Alright... So then... What should i do when i make meals?

**shiawase** · 01-31-2009, 09:14 PM

Ok, theres the fact that i need protein in all my meals and i now know several foods i should eat. However, if i go to the store... I'm not sure what to get. Some or many have atleast some sort of fat. Like calories or have things like sodium or w/e. I also hear that i should eat atleast 5 times a day, but at what times should i eat the meals? I know i can't eat them late, but i don't know at what times i should eat them. What should i look for in the nutrition's when i'm shopping? Low sodium or no sodium... lotsa protein or something? I compared with many cereals and ended up getting some cereal with 33% fiber just because it had 33% fiber. I want to be able to eat my meals correctly, but don't know if im eating them correctly cause i just match up some different foods that i didn't eat yet and go with that. That and i'm afraid to eat too much calories cause mostly everything with calories has "calories from fat" and i know i have to eat like 1,500 calories atleast... Argh... It's hard...

donise25 · 02-01-2009, 01:01 AM

i know its so hard

I am not eating as good as I should be yet but eating tons better then I was before ( no bad snacks, smaller portions )

I am going to do some research and get some good meal ideas

**shiawase** · 02-01-2009, 01:58 AM

Yea... I just got the basics... Oatmeal... High fiber cereal... fruits and vegetables and some green beans... Also some snack bars cause i hear alot of people that they use that for snack for protein or something...

**spice2621** · 02-01-2009, 04:03 AM

Hey there! You both should check out Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople It give you good food ideas..let you track your food and counts calories and can track workouts and gives ideas too. It's free too. You get to read what people did to lose the weight and so much more..check it out.

**shiawase** · 02-01-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by spice2621

Hey there! You both should check out Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople It give you good food ideas..let you track your food and counts calories and can track workouts and gives ideas too. It's free too. You get to read what people did to lose the weight and so much more..check it out.

Well, as far as food ideas go, i have a pretty good idea of what to eat but not what to buy and i don't know when exactly to eat it. Where is exactly can i find the stuff that will help me on that site?

**spice2621** · 02-02-2009, 12:27 AM

Check out under nutrition..good luck!

**susanpesek** · 02-03-2009, 11:40 PM

http://www.sparkrecipes.com/ has some great recipes and Sparkpeople is an excellent resource!

Stay near the fresh veges, fruits, low fat dairy and meat products...here is what I did: