I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

[mothette]

At the beginning of induction my hubby and I got food poisoning. I had ate salad before we got sick (we don't think it was the salad) but since I got ill after eating it I have no "taste" or desire for it. I've tried several different legal salad dressing recipies, I've tried mixing up the things I put in the salad, I even tried salad without dressing and each time I've forced myself to eat at little bit of it but it's made me nausous to do so and then today the mere first taste of it made me have dry heaves.

From what I read in the book I need to have at least two cups of salad and only one cup of the veggies or three cups of salad. All equaling up to 20 carbs.

Will it cause me too many problems to just eat up to 20 carbs of the 'other vegetables'?

Being sick for that time in the first few days made my body go into starvation mode or something because I'm on day 9 and haven't lost a pound, in fact I gained half a pound. I know that I'm in ketosis though because my breath could kill a buffalo at 30 paces in the morning and the sticks have shown myself above trace amounts.

Argh... I feel disheartened. When I was on atkins before and lost good weight I had no problem with salad. It was main part of each meal. Sometimes it was the meal.

[Chicklady]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

There are loads of so called "salad" veggies that you can use in ways other than salad....like mushrooms in an omelet. Or peppers in some paprikash chicken.....

[Chicklady]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

BTW, I have no idea why cauliflower or spinach are in the "other veggie" department. If I was gonna condone "cheating" *wink, wink* I wouldn't consider those two higher carb veggies.......

[momtomany1]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

radishes can be saute'd and are terrific. When I don't want a cold salad, I put hot seasoned-by-me taco meat on it, and it is a whole 'nother animal. I can eat red and green peppers saute'd with just a little onion!

[Georgiana]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

radishes can be saute'd and are terrific

I know I'm a dork, but I had no idea that radishes can be sautéed. They give us radishes all the time at the canteen, so I think I'll use them as filling for an omelet. Thanks for the tip!

[determined2shrink]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

You could also use cucumber as your salad veges.

[mothette]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

Thank you all so much for your advice. I'm going to try some of the ideas.

[Sherri]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

Hello Mothette,
Looks as though you've had wonderful advice from everyone!
Fortunately the salad veggie list on page 125 consist of more than just lettuce, ha
Portebello mushrooms (4oz) have 4.1 net carbs. A great way to get your veggie carbs in and they are wonderful on the grill brushed with olive oil.
Radishes are so good in vegetable soups and I put mine in with a roast. Like mini potatoes, So Yummy!
Jicama is a tastey treat aswell, so full of vitamins and fiber.
Cucumbers are a wonderful way to get your veggies in throughout the day. I keep a container of them slices up in the fridge for a quick grab and snack.
Getting your veggies spread out throughout the day is always a great idea. So saute some of those peppers and mushrooms up in your omelet or scrambled eggs. YUMMO!
Or even make a fritatta with veggies, eggs and cheese. Or even a quiche would be lovely. That way you can have enough for breakfast for the week. Quiche freezes well too.
Here's Lindas recipe site for more veggie ideas- Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home
Wishing you great health and lite.
Sincerely, Sherri

[momtomany1]

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bok choy is wonderful saute'd too. I cook quarted radishes in bacon grease with a little onion, delicious! And good ole' celery, with ranch dip or cream cheese... it is still cold but not leafy!

[plsmachic]

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I didn't read the responses, so sorry if I repeat anybody... BUT!

I've done Atkins for a year straight (twice, for a total of 2 years) and I don't eat salad, period.

You don't have to eat salad on Atkins. You don't have to eat 2 to 3 cups of SALAD a day... just SALAD VEGETABLES.

Eat 2-3 cups of the following:

cucumber (i slice mine up, add salt and pepper and sour cream)
mushrooms (sauteed in a dash of olive oil and salt and pepper... YES PLEASE)
peppers (stuff em... 'nuff said)
celery (I can only stomach celery if I boil it til limp, and then simmer for hours with other vegetables in chicken broth and make it soup)

But, yeah, there are ways around lettuce... To me, it's like eating sheets of grass... I've never understood how people can eat it...

Other salad veggies Dr. Atkins list are:

alfafa sprouts, arugula, bok choy, chicory, chives, daikon, endive, escarole, fennel, jicama (which is AWESOME if you know how to cook it), mache, parsley, radicchio, radishes, romaine and sorrel.

I hope this helps and I hope you try something new!!

[redfoxglove]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

I'm with some of the women above, I don't really like "lettuce" salad. Occasionally I like a lettuce salad, IF it's the mixed baby greens kind or the butter lettuce kind. But "salad" to me just means a mixture of vegetables served with dressing. I like to mix up raw vegetables with cooked ones, like throw some cooked green or wax beans on the salad. Or mushrooms sauteed with a little bit of bacon, onion, and peppers, on a bed of mixed baby greens, topped with a hamburger patty slathered with blue cheese. Now That's a Salad! Or, the mushroom, bacon, onion, pepper thing, and at the last minute throw in chopped red chard to the skillet, stir around until wilted, and serve...mmmmmmmmmmmm Have fun with it.

[mothette]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

Wow, reading all these awesome responses lets me know how narrow minded I am when it comes to food options. I guess thats what comes from eating out most of the time rather than cooking. Now that I've been eating this way I've kinda stuck with the basics. I gotta learn to branch out there and try new stuff.

[Sherri]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

Oh, just wanted to add, on page 89 DANDR 2002, Dr. Atkins writes "How (and When) to eat your Veggies" A must read.
Sherri

[redfoxglove]

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Mothette, I'm with you on the eating out thing. Before I was married I ate out, a LOT, and after marriage my husband did a lot of the cooking. In the past couple of years I've learned that I like my own cooking the best! And once I looked at it as, doing my own cooking is the most basic self-care that I can do, I got over the "it's a chore" thing that I had grown up with. Now I see it as another avenue for self expression. Nevertoolate who posts on this board made a great point the other day, she suggested looking at vegetarian cook books for recipe ideas. Now that's a whole road of exploring I'm going to go down, in my spare time...Have fun!

[mothette]

Re: I can't stomach anymore salad... what can I do?

Oooh.. good idea with the vegetarian cook book. I'm gonna try that too.