Wed June 20, 2012

I require about 13 blocks daily. I stocked up on Zone foods before they disappeared so you’ll see them in some of my meals and snacks. My meals are usually 2-3 blocks and snacks are 1 or 2 blocks; for the classic meals and snacks I keep a bit lower on the carbohydrate to accommodate my carbohydrate sensitivity. I’ve added approximate block amounts for those who count blocks.

Breakfast:
Brownie batter smoothie substituting raspberries for the cherries (3 bl)

Recipe:
SUE'S BROWNIE BATTER SMOOTHIE

I'll add some specifics about the brands I like best for flavor and consistency, but no special brands are needed. This yields approximately a 3P, 2C, 6F meal, which is my usual Zone balance.

Ingredients:

1/5 frozen organic (OG) banana

1 generous block frozen OG dark cherries, about 1/3 cup or 12 big cherries (I use Cascadian Farms, Trader Joe's or Columbia River Organics; I don’t stay in the Zone well with other brands of cherries.)

1 huge heaping T raw cacao (chocolate) powder, about 1/8 cup (not “Dutched”, which means not treated with alkali)

3 blocks Zone Protein Powder (3 scoops)

½ plus, tsp. turmeric (refer to info in “The Anti-Inflammation Zone” by Barry Sears)

a very generous amount of cinnamon (cinnamon stimulates the efficiency of insulin)

scant 1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/8 to 1/4 cup of yogurt milk or chocolate soy milk, to help it blend better

1T Zone OG olive oil

Directions:

Blend (immersion blender works best) and enjoy!

Snack:
½ Zone chocolate chip nougat bar (1 bl)

Lunch:
Zone bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild-caught salmon, a few raw almonds (3 bl)

Snack:
hummus and deli turkey (2 bl)

Dinner:
Wild-caught haddock and roasted veggies with Zone olive oil (fennel, Vidalia onion, celery and a little bit of carrot) (3 bl)

Snack:
1 slice toasted Zone cinnamon bread with almond butter (1 bl)

Th June 21, 2012

I require about 13 blocks daily. I stocked up on Zone foods before they disappeared so you’ll see them in some of my meals and snacks. My meals are usually 2-3 blocks and snacks are 1 or 2 blocks; for the classic meals and snacks I keep a bit lower on the carbohydrate to accommodate my carbohydrate sensitivity. I’ve added approximate block amounts for those who count blocks.

Breakfast:
Brownie batter smoothie substituting raspberries for the cherries (3 bl)

Lunch:
Cold leftover wild caught Wild caught haddock, tomatoes, olive oil and blueberries (2.5 bl)

Snack:
Yogurt mixed with vanilla extract, olive oil and nutmeg, ½ Zone chocolate chip nougat bar and a few peanuts (2 bl)

Dinner:
Zone multigrain bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild caught salmon (3 bl)

Snack:
Zone original flavor granola, a few peanuts, berries and some mozzarella...snitched a little bit of it from the veggie lasagna I was cooking for tomorrow night (1.5 bl)

Th June 28, 2012

I require about 13 blocks daily. I stocked up on Zone foods before they disappeared so you’ll see them in some of my meals and snacks. My meals are usually 2-3 blocks and snacks are 1 or 2 blocks; for the classic meals and snacks I keep a bit lower on the carbohydrate to accommodate my carbohydrate sensitivity. I’ve added approximate block amounts for those who count blocks.

Breakfast: Brownie batter smoothie (3.5 bl)

Lunch: chicken salad (chicken, red pepper, red onion yogurt, S&P), peanut butter banana mini muffin, a few small pieces of mango, assorted crudité (raw veggies) (3 BL)

Snack: yogurt with almond butter and vanilla extract (1.5 bl)

Dinner: chicken salad, asparagus with a dash of lemon and a little melted reduced fat cheese, strawberries (2.5 bl)

Snack: Zone granola (2BL)

I bought some of the Zone granola. It's really good!

That's great, Larry! Actually the Zone cereal in the box is not the granola I was referring to. The one I ate is no longer being produced, but I have a few packages left (the one in the single serving packs, made with the molecular baking technology).

Hi Everyone,

Here's my Food Journal entry from yesterday. I like to write it down every now and then to see if I'm still on track.


Wake up snack
1/2 cocoa Crisp Zone bar

15 minutes, vestibular exercises performed on Airex pad (2 1/2 inch foam pad designed to provide instability; makes you work harder)

Breakfast
Smoothie: frozen berry/cherry mix, Zone, protein powder, plain yogurt, olive oil, vanilla flavoring, turmeric, cinnamon, and a little soy milk

55 minutes, walk

Lunch
Crab cake (held together with one egg white, no flour), cucumber and yogurt salad, faux mashed potatoes (cauliflower), and raspberries

Snack
1/2 cocoa Crisp Zone bar

40 min, strength training

Dinner
chicken tenders, faux mashed potatoes (cauliflower), green beans, and blackberries

Yoga

Snack
1/2 Zone cookie

Hi Sue

I am confused about the way you add up your blocks; I thought it had to be 1 1 1 or 2 2 2 and so on. I am new, I just started yesterday and am having a hard time understanding the block rule. I have the books, but I still can't make sense of it. Can you offer some advise?

Thank you in advance,
Autumn

Hi Autumn,

If you're using the block method you begging with an equal number of P, C and F blocks. After you've been eating Zone meals consistently for 4-5 days use the hour hunger test. If you're hungry 4 hours after a Zone meal you'll need to fine tune. For hunger with good mental focus you'd add another carbohydrate block to each meal. For hunger with lack of focus you drop1 C block from each meal. Sometimes it's also necessary to add a few more fat blocks. I need to eat less carbohydrate and add some extra fat to prevent hunger.

TYPO: Sue meant "... you begin ..."
and NOT "... you begging ...'

Thank you so much for clarifying :)

lol :) I figured, thanks John :)