RE: SBD-ers: Did you stick to the menus or just the recipes?
At first, I followed the recipes (but not the menus), just until I had a sense of what a meal "should" look like. Now I just eat from the "approved" food lists. But DH and I have basically settled into a routine of:
breakfast: 2 eggs and veggies
lunch: big salad with 3-4 ounces of lean protein, sometimes a whole grain carb on the side. Or I sometimes have soup and salad.
dinner: 4-6 ounces of lean protein, big veggie side and a side salad, sometimes a whole grain carb instead of OR in addition to the side salad
For snacks, we still eat lots of nuts and cheese sticks, but I sometimes also have fruit and yogurt or a high fiber cereal for snack.
I have found I cannot eat cereal at breakfast time, or I'm starving all day.
And yes, you need a LOT of vegetables! :)
Edited for clarity. :)
Beth, mom to older DD (8/01) and younger DD (10/06) and always missing Leah (4/22 - 5/1/05)