Mixing HEs

[fayhamy]

Just wondering what the rules are re mixing hea and heb ie if i have half of my milk allowance can I have 2 or laughing cow cheese to make up other half? Also re heb if i have 1 slice of small wholemeal bread can I have 2 ryvita also or is this a big no no?

Would be grateful for your advice.
Great thread!

 

[Circes]

You can split your HEs as long as they are single food items - so milk, cheese, bread are fine but not porridge because the HEB is supposed to be porridge plus oat/scan bran.

 

[fayhamy]

Thanks, Circes, thats good news for me as I like to have ryvita and l cow cheese as an afternoon snack

 

[gemma011283]

this thread has been very helpful

I work in a care home so surrounded buy nice food all day long, i have taken to had 4 weetabix for breakfast or tea made with hot water(depends on what i am working) as 2heb. this fills my up for the shift and stops me snacking on all there food and snacks.

Is this ok i just assume it is.

I never do ee days just red and green.

 

[Jennyonaplate]

You can use your healthy extras whenever and however you want, so long as they're on the 'allowed' list and they're weighed if they need to be, then it's fine.

 

[tara40]

You can split your HEs as long as they are single food items - so milk, cheese, bread are fine but not porridge because the HEB is supposed to be porridge plus oat/scan bran.

I have Porridge with wheatgerm from Waitrose so that i dont have to have a scan bran. it is on the HexB's on the SW website.

 

[hollys nan]

I have shreddies 28g but dont have the ryvita with it, couldnt face that in the morning.gemma, just remember to syn your other 2 weetabix as only 2 are allowed as a HEB

 

[Jennyonaplate]

I have shreddies 28g but dont have the ryvita with it, couldnt face that in the morning.

You don't have to have the ryvita at the same time as the Shreddies - just at some point that day as part of your HE.

 

[Jennyonaplate]

gemma, just remember to syn your other 2 weetabix as only 2 are allowed as a HEB

On red and green days (which Gemma said she was following), you're allowed 2 B and 2 a choices for your healthy extras - No need to syn the other 2 weetabix!

 

[hollys nan]

I am doing those too. So can you have 2 of the same choice then, I didnt know that!

 

[hollys nan]

By that I mean for example I could have 56g of shreddies if I dont have any other B choice that day?

 

[Jennyonaplate]

Yup, no reason your HE's need to be different!

 

[hollys nan]

Well I never knew that!!!!! Thank you