 Support 9 years ago | Most of our foods and recipes have exchanges, so that you can fit them into your menu. These exchanges are similar to those by diabetes associations: • 1 carb = 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 3 grams of protein
• 1 protein = 7 grams of protein + up to 5 grams of fat
• 1 fat = 5 grams of fat
• 1 vegetable = up to 5 grams of carbohydrate + up to 2 grams of protein
• 1 fruit = 15 grams of carbohydrate
• 1 sweet = approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate + approximately 5 grams of fat Please also see our full list of exchanges for individual foods: https://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists. |
| Support 9 years ago | Thanks for your questions about the menu.
Your most recent menu should appear in your dashboard (homepage while logged in) under ‘My Weekly Menu’. You can also access your previously created menus via ‘Apps’ followed by ‘My Menus’.
Hope this helps 🙂 |
 faithjones 9 years ago | I have the same problem as Beowolf above …I have used the personal planner , received my menu plan , adjusted anything I need to , and the next time I open up my menu has gone back to the starting point …Can I reload my menu ? |
 BEOWOLF 9 years ago | Hi Just started this weekend (22Feb16) and getting to grips with the application. I have a couple of questions.
(a) What are the units in the exchange view of the menu ?
(b) When I load my home page I always have to reload my saved menu .. is there a way to make a saved menu the default one loaded Thanks |
| Support 9 years ago | Hi bearcher,
Thanks for posting!
We suggest using the full Personal Menu Planner application, which is full of tasty recipes.
For recipes that don’t appear in the Personal Menu Planner, simply find a Menu Planner recipe or food that is most similar to what you want—either by comparing exchanges or noting the various types of ingredients—and select it as a place-saver for the system. When it comes time to prepare your meal, make the swap. This can also work with your own personal recipes.
For example, if you are interested in Cheap and Flexible Lentil Stew, one of our newer additions, note that it yields 2 carb + 2 protein exchanges per serving, the same as for Tomato Broccoli Cheesy Potato Bake, which appears in the Menu Planner lists.
In another example, if you have a homemade chicken-vegetable soup you’d like to make, chances are it fits with the combination found in our Chicken Soup for the Gods—even if it isn’t a perfect match, it is more than likely sufficient.
If you wish to incorporate a more unusual recipe, such as our Paleo Nut Stuffing, note that unless you have a specific medical condition, you can swap carbs for proteins (1 carb for 1 protein exchange) or fats (1 carb for 2 fat exchanges).
Best 🙂 |
 bearcher 9 years ago | I just started and I don’t understand either how to put the recipes into the menu plans?? |
 Amanda Jayne 9 years ago | Enjoy fruit I eat raspberries. and blenueberries never enough fruit |
 Ossie-Sharon 9 years ago | Hi, Woodley123. I’m glad to read that the plan suits you. I am attaching a link to our list of exchanges, which may help you when putting together recipes – https://www.trimdownclub.com/exchanges-lists.
We do prefer the carb/protein mix at each meal, though a carb/fat mix is OK, too – the only exception would be fruit. However, if you’re not diabetic or pre-diabetic, you can probably get away with exceptions every now and then. We don’t want you to stress out about anything 🙂 |
 Woodley123 9 years ago | I havé been using thé food plan so far and i havé found it very useful. However, i would like to use some récipes but i don’t Understand exactly how to exchange carbs and protein .Also, do you have to eat the carb/protein mix at thé same time, in the same meal, or can it be spread over the day? |
