by Nancy » March 29th, 2006, 2:51 pm
I'm not familiar with all the egg substitutes on the market today.
Again, I am not a nutritionist by training; I am an educator and my purpose here is to support people with weight management and provide you with the tools necessary to be successful on our TSFL Programs using the Medifast Products.
It is best for you to ask our TSFL support nutritionist for the answer to these types of questions.
We have used Egg Beaters™ here at the old MakeMeThinner Cottage. One fourth cup of Egg Beaters has the same amount of protein and less than half the amount of calories as a real live whole egg and NO cholesterol (and no yolk!). They are pasteurized and I like that idea as I have a compromised immune system and I do not want to get salmonella …I used the Garden Vegetable flavored variety. I used 1 cup (120 calories/ 24 g protein / 4 g carbs)
Keep in mind, the total calories/carbs for the Lean and Green meal is about 300 calories/10 grams of carbs. Some meat and vegetable combinations can bring it up as high as 325-350 cals /12 carbs.
I always try to stay at the 300/10 mark myself. Use that info in planning your Lean and Green meal. Read labels before you eat.
Contact the nutritionist for specific info regarding food substitutions and products. Sorry but I just do not have the time to research everything.
My personal feeling is that when people start experimenting a lot, especially in the beginning of their weight loss program, they can get into foody trouble. Granted some people may not be as satisfied as I am to eat the same things over and over. During the weight loss phase we are learning how to eat for the rest of our lives. I guess even after three years of weight maintenance, I still feel a bit nervous about venturing out into Foodland too much.
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