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singtoangels
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Garden of Life Raw Meal Nov 16, 2015 22:39:51 GMT -5

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Post by singtoangels on Nov 16, 2015 22:39:51 GMT -5

Gearing our family up to do THM together since I'm not a short order cook! However, one of our favorite healthy quick breakfasts looks like it might be considered an ideal, nutrient dense E meal. Am I right? Here's a link to the nutrition information.

www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-Organic-Vanilla-Packaging/dp/B007S6Y74O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447731064&sr=8-2&keywords=raw+meal

My net question would be what to mix it with. We always mixed it with raw cow or goat milk and if we didn't have that I'd mix it with unsweetened almond milk (really if you toss 2 TB of almond butter in the blender with a quart of water you get instant almond milk so I just tossed the powder in with it and maybe a banana). So would this be a safe E meal breakfast option? And what should I mix it up with if so? I am probably more Purist than Drive Thru Sue, but I do admit to some DTS tendencies!

I'm still nursing but trying to wean. Sort of. During my pregnancy this mix helped me get the vitamin K I needed and kept me full ALL morning with only half the recommended amount. After I wean our youngest then what modifications should I probably make from there for this one?

I appreciate any and all help from folks here.

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Garden of Life Raw Meal Nov 17, 2015 22:54:07 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by rebekahrl on Nov 17, 2015 22:54:07 GMT -5

This would not be a plan approved protein powder replacement. For that they recommend it to be under 1 gram in both carb/fat.

But, if you want to use this occasionally as part of your E meal, I think you could make it fit. I would start with either almond milk or Greek yogurt. You could even add some cottage cheese. Of you are going to use banana, make sure to keep it at 1/2 of a banana. You could also add berries, or instead of a banana a peach, etc.

I think that you would want to be mindful to not let this take the place of a regular meal every morning.

singtoangels
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Garden of Life Raw Meal Nov 18, 2015 12:22:40 GMT -5

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Post by singtoangels on Nov 18, 2015 12:22:40 GMT -5

I don't understand, how can you have an E meal with under 1g of carbohydrates? I thought you wanted to keep it around 40g-45g for an E meal, right? One scoop of this stuff has 1g fat and 8g carbohydrates so I figured after adding almond milk or whatever it should round out to about one E meal give or take. Maybe eating cottage cheese and berries on the side as you suggested. I'm just trying to find something that is beyond quick that can safely replace maybe 3 breakfasts a week for us.

And why only 1/2 a banana?

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Garden of Life Raw Meal Nov 19, 2015 10:20:58 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by rebekahrl on Nov 19, 2015 10:20:58 GMT -5

You are right, you can't have an E meal with only 1 gram carb!

That is only the recommendation for an on plan protein powder. If you are not using this in the place of protein powder but as a part of an E meal, it is a different scenario.

I think it would be ok used for about 3 breakfasts as you are thinking. We just don't want people to depend too much on meal replacements in the place of real food.

But if this helps you to stay on plan on busy mornings, I think you can make it fit!

They recommendation for 1/2 of a banana comes from page 51 of the new book. "(Very high glycemic fruits like bananas and watermelon are best not overdone; best stick to 1 cup of watermelon or half of a large banana or one small)". Especially since you would be using the Garden of Life Raw Meal, which already has some carbs, you will want to be careful not to carb overload here.

Does this help?

Last Edit: Nov 19, 2015 10:22:39 GMT -5 by rebekahrl

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