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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 468680" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>I'm not quite sure if you're suggesting this as an alternative to the Optifast or as an addition.</p><p> </p><p>I put your recipe into a calculator,</p><p>I had to guess at how much 4 parsnips weighed (well one source said 250g so I used that ) The calculator accepted 4 carrots.</p><p>I also had to use a middle amount of calories for the coconut milk as they seem to vary a lot. This one came from Tescos.</p><p> </p><p>If divided into 7 servings , each would have about 225 calories </p><p>19 g carbohydrate</p><p>( of which 10.8 sugar)</p><p>8.5g fibre</p><p>13 fat</p><p>(of which 11.0 saturated)</p><p>3.5 g protein</p><p> </p><p>So compared with 208 calories from Optifast , it's a wee bit lower in carbs (bit les sugar) , a lot more fat , more fibre but it's only got a fifth of the protein . I'm not an expert but I think that protein is important on a low calorie diet to preserve lean tissue</p><p> </p><p>Each portion has lots of vitamin A*, 42% of your vit C for the day, 17% of the iron but only 5% of the calcium you need. The calculator didn't have the other vitamins and minerals .</p><p> </p><p> ( On a lighter note, you might turn orange* if you regularly ate the same soup several times a day for lots of meals, It can happen to vegetarians, and young children with a diet high in beta carotene , pumpkins and carrots are very high in betacarotene. )</p><p>*. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotenosis" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotenosis</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 468680, member: 12578"] I'm not quite sure if you're suggesting this as an alternative to the Optifast or as an addition. I put your recipe into a calculator, I had to guess at how much 4 parsnips weighed (well one source said 250g so I used that ) The calculator accepted 4 carrots. I also had to use a middle amount of calories for the coconut milk as they seem to vary a lot. This one came from Tescos. If divided into 7 servings , each would have about 225 calories 19 g carbohydrate ( of which 10.8 sugar) 8.5g fibre 13 fat (of which 11.0 saturated) 3.5 g protein So compared with 208 calories from Optifast , it's a wee bit lower in carbs (bit les sugar) , a lot more fat , more fibre but it's only got a fifth of the protein . I'm not an expert but I think that protein is important on a low calorie diet to preserve lean tissue Each portion has lots of vitamin A*, 42% of your vit C for the day, 17% of the iron but only 5% of the calcium you need. The calculator didn't have the other vitamins and minerals . ( On a lighter note, you might turn orange* if you regularly ate the same soup several times a day for lots of meals, It can happen to vegetarians, and young children with a diet high in beta carotene , pumpkins and carrots are very high in betacarotene. ) *. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotenosis[/url] [/QUOTE]
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