[Bricon]

Hi all, I'm new to the site and still figuring things out. I hope I posted in the right place. I'm on the Ideal Protein diet, I need to know if the protein bars can be used as a lunch or dinner along with the two cups of veggies. I can't get ahold of my coach and prefer those as one meal. Can I do this or are they snacks. I hope someone out there has an answer for me. Thanks all.

[maezy1]

you can eat the restricted products at any meal. Make sure that you have your salad along with your 2 cups of veggies! the quickest way to get to the IP page is to go to New Posts and click on the Ideal Protein talk. Or go to the diet forum and look under the pre packaged food diets and you will find a whole page on IP

[Marie1539]

The bars can only be eaten once per day and shakes or soups twice per day is what I'm told.

[maezy1]

Marie1539 is correct. Only one restricted item a day. You cannot use bars as a replacement for a meal

Bricon go to the Ideal Protein specific page and you will get your questions answered quickly plus so much helpful info and an incredible support community!

[scorbett1103]

You can use a bar as one of your 3 products per day (breakfast, lunch or snack). I have often had a bar for lunch along with a 2 cups veggie salad. What you cannot do is replace your protein meal with a bar, or any other IP product. You need to eat one meal per day that has your 6-8oz real meat protein plus two cups veggies - IP products have about 15-18g protein, and a full portion of meat protein has 40-55g protein, so they are not exchangeable.