Confused With Veg & Salad

[Janus]

Hi - i was wondering if someone could offer some help regading veg
atkins book recommends having either 8 - 12 ozs of salad a day or 6 ozs of veg as long as salad does not exceed 8 oz which totals 14 ozs.
my question is could i have 10 oz of salad and 4 oz veg or must we stick within atkins rules of only 8 oz salad if i intend to have veg

[chinadoll]

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It is more of a guideline. A combination of salad and veg is better than just salad greens for the nutrition they provide. More important than the ounces is the number of grams of carbs your portions total and whether the vegs and salad are on the allowed list for Induction. Your total carb grams for the day cannot exceed 20 and the majority of those carbs should come from your salads and veg rather than creams, cheese, sweeteners, etc. Please note that string beans are green beans--many people don't realize they are allowed in induction. A variety including such veg as courgette, aubergine, green beans, mushroom, capsicum, and many others is nutritious and well advised so DO eat your veg.

[Janus]

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Thanks - Chinadoll , so to be clear i caould have as many salad & veg i want as long as its on the acceptable list and as long as i dont exceed 20 pts

[liv]

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What book do you have? My book talk about cups of salad and veggies.

[Janus]

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im from uk and the book i have not sure what edition it is - orange cover, in the rules it gives it in oz not cups, not sure if this was intentional for the uk market

[liv]

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I think I also saw that they really messed the UK edition up with trying to convert volume to weight on the individual suggestions. . We had a sticky on this not sure where it went.
The importance is to stay under 20 carbs and to have most of your carbs be from vegetables

[Janus]

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[Janus]

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Thanks Live - i just wanted to make sure i was doing it correctly - i roughly have about 12 pts on veg & salad - the rest comes from cheese sucralose and other things
thanks for your help

[Janus]

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if i want to ask another qiestion is it better to start another post

[atkinsgal08]

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It's net carbs, not "pts".

[blueberrylady]

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Welcome Janus! Yes, your posts now should be in the Induction forum because the right people there will be more likely to see it. The stickies at the top of the page will address most of your questions. Good luck!

[Janus]

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More important is which vegtables are not allowed carrot and potato obviously not is there a list of the no no veg or of the acceptable veg

[atkinsgal08]

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>>is there a list of the no no veg or of the acceptable veg>>

Yes.

There's one in your book.

In case you don't have your book at hand, you can check out:

https://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/atkins-low-carb-dieting-faqs/6781-what-foods-can-eaten-induction.html

[Desertthorn]

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Carrots, potatoes, anything starchy like winter squash is for later. Have you checked out Linda's recipes sites. Give you lots of great ideas.

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home

[2big4mysize]

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Thanks - Chinadoll , so to be clear i caould have as many salad & veg i want as long as its on the acceptable list and as long as i dont exceed 20 pts

No Induction is about more then just eating low carb. it is about learning portion control and eating with in given limits so stick with the rules for the 14 days so you can make a life time change in your eating that will enable you to become that smaller healtheir person you are working so hard to become.