Soldato
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Does she have loose teeth? Do her gums bleed?
Balanced Diet
- Thread starter Danger Phoenix
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Frankly if that's day to day diet then she should be worried as that's bordering eating disorder. Being a vegetarian is not an excuse for low protein intake although more shockingly for one there's just no decent vegetables or fruits in sight. I'm assuming she's a small build lassy and since she eats cheese how does she feel about the rest of dairy?
Things like eggs for breakfast or maybe even a glass of milk with some toast and jam would do nicely (as yoghurt too), with some fruit on top of that soup and bread for lunch. For dinner there's all sort of choices such as vegetable versions of the usual dishes like lasagne to more "specialised" versions (I'm not a vegetarian so frankly not that clued up) but she really needs to make sure that she has at least 3 solid meals a day. For snacking in between again, things like fruit and vegetables would be great as would various nuts (depending on taste) as all contain plenty of good stuff.
Things like eggs for breakfast or maybe even a glass of milk with some toast and jam would do nicely (as yoghurt too), with some fruit on top of that soup and bread for lunch. For dinner there's all sort of choices such as vegetable versions of the usual dishes like lasagne to more "specialised" versions (I'm not a vegetarian so frankly not that clued up) but she really needs to make sure that she has at least 3 solid meals a day. For snacking in between again, things like fruit and vegetables would be great as would various nuts (depending on taste) as all contain plenty of good stuff.
Soldato
Lol, lot of over-reactions in this thread.
For a start, I very much doubt that this is her diet every single day, 365 days a year. Secondly, she is eating fruits and vegetables, getting fats from the cheese and good fibre and a small amount of protein from the beans, it's hardly the worst balance in the world.
I wouldn't want to eat that for a long time, but as I say I doubt that's all she eats, however I can't see a lot wrong with it from someone who literally has no calorie expenditure above what's needed to simply maintain the body.
Soldato
You honestly see nothing wrong with essentially having cheese, jalapenos, 2 slices of bread, half a tin of soup and half a tin of beans over the course of a full day? (This is coming from someone who also just eats maintenance calories...I guess thats relevant lol)
And since we're being told this is her diet, i'm guessing she's looking to maintain it.
if however this is just today, then fair enough, I mean today i've hardly eaten a thing but i'm hungover
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Soldato
is she living in a third world country prison ?
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Well if she's worried about gaining weight then I'd split the meals into smaller and more frequent portions (6 a day is the rule of thumb), of course when I say meal for someone of small build that could even mean a handful of nuts or small salad pack (well even big ones would have few calories).
Soldato
Thats fair enough, If it was a maintained diet, she'd be very unhealthy. If its an off day. nothing wrong with that atall. For instance, Today i had a redbull and a sausage sandwich, half a bag of winegums. And then tuna mayo pasta for Dinner
I'm gonna be built in no time atall!
Soldato
Yeah, as I suspected, everyone got excited before the full facts were known.
I would have headaches and feel tired all day if all I had was that.
No vitamins or calories at all barely. Wholemeal or white bread? Why nothing solid for breakfast? Please don't say she is on this a lot?
If she has this to keep thin then she is going to seriously damage her metabolism and the second she eats "normal" or anything processed, she's going to gain a lot more than she lost. Even by going back to a healthy diet probably.
Knowing in measurements what you have everyday is not really a good indication.
I might seem a bit harsh but I have seen two friends go into anorexia and it all started with very controlled eating since they couldn't manage to avoid everything, they just cut it down to the bare minimal to get by in a day.
Meh.
No vitamins or calories at all barely. Wholemeal or white bread? Why nothing solid for breakfast? Please don't say she is on this a lot?
If she has this to keep thin then she is going to seriously damage her metabolism and the second she eats "normal" or anything processed, she's going to gain a lot more than she lost. Even by going back to a healthy diet probably.
Knowing in measurements what you have everyday is not really a good indication.
I might seem a bit harsh but I have seen two friends go into anorexia and it all started with very controlled eating since they couldn't manage to avoid everything, they just cut it down to the bare minimal to get by in a day.
Meh.
Wait, what... No they're not. You have a sandwich for your dinner then? You must have a serious calorie deficit!
Dinner is had every day, your biggest meal of the day, tea is had if you haven't had lunch because you ate dinner at lunch time!
breakfast
dinner (lunch if your posh)
tea
tea is biggest meal of the day.
Dinner is the biggest meal of the day.
Tea is something you drink.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Man of Honour
Not really, the question was whether what was in the original post (since edited) were healthy and balanced meals - the answer is still no on those specific meals. They can be fine on occasion or as part of an overall daily diet but that wasn't the question.
Soldato
Add some nuts/seeds in there for some protein and fibre and you're looking at a pretty good meal. Could also add some olive oil if she likes that.
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The major macronutrient in cheese is protein btw chaps. She really ought to supplement her diet with a lot more, maybe from milk or soy.
Did you know there is ~24g of sugar in 1 tin of beans... which based on the rda of processed sugar of 60g then its an incredible amount. (and they arn't exactly truthful on the label as they show the rda % based on 90g - which is actually 60g refined sugar and 30g natural sugars)
This links in with the other thread about obesity in the western world, people just dont realise what they are eating most of the time with all the salt/sugar/fat levels in pre-processed food.
This links in with the other thread about obesity in the western world, people just dont realise what they are eating most of the time with all the salt/sugar/fat levels in pre-processed food.