 Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, peacewrk. You can read about it in our main Program Guide, which you can access through “My Downloads” (link in the upper right corner).
To answer your questions here, though, we do recommend you balance protein and carbohydrates at each meal, though the latter doesn’t necessarily need to be a grain product – for example, fruits and potatoes will do, and legumes have both.
With regard to your sweet tooth, you can certainly have something every day – note the “sweet” exchange in your menu.
As for the expense and simplicity, you are on the right track. Just do what you can, even if it’s just a little better than what you did before. The small changes will add up. |
 peacewrk 10 years ago | Am I to balance protein and whole grain with each meal and snack? What is the guiding principle of what vegetables I should eat and when? How can I satisfy my sweet tooth without artificial sweeteners and refined sugar? At 73 I’m not as mobile as I’d like, but that is getting better as I lose weight [I’ve already lost fifty pounds and want to find a way to lose the last 25 in a way that I can maintain without counting calories my whole life. And I can’t afford to buy ALL new foods but am adding a few each trip to the store. I don’t do a lot of cooking anymore so am looking for simple nutritious meals and snacks. |
