slsmitty's Journal, 16 May 18

eMeals.com does a weekly menu for two or families, and you can pick your menu style, it has a shopping list and cooking instructions.  

dhatura Thanks! I'll check them out. 

you don’t need to spend money on a nutritionist. Just pick foods you want to eat that are healthy. Tons of free info/sites all over the web 

https://www.marthastewart.com/912287/grocery-bag This one is pretty good, though sometimes a little fancy for my liking. They give you an option daily, so you can choose what best suits your family and then make changes as necessary for diet restrictions.  

deadpool2345 I know what I like to eat but with all the do it would be easier for me if someone who knew what I needed made up a weekly meal plan, with shopping list and recipes instead of me having to spend time doing it myself. emeals looks good. Checking out marthastewart next.  

Have them all make a list of what they will eat and see where they converge. 

Maybe I am old but my thought was never to run a restaurant. My boys are on their own now and eat a variety of foods because I didn't cater to their every whim. My youngest one (now 35) says to his friends, that dinner was served, if he didn't like the meal, he made his own. After a while of eating PB&J, he started to eat everything and now has a fantastic sense of food. 

Hello Fresh lets you download their recipes with the instructions and the shopping list, so you can pick and choose. I got the service for a couple of weeks, but it was expensive. When my daughters were younger, those "meals for 4" really worked, because between my husband and me, we ate 2.5 meals, and then the girls would each get 3/4. Good luck - I did a web search for "1200 calorie diet with shopping list" and got quite a few hits when I was planning my meals. A glass of milk or soda, or a loaf of bread with butter available each meal will cover any gaps in calories that the others need if they need carbs. 

eatthismuch.com looks pretty awesome to me...just stumbled upon it recently 

I use DietDoctor.com they provide pre-defined meal plans and shopping lists and you can even create your own custom meal plans, they have low carb and keto options and they even have options for simple recipes and/or no cook recipes. 

Dr. John McDougall has a lot of free info here: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/free-mcdougall-program/ 

Well, instead of a nutritionist I go to a bariatric medicine doctor. I just began 2 weeks ago and lost 7 pounds. 60 to go. I go every two weeks for 40$ every 2 weeks. 80$ is the orientation and explaining the diet etc. She also gives me medication, natural and an injection natural also to burn fat and suppress appetite, called MIC. The diet is balanced, oatmeal, cornflakes, skim milk and fruit for breakfast. Protein grilled, boiled, with tomatoes, and salad and veggies. And another meal, is soup, yogurt, jello, cottage cheese, or more protein with veggies. Bread, potatoes, yams, rice occasionally maybe twice a week the most, based on low glycimic index, whole grain, etc. What I do is I prepare a carb for my husband, rice whatever and the rest diet. Dessert frozen yogurt, with strawberries or a fruit compote. It's not easy believe me, sometimes I get hungry, but is tolerable. Exercise required which I haven't done at all. This is my reality, I wanted to share hope it helps and gives you an idea.i love it because losing weight medically makes me feel very strong and sure about it. Shop around, ask, this doctors are only popular amongst fat people, so is hard to know about them .good luck ❤❤  

Extra reality, be prepared to buy in bulk chicken, fish, shrimps, lean beef, eggs, etc. And fresh salad and fresh or frozen veggies. A lot of yogurt, spices, special k, fruits like bananas, grapes and strawberries. It's expensive, it's a lot of prep and home cooking, a lot of perseverance and patience and a lot of diet attitude. It's a long journey, with many hours of anger, sadness and boredom even anxiety. But with the right mental tools, tricks and support it has to be possible. Others do it and succeed, losing sometimes hundreds of pounds, I can too and so do you. Okay.  

DIETDOCTOR.COM is the BOMB! Everything you need is there. Also, go to lowcarbediem.com, eatthebutter.com, marksdailyapple.com. Between those 4 websites you should find all of the guidance and information you need for you AND your family. NOW is the time to adjust your daughters away from SOME of the carbs that they eat. Good luck. Enjoy those resources! 🥩🥦🍓🥥🍗🍳 

PS-DIETDOCTOR.COM is free unless you subscribe, where you get more content. Well worth it at 9.00 a month. 

Hi there! I help people with their nutrition and forming easy doable plans to fit your personal goals and also make it easy for your family to be involved in eating better too. Would love to chat more with you to see how I can help. Message me your email and I’ll reach out to you with more info! 

I am right there with you! After 10 years in the navy and having to eat what was made I have lost all sense of thinking about what to eat. 

I struggle too because I have some super picky eaters, so it's hard to find healthy meals that we all enjoy. My kids are older, so it's just become one of those "you'll eat what I make, or you can make something else" situations. I do make myself zucchini noodles when we have pasta and cauliflower rice instead of regular rice, which is fairly easy and my family can enjoy their pasta or rice and I feel good about making myself a healthier option. I look a lot on Pinterest too for recipes and meal ideas and have had some luck. Just keep working at it and researching and you'll find things that work for you. 

Gotcha. I think the delivery services like “Hello Fresh” is supposed to be good, looks that way from the commercials, & I think their meal prep plans are all free on their website as well. 

Sparks1971 said DietDoctor, they posted this link on facebook today... https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/delicious-low-carb-and-keto-dishes-in-5-ingredients-or-less