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Hi, Aimee. Can you tell me what you didn’t like about the output? I will forward your response to our development team.
In the meantime, I would suggest cutting the granola portion in half as we discussed earlier, and spreading Snack #1 over the other two snacks to balance them out more.The dinner is horrible.
Dinner •1 cup of Mixed Green Salad•1/4 cup of Classic Egg Salad•6 ounces of Low-Fat Yogurt, 2%•1/2 cup of Brown Rice Pasta (Cooked)Peanuts, blueberry and granola for breakfast?
Tuna, yogurt and raspberries for snack? Who puts tuna and yogurt together???
Oh, and the value for my meals are in the 70%? The old plans they were 82%. What’s with all the fast food choices? I’m not selecting any of those choices but there seems to be quite a bit of that. I thought this plan is suppose to encourage healthy choices. And what’s with all the white bread? Aren’t we suppose to focus on 100% whole grain??? If I wasn’t confused before, I am now!
AND…(I’m on a roll) there are only 4 servings of fruits and veggies, i.e. 1 cup blueberry, 1 cup raspberries, 1 cup bell pepper, 1 cup mixed green salad.
Can I stick with my old meals? Why was there such a huge change with the planner??? I think it’s horrible now.
Hi, Aimee. Thanks for the great input. I will forward the issues to the tech support team.
Fast foods and refined products were added because many of the users who lived in remote areas do not have access to healthy foods and yet still need to build a menu that serves their needs based on portion sizes and scheduling. We still encourage all to avoid those items as much as possible.
In the meantime, feel free to take advantage of the substitution function in the menu planner – for example, if you don’t want yogurt and tuna in the same meal, swap the yogurt out for spelt bread or crackers; at breakfast, swap the peanuts for milk, etc. Given the many different tastes among users, this new feature is especially for situations like yours, where you don’t like the automatic results.
Finally, what do you mean by 70% and 82%?Ok, I’ll continue with the plan, thank you Ossie!
The 70% and 82% are numbers in the upper left corner of my daily meals. I have no idea what these numbers mean. Other than I think 82% is better than 70%?!?!
I agree with Aimee. Where is the number coming from and if I create my own menus how will I know if they fall within the correct nutritional value (around 80). I am trying to do menus (based on the meal planner incorporating the right ratio of carbs/proteins) that make more sense to me than some of the menus the plan creates.
Start with what you like, and see how your body responds. The main things to remember are that it is best to combine carbs with a source of protein, and fats with a source of carbs (or carbs+protein). We suggest an overall ratio of 1 gram protein to 3 grams carbs (1 serving protein to 1.5 servings carbs).
I’m new to this—–tried to do meal planner—and once I had chosen my plans, could not locate a “Next” to proceed—anyone knows where I went wrong
Hello Prince and welcome to the Trim Down Club.
Regarding your question about the Menu Planner, you can find clear and useful instructions on how to use it by following episode 6 in the “TrimDownClub Quick Start” guide.
It is available for your use at any time in the “My Downloads” area.
When you are logged in – go to “My Downloads” (top right header), then click “Start Now”.
In this page, scroll down to the icon of the “Quick Start Guide” and right click on it. Then choose “Save Target As” to save it to your computer for reading or printing at any time.We hope you will find this information helpful.
Should you need any further assistance you can contact us directly via the contact-us page in the bottom of this page.Kind Regards,
Trim Down Club Support TeamHello Maryla,
The “Express 14-Day Meal Plan” is also available for your use at any time in the “My Downloads” area.
When you are logged in – go to “My Downloads” (top right header), then click “Start Now”.
In this page, scroll down to the icon of the “Special Bonus” and right click on the second icon to the right (or simply click on the second “Download Now” directly). Then choose “Save Target As” to save it to your computer for reading or printing at any time.Kind Regards,
Trim Down Club Support TeamPrince, the same thing happened to me and it was because I hadn’t choosen enough items in the categories. If it says to choose 6 protein (for example) and you didn’t then it won’t let to continue. Maybe check that.
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