 Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, bd2486. Click on “Exchange view” in the toolbar above your finished menu to see the exchanges, and multiply each with the factors I listed for Snippers –
Carb = 15 g carbohydrates + 3 grams protein
Protein = 7 g protein + 5 g fat
Fat = 5 g fat
But according to your stats, you two have the same path.
Fruit = 15 g carbohydrates
Vegetable = 5 g carbohydrates + 2 g protein
Sweet = 15 g carbohydrates + 5 g fat |
 bd2486 10 years ago | How do I calculate my personal maximum in carbs, protein, fats, fruit, veggie and sweets for each meal like you did for Snippers? |
 Snippers 10 years ago | Thank You! I am still getting adjusted but have lost 2 pounds this week. The articles are very helpful in getting an informed perspective on food-shopping. |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Snippers. Each exchange is approximately as follows:
Carb = 15 g carbohydrates + 3 grams protein
Protein = 7 g protein + 5 g fat
Fat = 5 g fat
Fruit = 15 g carbohydrates
Vegetable = 5 g carbohydrates + 2 g protein
Sweet = 15 g carbohydrates + 5 g fat
So your particular pattern would yield the maximum approximate amounts below per meal –
Breakfast: 13 g protein, 45-60 g carbohydrates, 5-10 g fat (the difference is whether you use butter or jam)
Morning Snack: 10 g protein, 30 g carbohydrates, 10 g fat
Lunch: 28 g protein, 25 g carbohydrates, 20 g fat
Afternoon Snack: 12 g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 5 fat
Dinner: 29 g protein, 35 g carbohydrates, 20 fat
Evening Snack 10 g protein, 15 g carbohydrates, 10 fat |
| Snippers 10 years ago | I am asking about grams of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) recommended for you each day preferably by meal (as relevant). I was looking at menu breakout in meal planner for reference:
Carbs Pros Fats Fruits Vegetables Sweets Thanks! |
 NormanBird 10 years ago | Hi, Ossie Sharon. Thank you for updated calorie info. Will adjust accordingly. Any chance you could adjust food selections in each menu to reflect that? Or is it a blanket set of choices? |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Snippers. The exchanges listed for you are your goals. Are you asking about a range for all adults, or if there is “wiggle room”? Or are you asking about grams of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) recommended for you each day? |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, NormanBird. Your husband probably needs closer to 2000 calories for now (2200 on days that he is active). At this point, you can both follow exactly the same menu, with him having an extra exchange each of carb, protein, and vegetables or fruit on his active days. |
| Snippers 10 years ago | Hello Ossie Sharon, I’m sorry but it seems that my question has been overlooked. Looking at things in exchange mode helps. What remains missing is an indication of the goal for each meal / snack. Would you be willing to indicate the optimal range of values for each category? Carbs Pros Fats Fruits Vegetables Sweets Reading further I understand that these numbers will likely vary depending on the individual’s menu pattern. Could you help me with mine?I appreciate the time you take to respond to members queries. |
| NormanBird 10 years ago | Still waiting to hear what you recommend for my husbands ht, wt, etc. as far as calories. I found that menu changer with little arrow in right hand corner. However it’s very sensitive and one false move of finger and you can’t retrieve all the work you just did with exchanges. Very frustrating! |
| NormanBird 10 years ago | My husband is 64 yrs old, 5’7″(ish), 224 lbs. until recently, he’s been very sedentary. But we have both started a fitness program since beginning of January. He carries most of his weight in his abdomen(beer belly look).
I am glad to hear your feeling re calories. I thought it sounded awfully low too. When we input his food for the day on “dot fit” software(used in their program), he often goes over…usually about 2000calories. I shared this program with my trainer and she has no problem with us using your menus.
Thank you for any further guidance you can offer us. |
| Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, NormanBird. We don’t work with calories here, but rather with components that meet your nutritional needs, including calories. If you click on “Exchange view” in the toolbar above your finished menu, you will see the exchanges for each food group that you are allotted.
With all due respect to the trainer, unless your husband is very short, skinny, and inactive, 1650 calories appears to be much too low for him, and may result in rebound weight gain.
If you post his age, height, weight, and activity level here, I will get back to you with calculations/recommendations. |
| NormanBird 10 years ago | Thanks for your responses. Was also wondering if there was a way to monitor/control calories? My husband is supposed to be limited to 1650/day but when his full day is added up(calculator from his physical trainer) he sometimes comes up with about 200-300 calories over. If you have an \”argument\” against monitoring, I will defer to your system over the trainers. Thanks again. |
| NormanBird 10 years ago | Thanks for your responses. Was also wondering if there was a way to monitor/control calories? My husband is supposed to be limited to 1650/day but when his full day is added up(calculator from his physical trainer) he sometimes comes up with about 200-300 calories over. If you have an “argument” against monitoring, I will defer to your system over the trainers. Thanks again. |
| Snippers 10 years ago | My goal in asking these questions is not to be critical or ask you to reveal anything proprietary – I am really trying to learn. Reading further I understand that these numbers will likely vary depending on the individual’s menu pattern. Could you help me with mine? |
