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Burgess wrote:Every element of any program should be kept in context. In my understanding, these are the principles of the McDougall Program regular diet:
1. Whole foods.
2. Plant foods.
3. Starch centered.
4. A wide variety in each of three cateogories (fruit, vegs, starch).
5. Eat as much as you want until full.
The fourth element kills the idea of eating nothing but oranges or nothing but corn. The fifth element kills the idea of compulsive eating.
It is important to focus on all the fundamental principles not just one.
Losing Linda wrote:How much is a pound of these foods?
Losing Linda wrote:How much is a pound of these foods? And the starch is cooked when measure I assume because example rice 1 cup uncooked is 3 cups cooked. Or is that considered processed starch? I like large bake potatoes and they are about a pound! I eat one for a meal. I have maintaine my weight so I want to figure this out to lose my last 30 lbs.
debbie wrote:Okay I am not trying to make this more difficult however, I am not math wizard by any means but, If for instance You take carrots my bag says 35 calories for 1 medium carrot, so take three carrots and that is 105 calories but threee carrots dont wiegh 1lb right. I am sooooo confused
also how do I know how many calories I need to eat. I thought I had all this figured out. I have 5 lbs to go to get to my prepregnacy wieght with my second but 25lbs to go till I get to my preprego wieght with my first. Oh and I am still breastfeeding. I keep hearing I need like 2500 cal but I know on average I dont eat that many cals a day. Sometimes. Please help.
Debbie
Nara wrote:Hi Jeff, where do rice cakes fall in calorie density? Are they considered processed whole grains? I used to snack (too much!) on wholegrain bread and have replaced them with plain brown rice cakes and puffed kamut cakes, which are almost as satisfying. I eat brown rice and oats with plenty of veggies and fruits at regular meals, so the rice cakes are "treats." Thank you.
debbie wrote:I am confused as to why rice cakes are considered calorie dense but puffed rice cereal is not.
debbie wrote:In another post that I wrote awhile back about cereal you told me that puffed rice was low in calorie density as compared to shredded wheat.
debbie wrote:But if you chew out the air in puffed rice like that of rice cakes, wouldnt that make the puffed rice cereal calorie dense as well?
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