Sweetcorn?

[cafe_et_creme]

Hi

Does sweetcorn come under the starchy veg list?

I had about a tablespoon full of them with my dinner last night but im only on the fruit rung, so was a bit naughty.....in a good way.....

[*Emma*]

Re: Sweetcorn?

Theyre a starchy veggie yes....

not great but could of done far worse!

you're only 5lbs from goal, you should of done all the rungs by now and be in pre-maintenance!

[kate58]

Re: Sweetcorn?

One cup of corn has about 28 net carbs. There is about 16 tablespoons in a cup, so about 2 carbs per LEVEL tablespoon - that would be very few kernals, I bet it was a well heaped tablespoon, which would be up to three times that amount. That's a lot of carbs for very, very little. There would be about the same amount of carbs in that tiny, tiny portion in a level tablespoon as in whole cup of chopped broccoli. So, for me at least, not worth it.

[cafe_et_creme]

Re: Sweetcorn?

emma; I slipped up over xmas and new years, so did a week of induction to get back on track, i then went back onto the fruit rung which is where i was b4 the holidays. Tomorrow i start on the starchy veg rung.

Kate; Thanx for the info, i think i will keep sweetcorn as an occasional treat in the future, i didnt know they contained that much carbs!!

[*Emma*]

Re: Sweetcorn?

well i guess you started yesterday really

[cafe_et_creme]

Re: Sweetcorn?

hehe...yes i did!

i just had a thought, should i do like 5 days on each rung left, instead of a week, so i get to pre-maintenace quicker??

[*Emma*]

Re: Sweetcorn?

no dont do that, stick with what you're doing, a weeks generally not long enough to spot problems so 5 days definitely isnt!