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Daydream wrote:Marsha, I'm here! Congrats on being close to your maintenance weight. It always helps when you find the foods you love. I haven't tried red lentil pasta yet. Do you find red lentil pasta to be more filling than whole wheat pasta?
Suey51 wrote:Thanks for the recipe Erin, it looks good!
Here's the 10 point checklist for the regular McD Program:
1) Fill your plate so that 70 - 90% of your plate (by visual volume) is filled with minimally processed starches (brown rice, oats, sweet potato, quinoa).
2) Fill the remaining 10 - 30% of your plate with minimally processed fruits and non-starchy vegetables.
3) Eliminate all animal foods (i.e., dairy, meat, eggs, fish, seafood).
4) Eliminate the intake of fake meats and cheeses as most are highly processed, high fat and made with isolated proteins and oil.
5) Eliminate any added oil.
6) Limit your intake of all higher-fat plant foods (i.e., nuts, seeds, avocados, tofu, soy) unless you are trying to gain weight.
7) Limit added sugars and added salts. This also includes gourmet sugars and salts. If either is troublesome for you, you can eliminate them.
8 ) Avoid liquid calories (especially from juices & sugar-sweetened beverages). When thirsty, drink water.
9) Follow these principles, eating whenever you are hungry until you are comfortably full. Don't starve yourself and don't stuff yourself.
Thanks very much for directing me towards this Sue in our chat yesterday. One of my problems is that with knee issues I can't walk fast or do any high impact work (pre lockdown when I was working in London I used the elliptical strider at the gym) so I do get concerned about my lack of cardio. Did a bit of googling though and the "yoga sun salute" is a good cardio exercise. Makes sense I suppose now I think about it, I do a weekly class and definitely feel the effects after a couple of rounds of it - take care Kx
10) Avoid being sedentary and aim for at least 30 minutes or more of daily moderate exercise (i.e., brisk walking).
Daydream wrote:Hulled barley is healthier than pearl barley but I don't like the taste of hulled barley so I buy pearl barley (Bob's Red Mill brand), which I like. I think you should try a small portion of hulled barley and make sure I like it before you order a gigantic bag of it.
JeffN wrote:There are 3 main types, pearled, hulled and also hulless which is a different variety of barley. The hulless is the one with the strongest taste. I prefer the hulled, which is a whole grain and a milder pleasant flavor.
Hope that helps
Jeff
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