Confused

[beverleyward286]

Hi! I’ve just joined and I’m a little confused with regard to when you can eat certain food. The Menu Planner has icons for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for each listed item – for example ‘almonds’ (under Fats/nuts) only shows under breakfast, lunch and dinner – not under snacks – does this mean you shouldn’t have almonds as a snack? As another example the recipe for ‘poached eggs, spinach & mushroom’ only comes under the heading of ‘dinner’ – does this mean you shouldn’t eat this for breakfast? Could you please clarify . Many thanks Beverley

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Beverley, and welcome! You can definitely have almonds (and any other nuts) as a snack. It may not appear as such due to the structure of your menu pattern, but you can still have a small handful of almonds in place of whatever is on your menu. Same for ‘poached eggs, spinach & mushroom’- you can definitely have it for breakfast.

[beccasd01]

Where exactly on your website is the information to educate us as to the combination of foods and when. Are we supposed to derive this information from the menu planner ??

[she27]

I would also like to know where exactly on your website is the information to educate us as to the combination of foods and when. I was expecting a breakdown of what we should eat with what, not a set menu.

[GoldenPurple]

I was so disappointed not to find information that would educate me as to the combination of foods that would keep my body in a fat burning state. You talked about the % of fat to carbs to protein to stay in a fat burning mode without going into starvation mode. What are the percentages. If you haven’t included that information in Trim Down Club information, your info commercial is misleading. I hope that is not the case. Please direct me to where I can locate this info. Thank you.

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi to all. The information can be found in our main Program Guide, available in “My Downloads” above. The combinations of foods are actually very simple so that you can easily integrate healthy habits into your lifestyle. This is not one of the “food combining” diets that circulate on the web from time to time, but rather a program based on principles of how the body works and how nutrition practices can be sustainable long-term.
In a nutshell, we recommend that you eat a serving of protein with a high-carbohydrate food, and incorporate fruits, vegetables, and similar foods (i.e. seasonings) into each meal. Each person has somewhat different nutritional needs based on individual characteristics, but basically we recommend 40-45% of energy from carbohydrates (and for these to be unrefined and high in fiber as much as possible), 35% of energy from fat, and 20-25% of energy from protein; this translates to about 1 gram each of protein and fat to 3 grams of carbohydrate.

[Pdf1226]

I JUST JOINED AND FIND THE SYSTEM TO BE VERY CONFUSING, NO REALLY EDUCATIONAL, AND NOT AT ALL USER FRIENDLY. I PUT IN ALL THE FOOD, ENOUGH IN NUMBER AND IT WILL NOT CREATE A EMNU.SO FAR UNLESS THEY GET ME SOME HELP THIS IS RIP OFF

[Support]

Hi pdf1226, I have looked over your post and happy to help!
If you are having a hard time creating a menu, I suggest to simply add more variety of proteins. Remember, the Menu Planner will need to make you a full week’s plan, so the more variety of the foods the better. Please note that you will have the ability to change foods and meals even after your menu is complete.

Another option, which many of our members like is our Ready-To-Go Menu. This is a menu based on members’ most popular food choices and on your specific dietary needs. Here you can also make changes to your final menu.

I hope this information helps.

To your success!

[janwhitmore75]

I’m in the UK and can’t get a lot of the food .You also mention free food but where do you find them and what are thay thank you confused

[dcs1716]

Hello JanWhitmore, The “free foods” are found on the banner above the list of foods to be selected for the MEAL PLANNER. The basically the vegetabes, herbs,spices and seasonings not included in the list. Some are call you can eat” but others have restricted quanities. I’m new to CLUB and found these while trying to determine why the planner wasn’t working for me. Best of luck!

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, Jan. You can find the foods recommended in this program in the UK. Try our shopping guide here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk.

[ccdragos]

Where do I find these things? 2 cups / 240 g flour
SWG*, whole wheat, or spelt can be used alone
Gluten-free flours in a whole grain premix or the following combination:
• ½ cup / 60 g quinoa flour
+ ½ cup / 60 g potato starch or buckwheat flour
+ ½ cup / 60 g tapioca or sorghum flour
+ ½ cup / 60 g blanched almond flour

not to mention
grass-fed this and that?
What stores have these ingredients?

[Mcastillo9]

I see others have questions very similar to mine. I too, just joined in response to the commercial I saw on Facebook. I was expecting something very different from the menu planner. After choosing a huge amount of foods I liked, the menu planner appeared with combos I never would want to eat together and hardly anything I had chosen. I tried for over an hour to make substitutions and still had a very unsatisfying menu. Can we mix and match snacks with regular meals, as long as the carb protein and fat combo is correct? Why can’t we list a group of foods and have the daily menu set up in the right proportions from our own list? I understand the issue of 6 small meals a day, but most people just don’t have the opportunity to stop and prepare and eat that frequently. I also thought there would be better education on the foods not to combine.
I know this is a lot for one post, but I really was disappointed that the program did not seem what the commercial suggested.

[kimk2907]

I also just joined and wanted to get the nutritional information included in the recipes not all have them. I love the menu and hope that it does reflect the proper carb/protein/fats ratio per meal.

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, ccdragos. Try our shopping guide here: http://www.trimdownclub.com/shopping-links-for-healthy-foods.

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