Sensible diet
mrsieve
Posts: 36 Member
I work 3rd shift and have 3 kids (ages 6, 4 and 9 months). Anybody have any idea of any sensible (and cheap) diet I can follow without buying/cooking things that the rest of the family won't eat?
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Eat what you make for the rest of your family in smaller portions. It's all about staying within your calorie goals; you don't need to eat any special foods. If you are eating less and you get hungry, you can add more volume to your diet by adding in some vegetables and other nutrient dense foods.0
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Eat what you make for the rest of your family in smaller portions. It's all about staying within your calorie goals; you don't need to eat any special foods. If you are eating less and you get hungry, you can add more volume to your diet by adding in some vegetables and other nutrient dense foods.
^^this ...
also switch around your snacks and what you drink. Both of these generally calorie traps (ie have water instead of soda, fruit instead of chips that sort of thing).
One way to do it, is to add into your diary what you normally would eat and then start playing with substitutions.0 -
Any thoughts/success on flexitarian diet? Started reading into it and not sure if I want to buy the book or not.0
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I wouldn't .. i would just eat 'normally' (within cals), easier to sustain in the long term.0
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Eat what they eat, but with a crapload of veggies on the side. The meals where you arent catering for a crowd (breakfast, lunch) pick a tasty, balanced meal which fits your calorie goals. You dont need a 'diet' just to be able to work with what you're eating and what your making. Weight loss doesnt have to be separate meals and deprivation. If our worries about what you make for them, choose lower fat cuts of meat, google lighter recipie for the same thing... it doesnt have to be hard!0
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You don't need a special diet. Make sure you get enough protein, fats, and fiber. Eat your veggies. And, other than that, eat less and move more.0
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It also doesn't hurt them to eat healthy. I get it, I have two kids and a husband and if they could exist on junk food, they would! But I make a healthy dinner. They can eat that and if they are still hungry they can then go to town on the snacks we have.0
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Why wont your family eat things that you do?0
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My kids are actually all veggie lovers, I just didn't want to start getting drastic diet plans with "weird" foods, or what-have-you. I definitely see the pros of adding lots of veggies in though. My husband is the biggest carnivore I have ever met and its hard to make meals without (or with little) meat involved.0
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Any thoughts/success on flexitarian diet? Started reading into it and not sure if I want to buy the book or not.
just use MFP to create a calorie deficit and eat the foods you want..if you have time to exercise you should, but it is not required…and MFP is free...0 -
Any thoughts/success on flexitarian diet? Started reading into it and not sure if I want to buy the book or not.
"Flexitarian?" Heh... I had to google it... Pretty funny as that's kinda sorta how I eat naturally.
I will NOT be using that word to describe myself, though. I see no need to add to the "50 Shades of Vegetarianism."
I suggest what everyone else suggests... Moderation & moving more.0 -
My kids are actually all veggie lovers, I just didn't want to start getting drastic diet plans with "weird" foods, or what-have-you. I definitely see the pros of adding lots of veggies in though. My husband is the biggest carnivore I have ever met and its hard to make meals without (or with little) meat involved.0
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Find healthier meals to make, and just have less of it. There are a bunch of websites (skinnytaste, cooking light etc) with recipes.0
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