My NUT and ME
I talked with the NUT at the Clinic yesterday to clear up some facts on vitamins, supplements and eating plan.
Carbs: I told her that I was trying to set up a plan for life and would like to have some guide lines on fats, carbs and sugars for a meal or a day. I told her that I would like to be setting up more well-balanced meals, if that is possible. Said I have read a zillion numbers on how many carbs that we should be taking in a day. She told me that carb count was not important that if you get your protein in first and then a small amount of carbs, the carbs will not be a factor and they will burn off first and not be stored. "Don't worry about a set amount of carbs"?!?! I kind of wish the Clinic had a more structured "after" food plan and that they gave more guidelines on setting up a lifetime plan. My fats are to be no more than 27 to 30 something a day. Sugars: still wants us to concentrate on no more than 2 grams added sugars. Gave me the suggestion that if a sugar (not in natural form) was listed as one of the first five ingredients and stated more than 2 grams, than I should pass on it. I'm sorry but have yet to hardly find anything that falls in that category except meat. So I guess I'll still be loosely following the South Beach.
Vitamins and Supplements: She kind of danced around what I should be taking on a regular basis. I think that they give a basic regime, like one prenatal, B12 500 mcg, calcium with vitamin D and a vitamin C for iron absorption. She told me that most people they have seen have a vitamin D deficiency and I could up my vitamin D if I wanted. They want you to get most of your vit. D from you diet?!?!, but I'm not a great dairy person, because there just isn't room for all of that right now. I'm on the low side of iron and was before surgery, but she said that I should be covered with the prenatal?!?! I think that they base what you should be taking on your labs, but my then you probably already have a deficiency.
If anyone has any suggestion, I'm open to them. I'd like to head off deficiencies, but don't want to spend money on stuff that I'm going to send down the potty.
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