Food portion questions
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I need some clarification on the hummus serving. The the food exchange list states a serving is 56g but on the daily meals it says half a serving is 14g. I know 14g isn’t half of 56g. So is a full serving of hummus really only supposed to be 28g? I didn’t know if that 56g or 14g was a typo.
I also do mostly manual labor all weekend outside and on one those days will also have to squeeze in one of my workouts. I currently don’t have a wrist tracker yet, but wanted to know if I should add some calories on those days because I know I’m going to be burning way more and don’t want my energy to get too low. What are your thoughts on this and what I could maybe adjust if I know I’m going to be moving and sweating most of the day. I’m currently following the lowest calorie meal plan on the list.
I need some clarification on the hummus serving. The the food exchange list states a serving is 56g but on the daily meals it says half a serving is 14g. I know 14g isn’t half of 56g. So is a full serving of hummus really only supposed to be 28g? I didn’t know if that 56g or 14g was a typo.
I also do mostly manual labor all weekend outside and on one those days will also have to squeeze in one of my workouts. I currently don’t have a wrist tracker yet, but wanted to know if I should add some calories on those days because I know I’m going to be burning way more and don’t want my energy to get too low. What are your thoughts on this and what I could maybe adjust if I know I’m going to be moving and sweating most of the day. I’m currently following the lowest calorie meal plan on the list.
Hey there,
I will confirm the first portion of your question with Nicole and get back to you with an answer. As far as your extra active days, it’s impossible to calculate how much extra you should be getting in. We really can’t recommend anything outside of what Nicole has written in the challenge. Some participants are very sedentary outside of the challenge workouts, and others like yourself can be extremely active outside of the challenge workouts. This is very individual, so just do the best you can. Maybe go one meal plan up for the days you’re more active and see if that helps.
Thank you for your response. Any word on the hummus serving yet?
Sorry for the delay, it is a type-O in the food exchange list that we are getting corrected. It should be 28g in the food exchange list serving she (1 F) so 14g for 1/2 serving is correct.
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