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Originally Posted by DonnaK
Here is my menu from yesterday.
B. Poached egg and canadian bacon
S. cheese stick
L. Shake made with ricotta cheese, almond milk, protein powder and SF Jello
S. Cashew nuts about 12
D. Quinwa with stir fry veggies
S. 2 Large strawberries dipped in chocolate
I try not to eat a lot of raw veggies as I have Crohns and have to limit them sometimes. I try and eat most veggies cooked.
Ah, I see you have Crohn's Disease and limit raw veggies... I was going to suggest that you need a lot more veggies (unless you had 4.5 cups of veggies in your stir-fry, which is possible). That is the goal to aim for. I have found I do best when I plan my veggies and protein sources first, then the rest is "filler" (of course the filler is often what I want, but that is another story...)
Here are a couple of ideas - and keep in mind I have no idea if you have veggie restrictions due to the Chron's: add veggies to your morning eggs... sauteed peppers, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes... if you make SBD-compliant pancakes, you can add zucchini or cauliflower to them (I do that lots, you can't really taste the veggie addition. I steam the cauliflower first, and both of these veggies end up cooked in the final pancake).
For your smoothie, I assume you can't add *raw* spinach, right? I think some people have made green smoothies with frozen spinach, which is usually cooked. If you are up for a green smoothie, you could try that. Also if you could eat raw cucumbers, I often freeze cucumber chunks and use them like ice cubes. Both of these are pretty tasteless in a smoothie but the spinach certainly changes the color.
What about *blanched* veggies? Cooked lightly but still have some texture? I much prefer blanched broccoli/cauliflower/etc over raw with hummus... also I make a Brussels sprouts salad that blanches the sprouts first.
If you can tolerate fruits, berries are great. Blueberries especially. And citrus. Most people on SBD find that it is better to eat a fruit with a protein or fat: blueberries with Greek yogurt for example, orange with nuts or cottage cheese, apple with a nut butter or lowfat cheddar etc. Less of that "sugar spike."
I don't know if any of this helps you but I would say that within the limitations of your condition, try to get more veggies and low GI fruits in, and more spaced throughout the day.
But as said above, 2 lbs/week is perfectly respectable! Good luck in figuring out what works for you longterm!