Spanish vegetables

[Summerdressgirl]

Hello all I am Hispanic, I was reading doctor's atkins list of 52 vegetables that we are allowed to eat during induction. Some of those veggies I dont recognize but I dont know if they are part of the spanish group, you know yucca, sweet potatoes etc etc any of you know which hispanic vegetables are allowed? if any?

[mitzimarie]

Re: Spanish vegetables

Well, I don't really know which vegetables are considered Spanish vegetables. But I do know that there is a very specific list of vegetables that we are allowed to eat on Induction. Starchy vegetables are added back later on, in Rung 8.

Sweet potato is definitely a starchy vegetable, and cannot be eaten until Rung 8. I wasn't familiar with yucca, so I researched it. This is what I came up with:

cassava = casava = manioc = mandioca = tapioca root = yucca = yucca root = yuca root = Brazilian arrowroot Pronunciation: kuh-SAH-vuh Notes: People in Hispanic countries use cassavas much like Americans use potatoes. There's both a sweet and a bitter variety of cassava. The sweet one can be eaten raw, but the bitter one requires cooking to destroy the harmful prussic acid it contains. It's often best to buy frozen cassava, since the fresh kind is hard to peel. Look for it in Hispanic markets. It doesn't store well, so use it within a day or two of purchase.

I used fitday.com to look up the carb count for cassava, and it contains almost 75g net carb per cup. This is something that you will definitely have to wait to eat.

So you live in Florida? It should be easy to find most (if not all) of the vegetables on the Allowed list. Time for some experimenting!

Salad Vegetables
You can have two to three cups per day of:

alfalfa sprouts
daikon
mushrooms
arugula
endive
parsley
bok choy
escarole
peppers
celery
fennel
radicchio
chicory
jicama
radishes
chives
lettuce
romaine lettuce
cucumber
moche
sorrel
These salad vegetables are high in phytonutrients and provide a good source of fiber.

Other Vegetables
You can have one cup per day of these veggies if salad does not exceed two cups. The following vegetables are slightly higher in carbohydrate content than the salad vegetables:

artichoke
celery root
pumpkin
artichoke hearts
rhubarb
asparagus
chard
sauerkraut
bamboo shoots
collard greens
scallions
dandelion
snow peas
bean sprouts
dandelion greens
spaghetti squash
beet greens
eggplant
spinach
broccoli
hearts of palm
string or wax beans
broccoli rabe
kale
summer squash
brussels
kohlrabi
tomato
bean sprouts
leeks
turnips
cabbage
okra
water chestnuts
cauliflower
onion
zucchini
If a vegetable, such as spinach or tomato, cooks down significantly, it must be measured raw so as not to underestimate its carb count.

[Georgiana]

Re: Spanish vegetables

Some of those veggies I dont recognize

You can search them here: Cook's Thesaurus

[Summerdressgirl]

Re: Spanish vegetables

You know Mitzie your eye popping smiley crack me up! hahaha now cassava or cassave is what we make with the Yucca the Yucca root is like a potatoe so maybe it is less carb I will have to check it out more cause i can totally do Yucca 24/7!

[Georgiana]

Re: Spanish vegetables

You know Mitzie your eye popping smiley crack me up! hahaha now cassava or cassave is what we make with the Yucca the Yucca root is like a potatoe so maybe it is less carb I will have to check it out more cause i can totally do Yucca 24/7!

Nevertheless, not allowed on Induction.