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Created on: 01/09/13 08:11 AM Views: 343 Replies: 7
megmcm Joined: 01/09/13 Posts: 7	Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:11 AM I have been Vegan for a while, but thought this program would help provide me with better info(so far, so good!). I really can't follow the meal plan because of the time involved and getting to a rural store(especially lunches). However, I do use the NutritionalMD and Engine 2 recipes, etc. My question is though, as this meal plan incoporates balance, can you tell me just what balance of foods I'm looking for? Does each meal have to have the same balancee or is it throught the day? I'm more interested in the overall health rather than weight loss. Thanks!
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:14 AM megmcm wrote: I have been Vegan for a while, but thought this program would help provide me with better info(so far, so good!). I really can't follow the meal plan because of the time involved and getting to a rural store(especially lunches). However, I do use the NutritionalMD and Engine 2 recipes, etc. My question is though, as this meal plan incoporates balance, can you tell me just what balance of foods I'm looking for? Does each meal have to have the same balancee or is it throught the day? I'm more interested in the overall health rather than weight loss. Thanks! You might want to look for the Power Plate info as that might answer your question best. --DebR
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Bugsmom Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2087	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:14 AM oops
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megmcm Joined: 01/09/13 Posts: 7	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:28 AM Thank You. I've been using the NutritionMD site, but where is the Power Plate?
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Susan Levin Joined: 12/26/09 Posts: 1212	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 8:57 AM Good suggestion: http://pcrm.org/health/diets/pplate/power-plate As long as you are eating a variety of plants (you can use color as a barometer), you should be fine! Susan Levin, MS, RD PCRM Director of Nutrition Education
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LaniMuelrath Joined: 12/30/09 Location: California Posts: 561	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 11:07 AM megmcm wrote: I have been Vegan for a while, but thought this program would help provide me with better info(so far, so good!). I really can't follow the meal plan because of the time involved and getting to a rural store(especially lunches). However, I do use the NutritionalMD and Engine 2 recipes, etc. My question is though, as this meal plan incoporates balance, can you tell me just what balance of foods I'm looking for? Does each meal have to have the same balancee or is it throught the day? I'm more interested in the overall health rather than weight loss. Thanks! Megmcm, As Deb and Susan suggest, the Powerplate is a great reference for this! I too like to keep it really simple. Here's how I look at it. If I were to look back at my day and take all the food I'd eaten and put it on a big tray, about half of it would be piled with vegetables, the other half with what I call the 'starchies' (starchy vegetables and whole grains), there'd be about a cup or more of beans on top, a couple or more pieces of fruit, and a sprinkling of nuts or seeds. To see how this plays out on my plate each day, you may be interested in looking at my Plant-Based Blueprint 2 - Sampler which you can access for free in the header on my website plantbasedfitnessexpert.com . Sometimess just seeing how someone else does it can be a help - I know it always has been for me. Lani Lani Muelrath, M.A. CGFI, CPBN the Plant-Based Fitness Expert McDougall Health & Medical Center Author of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Workouts www
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megmcm Joined: 01/09/13 Posts: 7	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 11:40 AM Thank you all! This is a big help. Sometimes I get lost moving around teh website and links but this one is saved. It is nice to know there is so much good informaton out there (and your help finding it)
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HunyBunny Joined: 10/15/12 Posts: 57	RE: Balancing foods throughout the day Posted Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 4:59 PM This has been a tremendous help for me too! Thanks!!
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