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Originally posted by mart
hi I am new and not sure what to eat. Yes I have read the books? not still in a fog. so what does a normal day look like
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All of the books have sample daily menus to use as a guide.
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Originally posted by mart
snacks??? bars or what??? Im confused on snacks
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Snacks are one block and contain 7g P, 9gC, 3gF. A 1/2 Zone or Balance bar is one block.
Here are some ideas.
You can create an infinite variety of your very own Zone-favorable snacks. Pick and
choose one item from each food group below to create a one block snack.
PROTEINS:
· 1/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese
· 1 oz. part-skim or "lite" mozzarella
· 2 1/2 oz. part-skim or "lite" ricotta cheese
· 1 oz. sliced meats (turkey, ham, etc.)
· 1 oz. tuna packed in water
· 1 oz. low-fat, part-skim, or "soft" cheese
CARBOHYDRATES:
· 1/2 apple
· 3 apricots
· 1 kiwi
· 1 tangerine
· 1/3 cup "lite" fruit cocktail
· 1/2 pear
· 1 cup strawberries
· 3/4 cup blackberries
· 1/2 orange
· 1/2 cup grapes
· 8 cherries
· 1/2 nectarine
· 1 peach
· 1 plum
· 1/2 cup peaches
· 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
· 1 cup raspberries
· 1/2 cup blueberries
· 1/2 grapefruit
FATS:
· 3 olives (green or black)
· 1 macadamia nut
· 1 tablespoon guacamole
· 3 almonds
· 6 peanuts
· 2 pecan halves