The book does hae ALOT of product placement, and many people I have talked to focus on finding THOSE products, when in reality, you just have to look at the nutritional label of what you are buying. The keys are to stay under 15 grams of sugar a day, and 6 servings (20 grams eeach) of carbs each day. Jorge recommends that you stay under 5 sugars and 2 carbs per meal. According to his research, over 5 grams of sugar is the magical point where your insulin is high enough to convert the sugar to fat. Also, he addresses "false belly fat", or the waste trapped in your intestines, so recommends 25- 30 grams of fiber.
My examples are:
For breakfast, i have a ham, egg and cheese sandwich on a whole-wheat bagel thin.
Lunch I'll usually have a salad with either triscuts or a pita bread pizza.
for snacks, I'll have cheese sticks, pecans, or sunflower seeds.
dinner I'll usually make one of the recipie from the book, or our old fallback, chicken (or fish, or pork loin) and brown rice, with some steamed veggies.
I'll usually try to budget enough sugars left over so i can have some dark chocolate before bed.
i make up a checklist every morning, and as I eat, check off the sugar and carbs, and when it is full i know i am done for the day.
Also, if you are on the run, Jorge has several
youtube videos where he makes fast food carb swaps. Taco Bell is great, 3 crunchy tacos have a 3/2 value. At McDonalds or Burger King, you can order your burger "protien stlye", where they will use lettuce leaves in place of the bun. And at subway, you can eat your sandwich open-faced, and skip the sauces. Though I don't rely too much on fast food... I'm in the camp that the less processed, the better.
