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Just made my food choices and reviewed my Menu Planner. How do you know what you can substitute for an item that may not be available. e.g pineapple is on my menu but is not in season. Since we are not looking at calories or points can I just pick any fruit?
I make a protein shake every morning that is about 150-200 calories depending on whether fruit is added. How can I fit that in? Do I delete a food item? snack? How do I know an who do I ask?
I am disappointed to find that dietician consultation is charged at such a high price? Not sure this program will work for me.Don’t get discouraged, d! We DO have a dietician who answers our questions for free on this forum! Her name is Ossie-Sharon. The program is beautiful and works for everyone who will stick with it and use it as it is written. However, the program is NOT based on calories. There are some lovely shake recipes in the recipe part of the site. You will get more of an idea of what actually is one serving. And, to the right of your “pineapples” fruit choice is a blue arrow. Click on it and it will give you the list of fruits and how much of each you can substitute for it. You have that blue arrow for each food choice that is listed on your menu. The arrow to the left changes the entire menu for that meal/snack. I would suggest not using it until you get familiar with the program. Also, many of us have found the group “Successful Beginnings and Support” group to be a great help with our new lifestyle. You will find us by clicking on “group” and then finding the name of that group and clicking on it to enter. We have members from all over the world, so chances are there will be someone to answer your questions fairly soon who has been there before where you are now!
Hi, ddunkel. You can choose whatever fruit you want, and of course it is recommended to use fruit in season. As for your shakes, just substitute the foods of the same group in the meal – for example, fruit for fruit, milk for dairy, etc. Be sure not to omit the other items in the meal so the overall breakfast is not too small.
I am having problems retrieving a menu I created. I have watched the tutorial twice and it says I should have a menu history button. I created one on 30.12.13 and one on 02.01.14. I cannot see any menu history button. How do I retrieve these menus?
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I have been trying to get with the program by making small changes like buying as much organic as possible, milk, Ezekiel bread, organic whole grain oatmeal, cage free organic eggs, but the meat is hard to find. I found organic chicken but not completely organic beef. How do you find it? I went to the Amish market and the guy said the beef is grass fed but they do also finish with grain so does that mean its not organic?
Hi, LeeJay. Organic refers to the cow feed not being genetically modified or grown with pesticides or herbicides, and the cows themselves not given hormones or preventive antibiotics. Using a finishing feed does not make it not organic. No worries.
Hi. New to this AND live in UK so clueless as to what some goods are. The recipes do say how many servings but are they for mini meals or main meals? Assuming at the moment they mean main meals.
I am only 4′ 6″ tall and weigh 118 lbs. When I first joined TDC I entered my weight and height and was told by the calculator that if I followed this plan I would GAIN 1 lb a week. Not the point surely. Was going to email a dietician but told I have to pay and that was not made clear when I joined.
Hi, Braph1, and welcome! They are generally for main meals, with the exception of those noted in the Snacks category.
By the way, Braph1, I would be happy to help. Can you describe what you see when you were “told by the calculator that if I followed this plan I would GAIN 1 lb a week”? I will get back to you.
Hi Ossie-Sharon
Thank you for your information. It takes me a while to navigate on the site, just not sure where to find things yet. I am at a loss when it comes to breakfast. I like egg whites with toast and peanut butter. I have started to make organic whole grain oatmeal and egg whites but sometimes I want toast. I have switched Ezekiel bread and organiz almond butter. How is almond butter better then natural peanut butter? Is Ezekiel bread better than glutten free rice almond bread? I work long hours and always looking for help packing a lunch and snacks that don’t need cooked or kept cold. If you have any ideas please let me know. I often work 12 hours a day and am subject to long hours between meals and McDonalds is fast and easy ( a habit I am trying to break). Thank You.Hi, LeeJay, by the way, Ossie is our “resident” dietician. She is the one who answers all our questions for free. She is a jewel and always helps us out. Hang in there. It gets better, I promise. 😉
Hi, LeeJay. Your breakfast sounds great. Almond butter has the advantage that it is high in omega-3s, though peanut butter is higher in protein. Both are good.
Regarding bread, most Ezekiel breads are sprouted, which makes them more digestible and nutritious to the body – and this company doesn’t add any hydrogenated fats. If you want gluten-free, just be sure to find a product that has mostly whole grains – you mentioned their rice-almond bread, which is excellent. If you use these with organic nut butters, that is excellent, along with some fruit or cut vegetables, and even yogurt – a few hours out of the refrigerator won’t ruin it. You can also try baking nutritious muffins in advance to have throughout the week, packing whole nuts and seeds, and even cooked beans (organic canned, if you’re short on time) in portable containers.
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