The Most Common Questions Jenny Craig Coaches Get (But Love Answering!)

Where can I find suggestions of the healthy fats I'm supposed to be eating for dinner?  Or how to prepare the vegetables?  Or a list of acceptable fruit?

Hi @AllisonFMiller,

Welcome to the community!  You can find most of this information in the Getting Started Guide which you should have received during your first consultation or in your first shipment.  If you did not get one, please ask your consultant for one right away.  The Grocery List which is in the back of the guide (on pages 38-47) lists each food group and the choices/serving sizes.  In case you do not have this guide yet, you can see the Grocery List here.

 

You can find examples of Fruits and Healthy Fats there.  An example of a healthy fat is 6 almonds.  You do not have to have it at dinner either just because it is listed there.  You can move the foods/snacks around in your day to what best fits your hunger and schedule so you could have the almonds as a snack or with your lunch if you want.

 

Any fruit is fine, just stick with the serving size that is listed in this guide. For example, if you menu says 1/2 Fruit, you will see in the Fruit list that 2 small tangerines counts as ONE Fruit choice so you would want to have 1 tangerine which = 1/2 Fruit.  Your consultant can help you navigate and understand your menu.  As for preparing vegetables, the community members here have great ideas that they share- look in the Food section.  We advise roasting, steaming and cooking with any herbs/spices of your choice and you can use nonstick cooking spray or if you have 1 Fat from your menu to use you can use 1 tsp oil to saute or roast them in.

 

Best Wishes!

I love cutting up my fresh carrots  and steaming them till they are very soft.  I add spray butter, a little cinnamon,  and a dash  of sugar substitute. Mash till soft. Delicious.

HOW do I determine and measure what an pot of anything is that is a solid...like meat for example. Wow that is SUCH a small amount hardly worth the effort!

9 minutes ago, Guest sandlee7th said:

HOW do I determine and measure what an pot of anything is that is a solid...like meat for example. Wow that is SUCH a small amount hardly worth the effort!

Hi,

The easiest ways to measure solid foods is with a food scale.  You don't have to get anything fancy, just a basic food scale will tell you how many ounces a food like meat, chicken, fish, etc is. You can weigh it after it is cooked since some water cooks out.

 

Why can't I pick my own foods this is my first week and I don't care for a lot of things. I was told only 3 substitute meals per week?