first week menu

Hi,

I have just signed up and am completing my menu options. However, I find that I have added far more than I normally eat to ensure all the bars are blue but it will not let me move on until the button is orange. I know I will not buy or eat some of the items added as we tend to eat very healthy options unless on holiday. Meat – wise we tend to eat free range chicken (weekly), the occasional low fat sausages, salmon (weekly)pork medalions (monthly) lots of vegetables – 5 or 6 each day, the same with fruit. Lunch tends to be an apple, an occasional banana and a roll only twice a week maximum. I make homemade chicken and leek soup with lentils, carrots, parsley and sometimes tomatoes or peppers. We don’t have puddings except fruit and have oat porridge with semi skimmed milk, decaf tea and croissants some weekends. Snacks tend to be an apple or tea with semi-skimmed milk. HELP, please!

Hi, Aldous, and welcome. The intention is for you to eat everything in that meal. If it is too much, don’t finish. No worries – it’s a good thing if you get in tune with your satiety signals. Just try not to eat much too little (rebound weight gain may eventually catch up with you!) and to get all the fruits and vegetables in at some point.

Hi, SandraMR. I’m happy to help. There is no specific tea allowance, as it is a “free beverage” (until you put in a high-carb sweetener or milk – these are counted in your menu). If you have any additional questions, please do repost here, and I can work with you.

Hi, Alexi, and welcome. There is a video tutorial when you first enter the Menu Planner application that may help. In a nutshell, all you need to do is go through each major nutrient/food category near the top of the page (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, etc.), and as you click on each, go through each of the subcategories on the left side of the page. Select foods you like for each meal (the healthiest are in the lighter blues) until all of the little bars under the meal headers are completely blue, and each of the major categories above have gone from gray to blue. We you have finished making your selections, click on “SAVE AND CREATE MENU” at the bottom right corner of the page – if it is still gray, go back to make an additional selection in whichever category/subcategory does not yet have the minimum amount of options chosen.
If you need additional assistance, you can reach tech support through the “Contact Us” link below.

Feeling a little overwhelmed by all this… Anyone interested in mentoring a newbie?

Hi, LadyGolfer, and welcome! Yes – but do be sure to go through that process for each of the food groups listed near the top of the page.
There is a video tutorial that you can watch as you enter the application – if it is not quite enough, please do take advantage of our customer helpdesk (you can reach them directly through the “Contact Us” link below).

Hi jaxsav5,

Yes, please feel free to repeat your weekly menus 😉