A little help with daily intake totals please???

[Mochagirl]

Yes, I was going to let you know that a few of us have been wondering about fat intake as well.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Kiesse. I haven't been looking to hard yet at the supermarket foods but just comparing some pre package pasta i.e. dried pasta, from my cupboard and my mums I have found that even these vary in the amounts of sodium they have, I think though if you get the one with very little sodium the dried pasta should be fine to eat? I think diamond pasta was the one with low sodium??

Can you tell me what drinks you are using?? And what will you do about bread, make your own???? I think all supermarket breads are too high in sodium here so I think I will need to make my own or not have bread. cheers

It's ok to get less than 1500-1800 cals, I just don't want anyone to go hungry if they don't have to. IF 1200-1500 cals is ok for you and not ruining your existence, this still sways pink (maybe even more so.)

After a week or two you begin to get a feel for what foods are higher in sodium and which ones aren't. Most pastas are very low sodium (but do have quite a bit of protein, if that concerns you). You can mix pasta with cauliflower, zucchini, or spaghetti squash for a more filling meal, because it's hard to get full on pasta without going overboard on protein. I agree about the breads, I had postpartum hypertension and bread has a ghastly amount of sodium, two slices of bread puts you over the sodium limit for the entire day!!! Make your own bread without salt whenever possible and just add up the total protien, fat, and cals and then divide it by the number of pieces you cut the bread into to get the nutrition amounts.

For fat, here is a great thread that you will find helpful.http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...-fat-allowance

[atomic sagebrush]

I just happen to notice that one brand of pasta has about 38mg sodium per 100g and the other brand has 1 mg sodium per 100 g. Also I noticed tonight that my rice can have different amounts depending on the brand . But I guess if you can have 700 to 100mg sodium per day then 38 grams per 100g pasta isn't a lot so it wouldn't matter what brand you use?? I was just going to try and get the brands with the lowest possible amount. Good to know that you can get bread with 100mg per slice so I will start looking at the bread in our supermarket.

You mean 38 MILLIgrams, right??

Yes, the difference between 38 mg sodium and 1 mg sodium is really minor but if you have to pick, you may as well pick the one with less sodium, all other things being equal.

The sodium in bread adds up really quick. 100 mg is a big part of your day's total and if you want to include dairy, you may want to save that sodium and "spend" it on dairy instead. If you're not doing a lot of dairy, then the bread is fine.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks Kiesse, I wasn't sure at all about drinks or bread. I didn't even think to look at the protein content on pasta, how silly is that!! Had a look at what's in my cupboard and it also varies depending on brand. Can someone tell me how much fat we are allowed per day? Sorry its probably written somewhere but I can't find it at the moment!! cheers

I wasn't going to limit or count fat, because if you are eating 1500-1800 calories, you almost certianly are eating a low fat diet. But since people seem to want a number to shoot for, I did some figuring on this thread (thanks again to Zanacal for getting me thinking in this general direction) http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...-fat-allowance and I will update the Low-Everything Diet in the Dream Members section with this info as well.