do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

[loana]

I am almost done with day 4 and still have not eaten anything other than bacon,eggs,beef and chicken.. I am afraid if screwing up with a salad? like what kind of dressing can I put in it? and what can I do to the veggies to make them taste good LOL I am a dork!
Will I be ok without them?

[H20]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Ioana,

You really need to eat the veggies because they are good for you. There are vitamins and other essential goodness that the bodies needs in them. Plus, if you only eat meat and cheese, you run the risk of buring out from boredom. Why not try making a taco salad. I made one last night and it was YUMMY. Try putting some mushrooms, peppers, and a little onion in your eggs when you cook them. There are tons of wonderful induction friendly veggies out there (besides lettuce which is mostly water)and you need to experiment so you can make this a WOL and not another diet you go on and off of. I am new too (today is my Day 4). We can do it! Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.

Deborah

I am almost done with day 4 and still have not eaten anything other than bacon,eggs,beef and chicken.. I am afraid if screwing up with a salad? like what kind of dressing can I put in it? and what can I do to the veggies to make them taste good LOL I am a dork!
Will I be ok without them?

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Thanks sooo much girly!!! yeah it does get boring.. and I have to cook separate stuff for me and the family!!!!
I am the worse cook though and I cook really simple boring stuff Ughhhh I need to learn hot to make stuff LOL will look thru the forum recipes!
Ohhh yeah does the DANDR edition 2002 have recipes in it? I have the 1999 edition and it has only very little!

[shininstr984]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Oh yeah, the veggies are important during induction. I'm not a big veggie fan, but I do love my salads. I just am trying not to go overboard with the salad dressing because there are a few carbs. I was given some good advice about salad dressing today, and that is: Don't consume the "low cal" or "light" dressings, because they contain hidden sugars. Best of luck to you !

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Thanks soo much!!! so I can get the fatty dressing and just count the regular carbs?

[shininstr984]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Yeah I stick with the dressings with 2 carbs...ranch, parmesan & basil...i know there are tons more. I was so happy to learn I could eat the more yummier dressings

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

OMG How awesome!!!! will be sending hubby to grocery store tomorrow Thanks again girly!!!!

[burtonator]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Yup.... if you don't do the veges you aren't on atkins. The book says that the vitamins and fiber are very important.

There are tricks if you're not a big vege fan..

You can wrap your meet in lettuce and have it like a sort of mini sandwich . Research and cool Korean BBQ if you REALLY want to teach yourself... Amazing stuff and totally Atkins compliant.

Also.... Brocolli and Cauliflower work really well too for snacks...

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

ohhh another thing too... like if I have 3 cups of salad is that all my carbs I can eat a day? like that equals 20 grams? so nothing else carb after that? or do I count it differenbtly? like if I have 3 cups of salad I can still have 1tbs of ranch dressing with 2carbs and than a few sticks of celery for a few more carbs?
just making sure I do not do it wrong LOL seee that's why I been avoiding the whole scenario LOL

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

thanks! I like broccoli.. cauliflower I will make myself like it I guess!

[shininstr984]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

1 cup of lettuce loosely packed is approx 1 g of carb. I think the 3 cups are just a guideline. I usually have 2-3 cups of salad per day. So, enjoy those salads girl!!

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

ok Thanks

[Elizellen]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Our veggies are supposed to make up over half of the carbs we eat on induction, so add some of the higher carb veggies on the list - peppers for example so you are eating more veg carbs whch will allow you to eat more of the carbs in other food like eggs, cheese, dressings etc andl stil not have more 'other' carbs than veggy carbs.

[theredhead]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Here's the link for Linda Sue's recipe site. It's an awesome place to get good ideas that are induction friendly. http://users3.ev1.net/~fontlady/index.html

Cauliflower is a veggie I never liked before, but it makes a great sub for potatoes. Try "fauxtatoes". There are many ways to make them, but I like to cook the cauliflower, either fresh or frozen, then add an ounce or two of cream cheese, a T. blutter, and a splash or two of heavy cream. Whip that up and you'll be in heaven! I hope this helps.

[loana]

Re: do I have to eat lettuce and veggies?

Thanks so much!!!! will bookmark that site!!!!