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Click on the "Goals" heading on the main page. Click on "edit" above the category (ex. Micronutrients for sodium) you want to change, then edit the items with the amount you want.

My favorite Christmas treat is a German Christmas bread (Schnitzbrot) that goes back generations in my dad's family. I made it this year and had it turn out like I remember from my childhood. It's a dense dark bread filled with prunes, raisins, walnuts, and gumdrops (my aunt substituted them when she couldn't get candied…

Candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and cornbread dressing are sides that I have adopted as my Thanksgiving traditions. When I was a kid, my mom made sweet potatoes with marshmallows (I ate because of the marshmallows, but didn't particularly like), green bean casserole wasn't a "thing", and my dad made stuffing…

Weigh the crumbs. Most chip packages list the calories per ounce.

Record the uncooked weight. Cooking them adds an unknown amount of water weight.

Some strategies to try. Don't buy problematic snack foods--hard to eat them if they aren't in the house. Don't buy snack foods in multi-serving bags or boxes that tempt once opened. Try buying snack items in smaller, pre-packaged portions, so you can tell when you've had a reasonable serving. Keep a variety of less caloric…

Make more entrees where the protein is separate from the starchy/carb element, so you can enjoy the same main dish. Eat more salads or veggies, and serve bread, pasta, or potatoes to the ones who need the extra calories--they can eat the salad, as well.

I just was seen for a high blood pressure event (probably a combination of stress, poor diet this summer, and ibuprofen use). The cardiologist I spoke with recommended staying under 2000 mg. sodium, which hasn't been too hard (1500 mg is harder). She recommended limiting restaurant/fast food meals and too many…

I make my own personal pizzas using Stonefire mini-sized naan (the palm-sized ones). I either buy Winco pizza sauce or make one that is really simple, and freeze single tablespoon portions. I generally keep mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and mushrooms on hand, so I can make make up one or two whenever I feel like it.…

While it's good to pay attention to the nutritional aspect of what you are eating, as long as you don't have a medical issue that needs to be considered, it's fine to include foods you enjoy. If it's something particularly caloric, choose an appropriate portion, rather than eliminating. The pizza and cheesecake you…

You've lost the equivalent of a 40# bag of dog or horse food--not a small thing. If you want to feel the difference, go to the grocery store and heft a large bag of dog food, so you can visualize what you aren't carrying around anymore. In the beginning, it's hard to see changes, but it will eventually show in better…

This same problem was mentioned in a different post, with a workaround. It was happening to me, too. Click on the scale icon on the main page, which take you to the "Check In" page. Scroll down to the bottom of the measurements chart and click on "Edit Previous Entries", on the next page scroll down to "Add New Entry" and…

I make soups and one-pot meals or entrees that freeze well, and portion them in vacuum freezer bags. Fresh meats are frozen in single serving portions for easy defrosting and preparation. I keep chopped romaine and salad fixin's ready in the refrigerator.

I keep a well-stocked pantry and full freezer, so generally there's nothing I "have to" get at a moment's notice. Canned milk and the ability to make bread make special trips for those items unnecessary.

You are an adult and in charge of what you put in your mouth. My elderly mother lived with me the last 4 1/2 years of her life, which was good for both of us. I cooked the evening meal, generally with a shared meat/protein entree, large salad for me and small for her, and she got the potato or other starch. She bought her…

If you want to keep pizza crust as low carb as possible, consider a chicken crust. I've used a recipe similar to this one. https://www.ketoconnect.net/no-carb-pizza/ It's tasty, crisp enough to pick up, and easy. I used Costco/Kirkland canned white meat chicken. For an easy bread-type portion controlled pizza crust, I've…

When I was still working, I would make main dishes with "planned overs" and freeze portions for my evening work lunches. They would thaw by lunchtime, then be reheated in the microwave. (I also avoided using the communal refrigerator.) A container of cut-up veggies and a piece of fruit would complete my lunch. It might…

For a couple of years, every week, I made a crustless quiche. Good in the refrigerator for the 6 days it takes to eat it, one slice heated in the microwave each morning.

If you go to the "Add Food" list on any mealtime, there is a button at the bottom right to "Delete From List".

I live alone, so it's easier, but even when my elderly mother lived with me, I would prepare our plates and put any "planned overs" in the refrigerator immediately. It's more difficult if you eat with others and serve family style with extra available on the table. You could still try plating your own (weighed and…

Two cups, about 550 cals, would make a full meal, if that is the only item consumed. If you are eating a salad, fruit, or some other side with your meal, one cup or one and a half cups would be reasonable portion. As mentioned above, a one cup serving is just a convenient size for measuring and tracking.

My mom was lucky she lived with me, because I was the only one of her five kids who would eat liver and onions and knew how to cook it correctly. I didn't like it as a kid, but my tastes changed on a few things.

I also have a new airfryer. The best recipe I've tried so far is a thick or thin cut pork loin chop. Dry the meat, rub with a little olive oil, coat with whatever seasoning you like. Airfry at 400F, 20 minutes for thick (1.5+") or 12 minutes for thin (1" or less), turning at the halfway point. Remove and cover for a few…

Leave the prepared/frozen entrees (high in calories/salt/cost), chips, cookies, candy, soda, and other expensive, caloric junk food in the store. Shop the sales and loss leaders, and spend your money on chicken/turkey, eggs, and pork, fresh veggies and fruits, plain canned/frozen items like tomatoes, fruits, vegetables,…

For liquid or moist like broth, soups, casseroles, pureed vegetables (pumpkin), I have a number of square plastic sandwich containers with lids. The frozen food is easy to pop out of the container and is a uniform shape that fits nicely in FoodSaver bags. I have frozen items sorted in boxes in the freezer so I don't have…

Yes, pumpkin freezes well, if you have the space. I often freeze the extra, if I'm not using a whole can of pumpkin. Bake/microwave the pumpkin, mash, measure into desired amount for the recipes you have in mind, freeze. I plan to freeze mine in square sandwich containers (holds 2 cups), then pop them out, and seal in…

I use my Food Saver all the time, mainly for bulk meat portioned for a meal or a recipe. For raw hamburger and fish, I prefreeze portions (I have a large covered cookie sheet that works well) before bagging and sealing. For soups, broth, and other liquid or soft foods, I freeze portions in plastic sandwich containers that…

I definitely recommend a food sealer if you buy meats or cheeses in larger quantities or want to precook larger batches of recipes and portion out for meals. It's the best way of maintaining good quality of frozen items.

The things I use most often: small and large Santoku or chef knives for chopping veggies and cutting cooked meats, several paring knives, smaller serrated knife for cutting tomatoes, good potato peeler (Ikea has one that is my favorite! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30175140/), cast iron skillet, ceramic…

Bacon strips baked in the oven--fat drains away, strips are evenly cooked. Tastes great even cold and would go well with your HB eggs.