Here's a run down of my day today in the SuperZone.

B: 3 bl, toasted multigrain bagel, with 2 tsp. peanut butter and a tiny bit of butter; ½ package granola

1 hour yoga class

S: 1 bl, 1 M&M cookie

20 min of vestibular PT exercises

Lunch: 2 bl, pizza

S: 2 bl, choc chunk cookies

Dinner: 2 bl, balsamic roasted veggies with orzo
This is one of my favorites, and it takes only about 10 min start to finish. That's including both prep and cooking time if you use frozen veggies (see the recipe in the Tools section of the SuperZone tab at the top of this page).

10 min of vestibular PT exercises

My evening snack, to be eating while watch the first episode of the new BIGGEST LOSER season, will be 2 bl, a toasted onion bagel with a little light cream cheese and smoked salmon


This is about a 12 block day. I also had lots of water, both plain tap and carbonated flavored Poland Springs water, some ginger tea, fish oil and supplements, including a couple servings of Sea Health Plus. I'm still utterly amazed by how easy the SuperZone plan is, how fantastic I feel, how great the results are (better than the original Zone in my case) and how convenient and delicious the meals and snacks are.

Sue, can you look at my question under superfood protein/fat questions and post? Thanks!

Here are my meals and snacks, and exercise activity, from yesterday in the SuperZone. I've included approximate block amounts for those interested in figuring out the blocks

B: 2.5 BL cinnamon bread French toast; it's great topped with berries!

Lunch: 2 BL plain bagel chips with roasted red pepper hummus for dip

.5 BL nibbled on a little granola through the afternoon (< ½ package)

balance training and stretching for 30 minutes, followed by 1 hour of yoga

S: 2 BL multi grain bagel with light garden veggie cream cheese and a very generous topping of thin sliced tomatoes

Dinner: 2 BL Orzo with squash recipe (ate ½ of a full recipe)

S: 2 milk chocolate chunk cookies (my favorite, especially when warmed in the microwave)

Total 11 BL (counting the granola)

This might be a better place than on the accountability thread to discuss fiber. Don't want to ruin the mood over there!

Anyway, we had discussed fiber content on another thread, and I was observing your meals today, and I was thinking that it didn't really look like there is a lot of fiber in the superzone. Or am I wrong?

Love the New pic Sue!

Thanks Chris! What happened to yours? (lol!) It was taken around Thanksgiving. Actually, I think it makes me look fat, lol. The pants were getting too big...and I'm wearing those in 2 sizes smaller now (luckily they still had some)...love the SuperZone! :-)

Ha Ha Just put Sophia there! My God Daughter.

Aww....I love looking at her photos. What a little sweetie pie!

I'm coming back slowly, lol. Class ends Friday! I am expecting a Super Zone order Tues (baking Monday)

Tues, like tomorrow? Yummy! Class ends, YEAH!

Looks like this post got buried pretty quickly and unnoticed, so copy/pasting up here...

This might be a better place than on the accountability thread to discuss fiber. Don't want to ruin the mood over there!

Anyway, we had discussed fiber content on another thread, and I was observing your meals today, and I was thinking that it didn't really look like there is a lot of fiber in the superzone. Or am I wrong?

Well, remember last week when we were discussing it and I didn't have a sample meal plan to work off of?

If this is the meal plan given to you by zone labs, then this should give us an idea of how much fiber is in a typical superzone day. I have listed the estimated amount of fiber for each of your entries:
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B: 2.5 BL cinnamon bread French toast; it's great topped with berries!
fiber-1g, will assume 1 block of blueberries, that is 2g fiber

Lunch: 2 BL plain bagel chips with roasted red pepper hummus for dip
fiber-1g, will assume 3-4g fiber in the hummus

.5 BL nibbled on a little granola through the afternoon (< ½ package)
fiber-will give you 1g for this

balance training and stretching for 30 minutes, followed by 1 hour of yoga

S: 2 BL multi grain bagel with light garden veggie cream cheese and a very generous topping of thin sliced tomatoes
fiber-1g, will give you 2-3g fiber for the tomato

Dinner: 2 BL Orzo with squash recipe (ate ½ of a full recipe)
fiber-1-2g in the orzo, I don't know what the recipe was, but if it is mainly a summer squash or zucchini, then I would probably give you 3-5g for that.

S: 2 milk chocolate chunk cookies (my favorite, especially when warmed in the microwave)
No fiber listed.
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OK, so that comes up to 20 grams of fiber.
The daily recommendations for the intake of fiber is 20-35 grams.

In the Superzone, you are barely making the minimum. As opposed to the traditional zone, you would easily make the minimum and quite possibly consume up to 35 grams of fiber in a day.

I think that is quite impressive.

Hi SuperZoners!

Let us know what you've been eating. It's always great to get meal ideas from other Zoners


Here's my food and exercise diary from yesterday:


B: cinnamon bun

stretching and balance exercise session

S: granola with a dash of soy milk

Lunch: Tomato, mushroom and grated parmesan pizza

S: peanut butter chip cookies, warmed in the microwave

Strength training followed by another stretching session

Dinner: 1/2 a recipe of Orzo with Squash (so good!)

S: sesame pretzel, warmed in the microwave

Today's menu and exercise:

B: multigrain bagel with peanut butter

1 hour yoga class

S: M&M cookies

Lunch: had a veggie sandwich... a multigrain sandwich roll, light garden veggie cream cheese, a handful of baby spinach leaves, fresh cut strips of bell peppers(red, yellow and orange) and sliced tomato

S: Progresso Light Zesty Southwestern-Style soup and plain croutons

Balance PT exercises, and stretching

Dinner: Mediterranean Dip and plain bagel chips. I love this meal! The recipe's in my SuperZone recipe thread in this forum.

My evening snack, while watching THE BIGGEST LOSER, will be a pretzel or cinnamon bun, or maybe a package of granola.

re "Well, remember last week when we were discussing it and I didn't have a sample meal plan to work off of?

If this is the meal plan given to you by zone labs, then this should give us an idea of how much fiber is in a typical superzone day. I have listed the estimated amount of fiber for each of your entries...


Thanks for taking the time to analyze my meals and to confirm that they are within the range you are looking for, and are impressive to you. BTW, your estimates were much more conservative than the reality. I had 1 cup of raspberries which contains about 8.5 g fiber (not the blueberries, as you had guessed), and in my portion of the orzo recipe I had a considerable amount freshly chopped onion, containing about 3 g fiber, which was not included in your analysis. This brings my total, according to the other amounts in your analysis, to over 30g fiber for that day. Looks just fine to me.

Okay, I am trying to stay in the zone with the superzone foods. I am having a hard time with the yogurt/granola meal. I just can't seem to stay in the zone for longer than 1 1/2 - 2 hours. I tried adding one egg white and I am going to try adding two today to see if that is the problem. So far, the bagels have been the best for keeping me in the zone. The bagel chips/hummus meal will also keep me in the Zone for just about 4 hours.

In reference to low carb breads/wraps that another poster mentioned. I have tried them and since I am super carb sensitive, they don't do a thing for keeping me in the zone. I am not rich and I was just thinking about how much this would cost me if I ate at least two superzone food meals a day and how I was going to afford it. But, if the foods continue to help, then I am going to figure it out and buy them.

kimberly, instead of with yogurt and fruit, try eating the granola with 1/2 cup of WestSoy Unsweetened Soy Milk (it comes in 4 flavors; the insulin stimulating carb in it is almost nil).

Sounds good. I will try that. I wasn't even using fruit and I was using the o% greek yogurt and was surprised that it didn't hold me. Have you tried just eating the granola and if so, how long did it hold you for?

You're welcome!

My analysis was based on the limited amount of information that I had available. Thank you for clarifying.

BTW, your post from 1/12/10 does also appear severely low in fiber content. Without knowing exactly what you are eating, it is difficult for me to "guess" correctly.

I will also be taking a look at the meal plans when I get my shipment. My guess is that the meal plans will be much lower in fiber than what you are currently doing. That is a huge concern for those who are following this plan more closely.

Without knowing exactly what you are eating, it is difficult for me to "guess" correctly."

exactly.





I am following it closely, doing it just as it has been explained (you know me, the strictest adherence...). It's flattering that you have such concern about my fiber intake, but, IMHO, your concern is misplaced. To allay you concern, the plan includes unlimited amounts of veggies.

Incidentally, the meal plan that accompanies the products is the same one shown under the heading "Grocery Additions" here, except it says you can add up to one oz to any meal if desired. The two week menu is simply a sample (the word SAMPLE is superimposed across the entire page). It simply gives an idea of how one could eat a variety of the foods spread over a week.

The "sample" meal plan is what I am looking for. I want to know EXACTLY what the Zone has in mind for people to eat when they utilize these products.

IMHO, your "strict adherence" is based on the "guidelines" which allows you to eat unlimited quantities of veggies; although, you have also stated that many people are quite satisfied with the products as they are, without adding anything much. So, there could be a HUGE difference between the amount of fiber YOU get vs. what someone else may be getting, depending upon what he/she chooses to eat.

However, under the standard zone, I think it is much more straightforward what one is eating, and the recommended foods are generally fairly high in fiber.

I am not necessarily concerned about YOUR fiber intake (LOL), but that was the only meal plan example that I had to work from. Unless you are willing to send me the sample meal plan from the flier?

If you click on the SuperZone Food" tab, look real close underneath it, there is a smaller "sub" tab labeled "Grocery Additions". Click on it. I think what Sue is saying is that these are the additional items, and I believe she is saying that this is the "Sample" meal plan.

Sounds like a difference in semantics, to me.

But, if you really think about it, under the superzone, there is a huge opportunity to miss out on one's fiber intake, which is a big factor with regard to insulin control (one that I don't really hear too much emphasis on). If one can have "all the veggies desired", that certainly can vary greatly from one to another.

However, under the traditional zone, it is much more clear that veggies are the carb of choice, and LOTS of them. Sue says she got 30g of fiber from a day in the superzone, but only a small fraction of that came from the superzone products. And, no offense to anyone out there, but I would be inclined to think that most zoners are going to use these products as the staple of the meal, and not add a whole lot more to it.

LOL, this is funny to me...
Sue posted earlier that if people are not eating a lot of extra veggies, that it would be a good idea to supplement with Sea Health Plus. Well, may I add that those people also keep the benefiber handy? LOL!

Hi John, there's an actual sample 2 week menu called "2-WEEK MEAL PLANNER" containing a variety of SuperZone foods/recipes (the ones on this site); one side of the page contains a 2 week plan for men, and on the other side, a 2 week plan for women. It's like a jumping off point, to get you started. It encourages you to "mix and match any way you wish using the suggestions in the Zone's Easy as 1-2-3 pamphlet" (that's the one I mentioned that is basically almost exactly the same as the Grocery Additions page here). The 2 week planner is meant to give you an idea of how to eat a variety of foods these foods and recipes over two weeks time. It is simple and to the point, not extremely detailed. For example, here are some of the entries...Cookies, Fusilli with Broccoli, Granola, Turkey Sandwich, Tomato and Cheese Pizza, and so on.

Yes, that is the 2 week sample menu that I was referring to, that Laurie offered to scan it and send to me via email.

That is the sample meal plan that I suspect most beginning zoners are going to follow, until they are accustomed to making their own choices. I am going to sit down and break this one down for fiber content, and how variable the blocks are--as I am confused as to how food is actually combined together with this system. For instance, some meals call for an added protein, while others call for added carb. But, it doesn't seem to be consistent.