Newbies
 | Hi, ChrisKoeller, and congratulations! |
 | I am two weeks in and lost 5lbs in my first week. my question how do I incorporate some of the delicious looking chocolate recipes. |
 | I just joined is there a list of most used groceries to have in the house? and also a list of the foods to never eat? |
 | I’ve just signed up and looking forward to having recipes with the right portion sizes for me. However, I’m struggling to make sense of this. How can an egg yolk, 2 slices of bread, greek yoghurt and prunes make a breakfast. I understand that I can swap out different ingredients but that still doesn’t give you (what I would call) a meal. My expectations (possibly too high) were to be given a meal e.g. poached/scrambled eggs and toast with the portion control e.g. 2 eggs, 2 slices bread, etc. Can someone enlighten me as to what I am doing wrong or how to convert these lists of foods into tasty meals? |
| | Hi, Stiffy. You can figure out the exchanges according to these approximate nutritional values: |
| | Hi, DSBartakovic. Yes, almond milk is fine. |
| | Hi, Chris Koeller. Click on “My Activity” in the toolbar near the top of the page, and select “My Profile” – there you can change the variety selection (in the bottom right corner). |
 | Hi Ossie-Sharon. I did do that, yes. However my main question is how do I determine the amount of carb, protein and fat exchanges that are in something not listed by looking at the nutrition facts on the food product? |
 | Is almond milk ok to use with my cereal? |
| | How do I toggle back and forth between more or less variety |
| | Hi, PSweeney. Check out these options: |
| | Hi, Stiffy. You can use our exchange lists to make swaps – it is at https://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists. |
 | I just joined today. I wasn’t expecting to have a full meal at lunch that requires cooking. I need easy to make and take with me lunches. How do I do this? |
| | Hi. So I am trying to figure out how to switch a food from the recommendation on my menu for something that is not on the lists…for example, I found a switch for sweetened almond milk on my menu, however I prefer usweetened almond milk, but I do not have that option in the menu alternatives. So I guess my question is, how do I determine the nutritional values/exchanges for products not listed in my substitutions? I’m quite confused about this. |
| | Hi, ChrisKoeller. If you use the personal version of the Menu Planner application (access it by clicking on the “My Food Choices icon in the toolbar above your current menu), you will see some of our recipes in the “Recipes” subcategory of each major food group. For newer recipes that have not yet been added into the system, you can use them to substitute for the main ingredient in your meal. You can also match up the exchanges visible at the end of each recipe and when you click on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above your menu. It doesn’t need to be a perfect match to work. |
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