ANSWERS ABOUT NUTRITION

Straight from the nutritionists.

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The LEAN CUISINE® team of nutritionists is taking your questions about food and nutrition now. And they've drawn on their combined experience to post answers to some often-asked questions—check them out below.

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Dieting Questions (8 questions)
  • Q. How much fiber is necessary for weight loss?
    A.Here are the dietary guidelines for Fiber: For females, the recommendation is 25 grams per day between the ages of 19 and 50, and 21 grams per day for women over the age of 50.
  • Q. Your package no longer has the diet exchanges on them and I could not find them on your website. Could you tell me when I can get them.
    A.The diet exchange information can now be found on the LEAN CUISINE® website under the Find Your Favorite section, Nutrition Details.
  • Q. I ate your LEAN CUISINE® Sweet and Sour Chicken with Broccoli. I can't fine it in your list with Weight Watcher Points. Do you know the points? I could only find just Sweet and Sour Chicken...no broccoli.
    A.LEAN CUISINE® Sweet and Sour Chicken contains 6 Weight Watcher Winning Points. Thank you for your question and you can find a list of all Weight Watcher Winning Points on the LEAN CUISINE® website for your convenience.
  • Q. I've always wondered about what the deal is with the intake amount of protein and carbs. How does that affect weight loss? And also what does the fat calories do, that your supposed to have a certain amount of? I eat a LEAN CUISINE® Dinner everyday for lunch at work. Their all good, but I think my favorite is "Chicken Enchilada Suiza". I eat that one at least twice a week!
    A.Some diets suggest that if you eliminate either carbs or proteins you will lose weight. The reality is, that if you eliminate anything you typically eat in your diet, you will most likely lose weight, unless you have substituted with another food.
  • Q. When trying to lose weight, what is more important to count: calories or fat grams?
    A.When concerned about weight control and weight loss, it is more important to reduce calories than fat content. (3500 calories= 1 pound of body fat). If you only reduce fat intake you need to make sure you don’t increase protein or carbohydrates which would increase the total calorie amount.
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