Nutritionist please help.
 | “Brick” cheese is hard cheese in a block, such as cheddar, jack, Swiss, etc. |
 | what is “brick cheese” |
| | Hi, jillscott1, and welcome! Yes, absolutely! You can choose portable foods that will keep well over the course of the day that are easy to eat, such as sandwiches, nuts and seeds, fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, and hearty shakes and soups that you can put in thermoses to drink throughout the day. We have recipes for these, as well as for muffins and similar foods that can be used as snacks – cereal bars, rice crispy bars with nut butter, etc. It may seem like a lot of work to find this, but you only need to do this once, and you’ll be set. If you eat at truck stops, try to apply the principles of healthy eating and portions sizes to ordering and to deciding when you have eaten enough for that meal (and requesting a doggie bag). |
 | I am just getting started and I am a female truck driver Do you have any suggestions on how to make this program work over the road? |
| | Hi, Kathy. Your shake sounds great, especially if it is something you like and works for you. Go for it. |
| | Hi, Sheila. You are in the right place. This program encourages sodium control, as well as healthy intact of its competitors – potassium, magnesium, and calcium. You definitely do not have to eat any read meat, and can choose any other foods you want instead. |
 | I am new to this and hopefully am in the right place to ask a question:) My question is this: My husband and I have a smoothie every morning for breakfast which consists of 1 handful of almonds, 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed, 1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1 frozen banana, 2 cups fresh spinach, 1 tsp cinnamon and enough water to make the concoction easy to drink through a straw. This makes enough for the two of us. I like routine and would like to continue to drink this everyday instead of what is being recommended. Is that possible or am I defeating myself from the get go? |
 | Don’t know if this ‘club’ will work for me? I need low sodium, and no(minimum amount) red meats. All of the blue, areas seem full but I get the message that they are not full? Not even sure I am adressing the right person(s). Thank you for any help that anyone can send my way. Can my subscription be cancelled if I feel it will not workout, and if so, how can it be done? |
 | Sounds great! Nice to connect with another following more similar plan as me. Sorry to hear about your injury! I’m sure getting some exercise again will be very beneficial for you. Would love to hear more about some of your favorite recipes, toppings, foods. I also like making things from scratch. 🙂 |
| | Hi Maria77. I also enjoy eating primarily whole foods, plant based, gluten free and dairy free diet. I like this program, primarily just for the accountability, e.g. the diet journal, and the contact with others, including nutritional support. This is just my opinion, but when we are on a rather “quite different” type of diet than most, it is harder to follow a planned menu exactly. But what has helped me is to note what I can substitute that is still within the same type of nutrition that I know I can eat. Too many crackers for you is definitely all too much in one food group. How much protein, high fiber green veggies and fruit are you eating? You should be eating at least 5 helpings of green veggies (kale, spinach, broccoli…), 3 helpings of fruit (apples, berries, oranges…), several high fiber grains (quinoa, brown rice, millet…), and 2 or 3 proteind such as lentils, black beans… Quinoa is a grain that also has a good amount of protein in it. When you are hungry, don’t grab more crackers. Have a green apple or some black beans with chopped parsley with a little olive oil and apple cider vinegar mixed in, for example. Hope this helps. It is helping me a LOT. |
| | Hi, Dawniedark. Herbs, spices, extracts, lemon and lime juices, and vinegars are free. For other items, add up the ingredients in them to see to what a single portion might add up. See this recipe here as an example: https://www.trimdownclub.com/recipe/tangy-turkish-tkemali-sauce/. For others based on tomato sauce and sugar, such as ketchup and barbecue, or white sauces based on cream or butter, 2-3 tablespoons are usually a serving of carb or fat, respectively. |
| | Hi, Angela. That is PERFECT! |
| | Hi, Dorithm. Moderate portions for “free” vegetables would be anything less than 10 cups. You’re probably fine. |
 | My question- I’m following my menus plan with some tweeking ( in allowed changes) but what is puzzling me is when I use a recipe for seasoning and sauces. There are the ones that add exchanges to my menu. For instance Avocado butter would be good on the dry toast but it adds fat exchange. How can that be following the plan? I would love to spice up my foods but I am very confused about that . Can I have an explanation? |
 | Hi not sure we’re to ask but I’ll give it ago !! As a snack is it good to eat tangerines an nuts together ? As I thought fruit broke down a lot quicker then fruit ? |
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