I don’t know what I’m doing, there is a 6 meal menu per day and loads of recipes can I change them up if I don’t like them?? Can you snack between meals on fruits or do you have to stick to the menu?
Hi Carrolljk54: I’m not a dietitian as Ossie-Sharon is, but through many years of experience and having 5 weeks into the Trim Down Club program, I think I’m safe saying that we should basically stick to our meal plans. The six meals a day are balanced as far as the food groups go: FRUIT (different fruits are high/low of the glycemic table {natural sugar content} e.g. cherries are low at 22, watermelon is higher at 72., VEGETABLES: (when our menu plans say a serving of vegetables they mean 1 cup), FREE VEGETABLES are: asparagus, beet greens, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, summer squash & zucchini., FREE SEASONINGS are: pepper, garlic, chives, ginger, cilantro and parsley., PROTEIN = lean meat and fish, POULTRY = eggs, nuts and legumes, GRAINS = whole grain breads, cereals, brown rice and wheat/spinach noodles and pastas. Those are the five necessary food groups that are imperative to form a balanced food plan.
I’ve mentioned this before, in an earlier post: QUANTITY is as important as eating the proper food groups, daily. It is important that we stick to the suggested amounts on each menu plan. If we go off the quantity by eating way too much less or more, our system becomes unbalanced in time. So why ask and PAY the dietitians to make up special food plans for us with all the food we enjoy, if we don’t plan to stick to their suggestions.
I do substitute items, on a daily basis. Let’s say the menu suggests 4 1/2 oz. of salmon and I don’t have salmon on hand, I’ll substitute for a fish I do have on hand. I love sardines and kipper snacks and always have them on hand in case I have to fill in for a fish item. Same with meat, if it calls for steak and I don’t have steak in the freezer, I’ll substitute hamburg or chicken (but in the amount suggested for the steak). Hope this helps!
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