One of those goofy newbie questions . . .
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One of those goofy newbie questions . . .
I'm about 1/2 through the book so maybe it's answered there and I haven't yet seen it. If so, I apologize.
I do love to have a smoothie. My basic formula is about 8 oz of (100% fruit) juice, 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt, a banana, and plenty of frozen fruit (usually berries). I generally drink part and freeze the rest for popcicles for my daughter. I like it with a handful of nuts on the side.
So, my question is this: How do I figure this for a meal? If I wanted, say, a smoothie with a handful of nuts or a piece of toast with pb, how would I make that a plateful of food? It doesnt' seem quite fair to eat a plateful of nuts or toast and peanutbutter and then call the smoothie a beverage. er, does it?
Thanks, guys!
I do love to have a smoothie. My basic formula is about 8 oz of (100% fruit) juice, 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt, a banana, and plenty of frozen fruit (usually berries). I generally drink part and freeze the rest for popcicles for my daughter. I like it with a handful of nuts on the side.
So, my question is this: How do I figure this for a meal? If I wanted, say, a smoothie with a handful of nuts or a piece of toast with pb, how would I make that a plateful of food? It doesnt' seem quite fair to eat a plateful of nuts or toast and peanutbutter and then call the smoothie a beverage. er, does it?
Thanks, guys!
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On second thought, I think you might want to consider "plating" the ingredients before you put them in the blender. (In other words, put the yogurt, banana, fruit, etc. on a plate). If it fills up the plate, I'd call it a meal in itself. If there's room for nuts or whatever, go for it. But I think blending artificially reduces the volume of the food and thereby tricks your eyes.
Enjoy your smoothie and handful of nuts. Sound like a nice refreshing breakfast.
As far as "plating" is concerned, I would figure it this way:
OJ: beverage (8 oz is little high, 6 oz is a more typical serving, but not overdoing it in my opinion.)
Plate: 1/2 c. yogurt, banana, pile of berries, handful of nuts/pb on toast. This seems perfectly reasonable to me.....
I wouldn't have the nuts AND the toast, though...
HTH,
As far as "plating" is concerned, I would figure it this way:
OJ: beverage (8 oz is little high, 6 oz is a more typical serving, but not overdoing it in my opinion.)
Plate: 1/2 c. yogurt, banana, pile of berries, handful of nuts/pb on toast. This seems perfectly reasonable to me.....
I wouldn't have the nuts AND the toast, though...
HTH,
Vicki in MNE
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
7! Yrs. with Vanilla NoS, down 55+lb, happily maintaining and still loving it!
I make smoothies now and then too, for breakfast.
I drink it out of a wineglass which helps keep the size down -- half a glass looks very full -- and reminds me by association that this is potent stuff. It also makes it seem fancier and by a sort of gastronomic placebo effect makes it taste better. (I also do this with the fresh squeezed fruit juice I often drink also -- my 4 year old daughter drinks it from a cordial glass).
And I try to keep the solid portion of the meal on the modest size. A smaller plate can help.
What you're doing sounds totally fine and I wouldn't worry about it.
Reinhard
I drink it out of a wineglass which helps keep the size down -- half a glass looks very full -- and reminds me by association that this is potent stuff. It also makes it seem fancier and by a sort of gastronomic placebo effect makes it taste better. (I also do this with the fresh squeezed fruit juice I often drink also -- my 4 year old daughter drinks it from a cordial glass).
And I try to keep the solid portion of the meal on the modest size. A smaller plate can help.
What you're doing sounds totally fine and I wouldn't worry about it.
Reinhard