Meal Model for Phase One

**Txoldham** · 04-02-2009

Originally Posted by RedRox

They also tend to add transfats (partially hydrogenated oils) to create shelf stability to preven the oils from separating at room temperature and those are the most dangerous of all fats from a heart health viewpoint. You can also look around for stores that grind their own and then you can throw it in the fridge and not have to clean your own food processor or go through the stirring process.

Also be aware that there are newer, "natural" no-stir PBs on the market that add palm oils and process it more to be shelf stable, so "natural" is not that great a descriptor anymore. Basically PB should have one or two ingredients, peanuts by itself or peanuts and salt. If it has anything else more than that, it isn't really SB friendly.

Good idea RedRox - cleaning the processor is a pain! Right now we use Smuckers Natural - nothing there except peanuts and salt on the ingred list.

**RedRox** · 04-04-2009

Do you have a Sunflower Markets near you? I know they have a few in TX. Great inexpensive produce, coffee beans and grind your own PB and almond butter if you like that stuff too! Sunflower Farmers Market - Grocery Store

**plummer925** · 04-04-2009

Thank you for the meal model! I have printed it out and will put it on my fridge!!

**Txoldham** · 04-04-2009

Originally Posted by RedRox

Do you have a Sunflower Markets near you? I know they have a few in TX. Great inexpensive produce, coffee beans and grind your own PB and almond butter if you like that stuff too! Sunflower Farmers Market - Grocery Store

Actually we have one about 2 miles from my house. We have another one called Sprouts Farmers Market which is similar. We do most of our shopping at these two stores. Staples, paper products, etc. we buy at Walmart. I am working on a grocery list right now and heading out to these two stores. Day 2 for Phase 1! I do have the new book and the meal and snack ideas really help.

**cherylal** · 04-05-2009

Am I understanding correctly? We are allowed up to 5 tbsp of mayo per day? I didn't see it read as daily for the two tbsp.
And, Do we cound peanut butter as a fat/oil (like mayo) or as protein?
Thank you.

**cherylal** · 04-05-2009

Where is a meal model for phase 2?

**RedRox** · 04-06-2009

Did you try the sticky topics in the P2 forum?

**cherylal** · 04-06-2009

Originally Posted by cherylal

Am I understanding correctly? We are allowed up to 5 tbsp of mayo per day? I didn't see it read as daily for the two tbsp.
And, Do we cound peanut butter as a fat/oil (like mayo) or as protein?
Thank you.

**RedRox** · 04-07-2009

Are you still looking for answers to those?

mayo is either 2 tblsp of light or 1 tbslp of regular = 1 tblsp of oils/fat. So if you used no other oils/fats elsewhere then you would get 2 and 1/3 of the regular per day. (teaspoon for breakfast and 1 tblsp for lunch and dinner each) or double that if using the light, so yes close to 5 tbslp per day (4 and 2/3), but probably not all at once and only assuming no other healthy oils used anywhere else to cook with or other types of fat substitutes on the list like avocados for example.

And no, PB is from your nut/seed allowance. While it is high in fat, it does not come out of the fats/oils allowance and while it also has a protein component it is not part of the list of proteins. There is a separate section for nuts and seeds and it just counts within that category, not within any other. It is really just nuts in a spreadable format if you are getting a PB with only peanuts and salt as the ingredients.