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Protein for vegan smoothies?
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for protein in vegan smoothies that is NOT a protein powder? I stopped using protein powders a while ago when there were reports of vegan protein powders having high levels of heavy metals found in them, so I'd rather use real food. My thoughts so far are soy milk, tofu, or peanut…
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Plant-based Easter dinner ideas (for one)?
I need some helpful ideas from the vegetarians/ vegans/ plant-based eaters. I'm a vegetarian (but eat plant-based as much as possible) and will be visiting my omnivore family next weekend for Easter. I need to come up with an entree/ protein I can make for Easter dinner while my family is having the usual ham, either while…
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Too much vitamin A?
I've noticed that I consistently get over 100% vitamin A, usually between 150-300% since I've restarted MFP at the beginning of this year. Today and on Saturday I was over 600%, due to soup and a salad, both packed with veggies. Is this bad? Should I be eating different vegetables? (And if so, what vegetables other than…
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Confused about this "net calories under weekly goal"
I'm a bit confused about how to use the "net calories under weekly goal" in the weekly tab. Is that supposed to (somehow!) equal 3500 calories if I'm aiming for 1 lb./ week loss? The week's half over and I'm nowhere near that. If not, what does the weekly tab keep track of? Thanks for any clarification!
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Ronzoni pasta confusion
On the nutrition info box of Ronzoni whole grain pasta (penne rigate), it says that 2 oz. of uncooked pasta is 1 serving, that there are 7 servings in a box. However, on the cooking directions on the back of the box, it says that one serving is 1/4 of the box, and that a whole box is 4 servings. Which do you suppose is…
