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I feel so much better since I’ve been eating the meals you plan for me! Thank you for the work you all do! I’ve been losing 1 lb. a week and am happy and hope it continues. I have a question about the Pumpkin No-Fat Muffin recipe. Is the 12 tsps. of pumpkin pie spice and the 1 1/2 cups Stevia a misprint or do they really belong in the recipe? They sound like too much to me. Thank you for your help.
Hi, Dotti. That recipe was submitted by a Clubmember, so I made a guess at how to correct it. Thanks for the heads up!
I just wanted to share a great recipe site i came across.
http://www.familyfreshcooking.com/recipes/
They seem to have recipes to fit everyone’s diet/lifestyle.
For myself, i would use the following substitutions when needed;
*Coconut Milk for heavy cream
*Plain yogurt for sour cream
*Xylitol for Stevia (Or just omit any sweeteners)
*Coconut or Almond flour for white or wheat flour
*Brown Rice, Barley or Quinoa for white rice
*Whole grain bread for White, Rye, or sweet bread
*Applesauce for Oil in baking
*Cooking spray for oil in sauteing
*Almond Milk for regular milk
*Whole grain pasta or julienne veggies for reg.pastaHi I’m new and I do most of my day traveling… I am trying to figure out easy packable lunch items. I realize this doesn’t seem too difficult by it is overwhelming to figure out the “right” things to eat. I seem to be over thinking it then doubting myself.
Frustrating!
Hi, AmyOC. A LOT of Clubmembers are in your spot. The following are some popular options:
Nuts, seeds, and/or dry fruit (separately or as a trail mix)
Crackers and cheese or cold cut slices
Sandwiches
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Soups and shakes in thermoses (see our recipe collection in the link above)Hi, AmyOC. As natural as possible! If you can find pastured cheese, that is really the ultimate. A Whole Foods Market will be in your city shortly, and Trader Joe’s in Kettering can be another good source.
You are awesome holding my hand while I try to figure this out, thank you! What is the limit to cheese servings, portion size, per meal, per day. I really don’t eat a lot of cheese so it’s funny that this is in my concerns. I’m just trying to grasp the correct way. Thanks for your patience 😉
Hi, AmyOC. You’re awesome for being so invested! There actually is no particular limit to cheese per day – it is a protein like any other, so any maximum portions would just be within that framework (your total recommended daily intake of protein would be about 70-90 grams, and each ounce of cheese provides about 6 grams. What the amount does affect is what you have with it – for example, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables (especially banana and deep green leafies, at least 5 total servings of about a cup each every day), assist in healthy metabolism of cheese.
Hi Sharon, I am trying to find an easy way to make this eating plan work for me. I went to the menu plan and checked all the boxes of things I would be willing to eat. My plan came up with strange combinations for the meals. The biggest thing is not too many of the foods seemed to work well together. Also, I noticied many foods I don’t know anything about. I am hoping this will be a learning process as well as a way to take control of my health. Of course I want to lose weight, but I want to become healthier and feel better too. The other problem I noticied is the shopping list had me buying many different grains in the same week, I could never eat all of it before it spoiled. I would appreciate any suggestions you have? Can I use the 21 day plan? and just swap out some of the foods, if so how do I know I am doing this right? Confused! Lol
Hi, reinvent, and welcome! Yes, it is indeed a learning process, but it does get smoother, I promise!
Please do take advantage of the swap function in your menu – just click on a food you want to change, and a list of options will pop up from which you can select a replacement. As for too much variety, there are a couple of options: (1) select less variety in your profile (in the lower right corner of that page, which you can access by clicking on your name at the top of any site page, and (2) simply repeat days as often as you like – you can stretch out a week’s menu into two, three, or more weeks.Good morning, I just started and I´m a bit confused, you see I´m a Chef and I was wondering when it says 3 oz of meat or chicken is it plain or as part of a recipe?
Hi, Keetoshiro, and welcome. Those 3 ounces are intended to be part of a recipe, hopefully using other foods listed for that meal or “free” seasonings such as herbs, spices, lemon or lime juice, soy or tamari sauce, etc….
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