Quick veggie question

[MandaLynch]

If I ate no salad veggies for the day, does that mean I can have more of the 'nonsalad' veggies?
I wanted to eat 2 cups of broccoli but wasn't sure if that was OK.

Thanks

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Quick veggie question

You'll be fine.

[2big4mysize]

Re: Quick veggie question

actually if you are following the rules the answer is no, but with the veggie you picked, 2 cups of broccoli, for the day it shouldn't be an issue. if you had chosen 2 cups of spaghetti squash it could be an issue.

[JulieB]

Re: Quick veggie question

The rules are:
2 cups of salad veggies plus 1 cup of other veggies
or
3 cups of salad veggies.

[not2late]

Re: Quick veggie question

Hi.

Atkins Diet Bulletin Board follows Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution 2002 edition. According to that book, you may eat either 3 cups of the salad list vegetables daily OR 2 cups of the salad list vegetables and 1 cup of the other list vegetables.

Don't get confused that salad means lettuce. There are about 20 vegetables on the "Salad" list, including cucumbers, celery, mushrooms, and peppers.

[Shrew2u]

Re: Quick veggie question

For general reference: The other part of Induction Rule 3 requires most of one's net carbs during Induction to come from the Induction-list vegetables, which is rather difficult to do while abiding by the 3-cup limit without being anal-retentive. Since I *am* anal retentive, I have posted combinations of veg in my blog that satisfy Induction Rule 3 in its entirety.

But honestly...I don't care if you eat 2 cups of broccoli. I'm not even slightly concerned about portion-controlling Induction-List vegetables. Find one of which you could consume more that 1,000 calories in a sitting*...without rupturing your stomach...then we'll talk about controlling the portion.

I care more about whether you are eating a wide variety of vegetables that provide optimal nutrition. Are you? If not, please consider selecting a mix of vegetables each day that best contribute to your overall nutrition *without* putting you over the 20g net mark when carbs from all sources are counted. Doing so would probably violate the 3 cup limit, but it would easily meet the "most net carbs from veggies" part of Rule 3...which I submit is the more important part of the Rule.

*Did you ever chow down on a fast-food burger, a large order of fries and a shake? That's at least 1,000 calories...was it the lettuce, tomato and onion in that burger that fattened us?