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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1114353" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>OK, so I am going to both respond and pose a few more questions, if I may. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are nutritional values your first priority when planning a meal? <span style="color: #ff0080">Having got myself into a fairly decent place, I tend to know what works or might be trickier for me, so whilst I do like to track the nutritional content of what I eat (I still use MFP every day), I do tend to look back on the day, rather than be governed by it when thinking about what may be on the menu. That differs if I know I will be facing a carb-tastic challenge, say later in the day, if we're going out to friends, for example. So, values are important, but I wouldn't want any app/site to "prevent" me choosing to eat anything, if it meant I went over the usual parameters. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Do you plan your meals based on what's already in your cupboard or would it be useful to have a shopping list generated for you? <span style="color: #ff0080">We are fortunate enough to run an excellent store cupboard and freezers at home, and for staples, once they get low, or used, they immediately go onto the list for the next appropriate shop. I use the BBC Food website fairly regularly, and do appreciate the list generator, even if I already have most of the store cupboard items. It makes me check, at the least.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Would you benefit from using preset values (e.g. ketogenic preset, which would automatically generate a meal plan with less than 50g carb intake daily, with the option to adjust as you see fit) <span style="color: #ff0080">It would have been useful, earlier in you journey to have had some profiles to choose from - whether that be reduced carb, keto, GI or whatever based. For those trying it, it could be useful to have a profile for the ND or 8 Week Sugar diet, say? That's neither exclusive on inclusive, just further examples of forum "popular" choices.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Which of the nutritional values are the most useful to you when cooking, and what order would you like to see these listed in? <span style="color: #ff0080">Personally, the carb, fat and calories are helpful, although others may feel protein to be crucial.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is the most important part of your weekly meal planning routine? / do you even have one? <span style="color: #ff0080">Before planning the forthcoming week's meals (and we've always done this), we discuss diary events, any current preferences, any offers, or produce/products we may have see along the way, anything the other fancies, and take it from there. A menu is the created, and a list created. As a matter of note, we will plan the appropriate number of meals, but rarely are we too specific about which day anything in particular will be eaten. </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How likely are you to prioritise ingredients you like over ones that fit your nutritional preferences? <span style="color: #ff0080">We need to eat food we will enjoy, so constant suggestions for kidney (for me), of mushrooms (for MrB - inconvenient though it may be!) will usually mean we would be discussing a substitute ingredient or different meal option, so maybe that indicates it would be useful to be able to reject a suggestion, but still be able to get another one?</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Are you interested in contributing any of your recipes for others to use? We'll fully credit you (as long as it's your own recipe!) within the app and you'd be helping others manage what can be a pretty daunting and troublesome process. <span style="color: #ff0080">I think there are some fabulous recipes on the various threads on here. I'm unsure I have anything too radical to offer, as MrB is our chief cook and alchemist. I would love to see some of our poster meals on there though as they look so excellent.</span></li> </ul><p><span style="color: #ff0080">Thanks for that. I bet you wish you hadn't asked now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1114353, member: 88961"] OK, so I am going to both respond and pose a few more questions, if I may. :) [LIST] [*]Are nutritional values your first priority when planning a meal? [COLOR=#ff0080]Having got myself into a fairly decent place, I tend to know what works or might be trickier for me, so whilst I do like to track the nutritional content of what I eat (I still use MFP every day), I do tend to look back on the day, rather than be governed by it when thinking about what may be on the menu. That differs if I know I will be facing a carb-tastic challenge, say later in the day, if we're going out to friends, for example. So, values are important, but I wouldn't want any app/site to "prevent" me choosing to eat anything, if it meant I went over the usual parameters. [/COLOR] [*]Do you plan your meals based on what's already in your cupboard or would it be useful to have a shopping list generated for you? [COLOR=#ff0080]We are fortunate enough to run an excellent store cupboard and freezers at home, and for staples, once they get low, or used, they immediately go onto the list for the next appropriate shop. I use the BBC Food website fairly regularly, and do appreciate the list generator, even if I already have most of the store cupboard items. It makes me check, at the least.[/COLOR] [*]Would you benefit from using preset values (e.g. ketogenic preset, which would automatically generate a meal plan with less than 50g carb intake daily, with the option to adjust as you see fit) [COLOR=#ff0080]It would have been useful, earlier in you journey to have had some profiles to choose from - whether that be reduced carb, keto, GI or whatever based. For those trying it, it could be useful to have a profile for the ND or 8 Week Sugar diet, say? That's neither exclusive on inclusive, just further examples of forum "popular" choices.[/COLOR] [*]Which of the nutritional values are the most useful to you when cooking, and what order would you like to see these listed in? [COLOR=#ff0080]Personally, the carb, fat and calories are helpful, although others may feel protein to be crucial.[/COLOR] [*]What is the most important part of your weekly meal planning routine? / do you even have one? [COLOR=#ff0080]Before planning the forthcoming week's meals (and we've always done this), we discuss diary events, any current preferences, any offers, or produce/products we may have see along the way, anything the other fancies, and take it from there. A menu is the created, and a list created. As a matter of note, we will plan the appropriate number of meals, but rarely are we too specific about which day anything in particular will be eaten. [/COLOR] [*]How likely are you to prioritise ingredients you like over ones that fit your nutritional preferences? [COLOR=#ff0080]We need to eat food we will enjoy, so constant suggestions for kidney (for me), of mushrooms (for MrB - inconvenient though it may be!) will usually mean we would be discussing a substitute ingredient or different meal option, so maybe that indicates it would be useful to be able to reject a suggestion, but still be able to get another one?[/COLOR] [*]Are you interested in contributing any of your recipes for others to use? We'll fully credit you (as long as it's your own recipe!) within the app and you'd be helping others manage what can be a pretty daunting and troublesome process. [COLOR=#ff0080]I think there are some fabulous recipes on the various threads on here. I'm unsure I have anything too radical to offer, as MrB is our chief cook and alchemist. I would love to see some of our poster meals on there though as they look so excellent.[/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=#ff0080]Thanks for that. I bet you wish you hadn't asked now. ;)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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