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| no its not bad just make shure there small and heathly and total to around 1800 calories
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COACH_TANYA
6/3/08 4:53 P
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Sounds like you may not have had a great source of information. Your smoothie sounds well balanced and fine. You aren't "dieting" anyway - you are learning to make wise and healthy food and portion size choices to achieve and maintain your body at its best weight.
Coach Tanya
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| yea sure ill give you the link tomorow because i have to leave for work soon. But the website said that fruit smoothies are bad for people who are dieting. I drink a lot of homemade fruit smoothies (mine consist of fat free vanilla yogurt, 1 banana, and a variety of frozen fruit, and a bit of orange juice-sometimes i use crystal light...oh and if i just worked out i will usually add some sugar free protien powder). Is this okay to have?
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COACH_TANYA
6/3/08 12:57 P
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Well, you would have to look at the reasons they say it is "bad" for you. If you are taking the same calories and nutrients for the day and spread it out over 3 smaller meals and 3 snacks that is different from eating 3 meals and then eating additional snacks.
Some of the benefits of eating smaller amounts of food more frequently are:
* Doesn't allow you to get over hungry so you are less likely to over eat and binge eat
* Keeps your blood sugars on a more even scale so that you do not have large peaks and valleys that can cause you to reach for simple sugar snacks.
* Allows your body to burn food in a consistent manner so your metabolism is always working through out the day just as your body is and the energy is being used instead of being stored.
It is best to always have meals and snacks that are a balance of carbodydrates (like whole grains, fruits and veggies) and proteins (lean meats, nuts, seeds, low fat dairy) so keep balance. Generally you also want to have a smaller meal (say 300-400 calories total) and several 200-300 calorie snacks throughout the day. This allows you to spread your nutrients/energy/protein intake out more evenly throughout the day while you are awake and active.
I'm happy to help you better understand their claims regarding why it is "bad" for you if you can to share your source of information and link.
Coach Tanya
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| Ive been reaserching a lot of healthy eating and dieting tips on the internet lateley, and i came accross an article that said eating 5-6 meals a day is bad for you and its just a dieting myth. Is this true? I get so confused because there are so much different information out there i just never know what to beleive!
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