Veggies!! Do You Weight Or Measure?

[PeachyQ]

When I first started Atkins I would take any veggies I loved from the Induction list of LGC veggies and measure 3 cups for the day , I assumed this meant I automatically had 20 grams of carbs <doh>and put in the fridge and take from those veggies throughout the day. The book said I could have no more then 3 TBSP cream, No more then 3 Ozs of cheese. I ate from the measured cup, AND THEN i also had my 3 TBSP of cream and cheese on top of that. I lost a good portion of my induction weight here....HOWEVER, later realized that "NO, NO, NO"....I need to ensure that I could my carbs of each individual veggie choice AND my cream, and cheese carbs. I don't think the book is very clear about this unfortunately.

I'd like to know if YOU weight your veggies for your carb count. Or do you measure your veggies for your carb count? What works best for you and do you find that any one particular way of measuring to be more accurate then the other?

[SugarFreeSheila]

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So long as they are non-starchy vegetables, I do not weigh or measure them - and certainly not lettuce! I very often have bagged veggies (for dipping or for stir-fry, or a 1-pound bag of frozen cauliflower for Mock Mash, etc.) and thus can easily note the carbohydrate count. Otherwise, with the USDA site for carb counts in mind, I eyeball and can roughly estimate how much I am having.

When it comes to nuts and low-glycemic fruit, of course I am much more mindful because the carbohydrate counts can be considerably higher.

[*Emma*]

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On induction you need to be measuring really, after that its not too bad when it comes to the acceptable veggie list, no one got fat from eating veggies, most people find that if they stick to induction legal veggies they can eat many many more carbs, its the other carbs that cause us probs...

I dont count anything now, when it comes to veggies, the more the better IMO but on induction to do it right you really should be measuring out those 3 cups.

[mitzimarie]

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Hi

Ok, most of the people on the board know that I am kind obsessive/compulsive (that is, *anal* ), when it comes to Atkins. I am probably one of the few, who do measure everything (even now, in Maintenance). And the way that I measure, is by weight. I have an inexpensive food scale that weighs in ounces/grams, and I use this Nutritional Spreadsheet to get my information as to how many ounces/grams of a veggie equals one cup. Here is the link to the Spreadsheet:

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=42713

After you click into this link, you will then need to click on NUTRITIONAL SPREADSHEET, and that will bring you to a wonderful list of foods, that list the nutritional facts, how much equals a cup, and what rung the food is allowed on. I love this list!

[Bettestress]

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Is the nutritional spreadsheet not working for anyone else? It doesn't locate the server for me, never has. Could some one up load it again, if it's not just me.

I usually measure but I have a good scale if I knew what the weights should be.

[4myself4mykids]

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Mitzi-I couldnt get the nutritional spreadsheet link to work....could you check it for me and see if its the link or my puter? Thanks!

[mitzimarie]

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Mitzi-I couldnt get the nutritional spreadsheet link to work....could you check it for me and see if its the link or my puter? Thanks!

Hmmm... I can't get it to work, either. I am going to contact someone, and see what the deal is. Luckily, I printed out the spreadsheet a while back, and refer to it that way. I'll see what I can find out!

[PeachyQ]

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I do have a scale here to with grams and ounces........I've pulled it out and used it to weigh out 1 oz of cheese. I had more cheese on my scale then what I had been using when I counted 1 oz. So this will be a great resource for me

I cannot open the pdf either :-(

[brandywine1241]

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I totally agree with Emma. In the early stages you need to be measuring/weighing your veggies if for no other reason than develop a good visual sense of how much a cup of something is.

I have done both - measuring be the cup and by weight. I find that the weight is much more accurate. For instance a cup of any chopped/diced veggie is more than a cup of the same thing in larger pieces. Also, many veggies shrink down when they cook. I bought myself a food scale that resets when you push a button (about $30). It's great for measurng salads - you can reset it after the addition of each veggie.

My method for converting weight to cups is to enter the food with its weight in Fit Day and then add another entry with cups specified. Then I play around with the amount until the calories & carbs match the weight entry. Then I delete the weight entry and voila! An accurate volume entry.

[Elizellen]

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there is a sticky thread in the 14 day induction forum that Soliwit compiled and kindly posted for us which gives the weight per cup and fractions of a cup of all the induction veggies
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=41620

Very useful for people like me living outside the USA who are used to using scales, and in fact who had never heard of measuring things like veggies using a liquid measure like a cup!!

[PeachyQ]

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I found it and have printed it off. I think I'll try to weigh my veggies from now on. Food scale is out and ready!

[mitzimarie]

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I found it and have printed it off. I think I'll try to weigh my veggies from now on. Food scale is out and ready!

I'm glad that you were able to find it! I have spoken to Jimmie, and she said that they have been having trouble with the Spreadsheet... she is looking into it for us. I'll post a note here when I can click into it again.

[PeachyQ]

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Thank you kindly for mentioning it and I'll keep a watch for it , if in the event we can get it up and working again. Sounds like it would be a great tool to have! ( I am anal too.....I can't image doing this without being 100% sure of every thing i do). I really dislike making mistakes LOL. Nothing like having to start over again!

[Bettestress]

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The Spreadsheet link is fixed BTW!

[Chicklady]

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I weigh EVERYTHING I guess I'm anal too! Don't see the point in putting it in my Fitday if it's not gonna be accurate. As well, I'm tracking my nutritional intake, and it's hard to know how much vitamin A is in a "handful" of romaine