20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

[Forest]

so any carb on the allowed food list that equals 20g right?

2 cups of broccoli and 2 1/2 cups of salad a day according to the package equals 11.5 grams of carbs.

can that be right? seems low to me

[Chef Kevin]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

sure, then salad dressing has some carb, and if you put some cheese on it, carbs there, etc....

It adds up over a day.

[Forest]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

sure, then salad dressing has some carb, and if you put some cheese on it, carbs there, etc....

It adds up over a day.

i make my own dressing with red wine vinegar and olive oil and herbs and just use lettuce. so no carbs from the dressing that i can see.

[Lyssie]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

Um... 2-3c off the salad veggies list, and 1c of veggies off the "other veggies" list if your salad veggies is 2c.

Basically, what I am saying is that you shouldn't be eating that combination. If you eat something (like Jicama) off the salad veggies list, it raises the net carbs. It's not just lettuce on that list, there are a lot of options. I usually do celery for mine.

[Forest]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

Um... 2-3c off the salad veggies list, and 1c of veggies off the "other veggies" list if your salad veggies is 2c.

Basically, what I am saying is that you shouldn't be eating that combination. If you eat something (like Jicama) off the salad veggies list, it raises the net carbs. It's not just lettuce on that list, there are a lot of options. I usually do celery for mine.

ok so as i see it 2 cups of lettuce with 0 carbs in the dressing and 1 cup of broccoli equals only 8 grams of carbs. that leaves me 12g for the day.

can this be correct?

[MySkinnyMission]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

ok on to salad.. something that always confused me..

book says 2 cups only of salad so does that count as two servings or vegs or just one? i always counted it as two..

[Lyssie]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

I assume you are eating iceburg lettuce (instead of romaine or spring mix or something more nutrient dense). But yes, that's the deal.

I don't understand the serving size question completely - I assume you eat your veggies as one cup portions so you'd have 2 servings out of 2 cups.

However, the US Department of Agriculture says that the serving size for veggies is approximately half a cup... So eating 2c of veggies is actually 4 servings.

P.S. If your net carbs are typically around 12 whilst on induction, when you move to the next rung, adding 5g net carbs, you would then be trying to have 17g net carbs per day, *NOT* 25.

[MySkinnyMission]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

i usually buy like a spring mix.. on the package it says how many grams it is to their 2c serving and since i have a scale i go by the grams.. ( i havent started atkins yet will tomorrow)

i just want to make sure i fully understand before starting.. cause i did atkins a few months back and lost 12lbs during induction but im not sure if that was my full potential too

so what your saying is i should be using half cup portions rather then a full cup?

[Lyssie]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

No. What I am saying is that it doesn't really matter whether you eat in half cup increments or full cup ones... It's best to spread out your veggies, but after that, it makes no difference.

You should mix them up and try different things, and not just eat lettuce, or you'll end up making it harder on yourself in the end. Just my opinion.

[not2late]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

so any carb on the allowed food list that equals 20g right?

No. During Induction Phase, you eat no more than 20 net carbs PER DAY. Vegetables have carbs. Eggs have carbs. Cream has carbs. Cheese is to be counted as 1 net carb per ounce according to the book. Processed meat like bacon has carbs.

2 cups of broccoli and 2 1/2 cups of salad a day according to the package equals 11.5 grams of carbs.

can that be right? seems low to me

We follow Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution, 2002 edition here. According to the book, you eat 3 cups total of the allowed vegetables per day. Either 3 cups from the "salad list" or 2 cups from the "salad list" and 1 cup from the "other list".

The book also says that the majority of your daily carbs is to come from vegetables. So if you are eating 15 net carbs daily, then at least 8 -9 of those carbs should be from vegetables alone.

[not2late]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

Re: serving sizes....

USDA says 1 serving of vegetables is 1 cup raw vegetable OR 1/2 cup cooked vegetable.

The book never says that you have to eat the "Salad list" vegetables raw. Meaning you can cook the mushrooms, pepper, bok choy, etc. on the "salad" list. The only caution the book says is that if a vegetable "cooks down significantly" it must be measured in its raw state before cooking.

[MySkinnyMission]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

No. What I am saying is that it doesn't really matter whether you eat in half cup increments or full cup ones... It's best to spread out your veggies, but after that, it makes no difference.

You should mix them up and try different things, and not just eat lettuce, or you'll end up making it harder on yourself in the end. Just my opinion.

oh ok gosh i guess i was having a brain fart.. well thanks so much for helping me out.. im so excited about getting back on plan no need to go to the library found an ebook instead

[Lyssie]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

FYI, it's not 1c for all raw veggies: Serving Sizes for Fruits and Vegetables - What the Serving Sizes for Fruits and Vegetables Are

One serving of celery as defined by USDA is 5 stalks!

[michelle23464]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

Also.. when eating things like lettuce that is light in weight.. just filling up a 1 cup measuring cup is not the actual serving. It would be like 1.5 - 2 cups to equal the weight of one solid cup of food. It is best to weigh out foods if you really want to be accurate in your measurements.

Some one had a weight pdf for veggies on this list somewhere. I will see if I can find it.

Michelle

[michelle23464]

Re: 20 net carbs per day on Induction right?

i make my own dressing with red wine vinegar and olive oil and herbs and just use lettuce. so no carbs from the dressing that i can see.

Last time I checked my bottle of red wine vinegar it had carbs in it.. I use white vinegar in mine because of that. You may want to check your vinegar to see.

Michelle