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Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, Carol. I suggest you use the personal version of the Menu Planner (the right-most option in the application area (https://www.trimdownclub.com/menu-planner) so that you can select the specific foods that meet your needs. The following is a list of ideas:
•Fresh and dried fruit
•Cut raw vegetables
•Oven-baked vegetable chips
•Nuts and seeds
•Trail mix combinations of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit
•Sandwiches – good breads with nut butters, hummus and similar spreads, tahini, canned or smoked fish, cheese, homemade “cold cuts” from fresh meats, egg salad, etc.
•Whole grain or Paleo crackers plus any of the above
•Hard-boiled eggs
•Sliced or string cheese
•Cottage cheese
•Yogurt
•Milk (dairy or vegetal), plain or flavored with cocoa powder and a recommended sweetener
•Hearty soup in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. meat or legume, vegetable, whole grain)
•Hearty smoothie/shake in a thermos (2-3 food groups, i.e. fruit/vegetable, dairy/vegan, seeds)
•Edamame or other legume/pulse snacks
•Whole grain or Paleo cereal or granola (cold in small sealable bag, cooked in thermos)
•Canned beans
•Prepared healthy foods in containers – from leftovers or prepared the night or weekend before.
•Homemade whole-food muffins or bars
•Popped grains, i.e. organic popcorn, sorghum, quinoa

JoannNicholas 9 years ago

Hi I have just started and was wondering what is the best bread to buy from woolworths as I am cofused?

Carolcad 9 years ago

Hi can any one tell me how to eat when you work shifts and have to have pack up instead of cooked meals

apensa 9 years ago

Thanks, Ossie. That sounds more tasty too.

Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, Apensa. Whole foods (like egg and yogurt) are better, but if it’s something you like, then it’s a good idea for ensuring lots of protein in the morning.

apensa 9 years ago

Thanks for the information, Ossie, but basically speaking, does it sound like a good idea?

Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, hredden. If you are not hungry when you first get up, then just have your morning snack then, and your breakfast a couple of hours later. After that, every 2-3 hours is fine. As for dinner, I always recommend to eat with one’s family if it brings joy. If you don’t overdo it and about an hour passes until bedtime, you’ll be fine.

Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, Apensa. We don’t usually recommend protein powders because they are technically rather processed, but some are better than others. I prefer those that are based on whole foods, such as Garden of Life Raw and Vega. Because they are plant based, they are less likely to get gooey.

apensa 9 years ago

Ossie,

A while back when reviewing my usual breakfast of a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios with Almond Milk, you suggested that I add an egg because the above was mostly carbs. I was wondering if sprinkling Protein Powder on the cereal would accomplish the same thing. If so, can you recommend the right powder to use. It seems like the measurement of most of the protein powders that I have seen would make the whole thing a gooey mess.

hredden 9 years ago

Hi, my days begin at 6 am and work 12 hours. What are the best times to eat my meals considering I am not hungry when I first wake up? Also, I prefer to eat dinner with my family when I get home. Is 8 pm at night too late to eat or is this a myth?
Thanks Heather

Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, Alan. You can see how much you can have at each meal by clicking on “Exchange mode” in the toolbar above your menu. The nutritional value of exchanges are as follows:
1 carb exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 3 grams of protein
1 protein exchange = 7 grams of protein + up to 5 grams of fat
1 fat exchange = 5 grams of fat
1 fruit exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates
1 vegetable exchange = 5 grams of carbohydrates + up to 2 grams of protein
1 sweet exchange = up to 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 5 grams of fat
1 free exchange = up to 5 grams of carbohydrates or up to 2 grams of protein or fat

alanbess 9 years ago

Hi I note on the bottom of the receipts they have a heading called Exchanges per serve followed by different protein carb and fat values Can you please tell me what these values relate to and a breakup of what i am supposed to have at each meal
If there is a guide on this can someone point me in the rite direction

Thanks
Alan

jackiee 9 years ago

Thankyou x

Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago

Hi, Jackiee. It’s actually a great question! It is without shells.

jackiee 9 years ago

Hi Ossie Sharon, sorry this sounds like a daft question but does 140grams of clams mean weight of clams in the shells or without?

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