Is this good?
chinny88
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This is my typical day
Breakfast porridgr and a low fat yogurt
Snack yoghurt
Lunch small portion of pasta and a piece of fruit
Snack yoghurt
Dinner small chicken low fat wrap, baked beans and a yoghurt
I LOVE UOGHURT lol
Breakfast porridgr and a low fat yogurt
Snack yoghurt
Lunch small portion of pasta and a piece of fruit
Snack yoghurt
Dinner small chicken low fat wrap, baked beans and a yoghurt
I LOVE UOGHURT lol
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Do you like it? Does it fit your calorie and nutrition goals? Do you feel good eating it?
If the answer to all three is yes, then it's probably good. If not, then consider swapping some things out for other options.0 -
That's a lot of yogurt. My opinion depends on what kind of yogurt this is. Gogurt--no. Plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt--yes.
Are you getting enough protein? Are you going over on the carb macro?0 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »That's a lot of yogurt. My opinion depends on what kind of yogurt this is. Gogurt--no. Plain, unsweetened Greek yogurt--yes.
Are you getting enough protein? Are you going over on the carb macro?
What is wrong with gogurt?0 -
Sounds like a really small amount of fruits and vegetables. You may be falling short on some vitamins. It also lacks variety. You may get bored after a while.0
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Where's the fat??0
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good for what exactly?0
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You should definitely add more vegetables and fruits0
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This is my typical day
Breakfast porridgr and a low fat yogurt
Snack yoghurt
Lunch small portion of pasta and a piece of fruit
Snack yoghurt
Dinner small chicken low fat wrap, baked beans and a yoghurt
I LOVE UOGHURT lol
This doesn't match your actual tracker. You haven't had porridge in the last few days, for example, and I am seeing lots of KFC, not very many low-fat wraps.
You will want to tighten up the accuracy of your tracking. There are entries which don't make sense. For example, a crumpet probably doesn't have zero carbs.
I agree that you need to add veggies in somewhere.0 -
its a lot of yoghurt. BUT if you like it, fits your macros, great. Do you have a goal? Losing weight? gaining muscle?
feeling better?
One day is pretty tough to tell trends, and long term eating is what you strive for. Amount mean a great deal too if you are trying to lose.0 -
queenliz99 wrote: »
What is wrong with gogurt?
If you eat 4 tubes of Go-Gurt a day, that is more than half of the sugar that you should be consuming daily. It doesn't leave much room for fruit or other, more satisfying, foods which also contain sugar.
Even more standard fruit or vanilla yogurts sometimes contain quite a lot of sugar. There is often a big difference between vanilla vs. plain in terms of carbs and sugar. It is worth paying careful attention to yogurt labels as nutrition varies quite a bit.
It looks like the OP is actually eating several different kinds of yogurt.0 -
Shes only a few days in with logging. Once she gets the hang of it, she will make better choices. There is nothing wrong with gogurt for that matter. Its the quantity. Opt for better choices like grilled chicken if you like kfc. Go into your nutrition tab, check your sodium intake. Kfc is sodium laden. Keep on logging!0
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I work for kfc that's why lol the wraps I have there are high veg and pulled chicken rather than the fried variety0
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This is neither good nor bad - if it works for you, by all means continue :]
I'm just going to assume you're counting calories and weighing portions in which case, it really doesn't matter WHAT you eat - just the quantity!0 -
It looks very unbalanced to me. I'm not a stickler for hitting macros by any means, but I would guess you diet is very low in protein and fiber and high in sugar and that you're missing out on a lot of important nutrients. I would add a LOT more veggies.0
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It's just hard to fit them into my hectic days0
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It's just hard to fit them into my hectic days
Pre-prep.
Once a week I make a vegetable soup or mason jar salads. I buy baby carrots and pack them as a snack. You can also buy veg and cut them up for snacks. I try to eat veggies with every meal except breakfast but I'll have lots of fruit with breakfast.
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It's just hard to fit them into my hectic days
Prepare a salad and take it with you. Or eat it before your shift or after, depending on your hours. Get some carrots, apples, nuts or whatever fruit or vegetable you find easy to eat on the go and eat them at breaks to add some extra fiber and vitamins. If you can eat a yoghurt, you can eat some fruit.0 -
PinkPixiexox wrote: »This is neither good nor bad - if it works for you, by all means continue :]
I'm just going to assume you're counting calories and weighing portions in which case, it really doesn't matter WHAT you eat - just the quantity!
That is true from a strictly weight loss persepective. I think a lot are commenting from a health perceptive as well.0 -
I like things that are bite size like grapes but their not that great for you by all accoints0
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If satiety isn't an issue, why does she need more satisfying sources of sugar, even presuming that the amount of sugar she "should" eat matches what you think she "should" eat?azulvioleta6 wrote: »
If you eat 4 tubes of Go-Gurt a day, that is more than half of the sugar that you should be consuming daily. It doesn't leave much room for fruit or other, more satisfying, foods which also contain sugar.
Even more standard fruit or vanilla yogurts sometimes contain quite a lot of sugar. There is often a big difference between vanilla vs. plain in terms of carbs and sugar. It is worth paying careful attention to yogurt labels as nutrition varies quite a bit.
It looks like the OP is actually eating several different kinds of yogurt.0 -
Grapes are fine, red grapes especially. The only reason I can think to avoid grapes, would be if you have type 2 diabetes, as a fruit they do have a larger sugar to fiber ratio than some other fruits. But for those without that issue, grapes are a great food, the red ones have even more antioxidants.0
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@chinny88 - does this breakfast fill you up? For me, it has too many carbs, and not enough fat, protein, and calories, and I'd be hungry again in an hour.
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This is my typical day
Breakfast porridgr and a low fat yogurt
Snack yoghurt
Lunch small portion of pasta and a piece of fruit
Snack yoghurt
Dinner small chicken low fat wrap, baked beans and a yoghurt
I LOVE UOGHURT lol
In terms of just weight loss you can eat whatever fits your calorie goal. In terms of nutrition eating a lot of one food can have you missing out on nutrition.
I wouldn't have yogurt more than once or twice a day personally. Maybe replace some of the yogurt with vegetables or fruit.
You can eat raw vegetables or fruit for something fast. Get enough protein from things like meat, eggs, beans.0 -
Looking at your diary for the last few days
Not enough vegetables
Not enough protein0 -
If you swapped that yogurt for a pot of Total 0% Greek yogurt and 75g of fresh berries you'd have 19g protein, 5g fibre for 140 cals inc vit c, calcium, iron0
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If you swapped that yogurt for a pot of Total 0% Greek yogurt and 75g of fresh berries you'd have 19g protein, 5g fibre for 140 cals inc vit c, calcium, iron
Just to add to this - where I am fresh berries can be pretty expensive at times. I have found that frozen ones are just as good. I throw some frozen cherries over plain yogurt in the evening, sit all night in the fridge, stir and eat it in the morning (I also add nuts and some cinnamon). I've also tried strawberries which aren't bad either but they take longer to thaw.
I also do fuller fat greek yogurt though.0 -
I like it plain but a tsp of honey instead of the berries will sweeten it for minimum calories0
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3dogsrunning wrote: »
Just to add to this - where I am fresh berries can be pretty expensive at times. I have found that frozen ones are just as good. I throw some frozen cherries over plain yogurt in the evening, sit all night in the fridge, stir and eat it in the morning (I also add nuts and some cinnamon). I've also tried strawberries which aren't bad either but they take longer to thaw.
I also do fuller fat greek yogurt though.
Ya, when berries aren't in season locally, I buy frozen berries. They are not the same as berries right out of my garden, but they will do, and they are cheaper than the out-of-season berries from thousands of miles away that were picked before peak ripeness in order to transport well. And there are no issues with waste.0
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