Do I have to eat salad?

[Summerdressgirl]

Hello all I was wondering if I could get my carbs just on veggies? I am still not loving salads no matter how much I fry them, dip them or drown them! but I am starting to love the allowed veggies. I was wondering if I can just forgo the salad and just go with veggies? or do I have to have some salad in me? thanks

[2big4mysize]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

salad veggies was a poor choice for the name wasn't it. you can eat 2 cups of any of the veggies on that salad vegie list in any way you want them during induction and 1 cup of the other veggies. when you move to OWL you can add your additional veggies from the other veggie list if you like them better.

any veggies on that salad veggie list you enjoy?

[tarynh86]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

you don't need actual salad. You can have salad vegetables, which include celery and peppers and other things. If you google induction food you can find a list of what you're allowed, it's also in the book. You need to have 3 cups of vegetables a day. up to 2 cups of "salad vegetables" and 1 cup of "other" vegetables.

[tarynh86]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

lol i think we posted at the same time 2big4mysize

[2big4mysize]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

no problem tarynh86

actually we can have all 3 cups from the salad veggies but since the OP said they ddin't like them I was hoping the OP could find 2 cups of them they did like

[tarynh86]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

I don't always eat a salad, I spread my veggie intake out through out the day. This morning I made an omlette and put a cup of mushrooms in it, and for a snack I had a cup of green pepper, and I'm going to have a cup of broccoli with my dinner. That's all the veggies you need for the day

[mission to lose]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

I wish we could call it

LIST A and LIST B

or

LIST 1 and LIST 2

That word SALAD causes so much confusion, fear, and anxiety over "How much LETTUCE can I stuff in a cup"

Can we not even use the word Vegetables? That word seems to terrify most newbies/and others as well!!! LOL

Let's call them "WIDGETS"!

Widget LIST A and Widget LIST B...now I am going to fry up some onions/chopped radishes/salt and pepper!!!YUM!

[Elizellen]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

I wish we could call it

LIST A and LIST B

or

LIST 1 and LIST 2

That word SALAD causes so much confusion, fear, and anxiety over "How much LETTUCE can I stuff in a cup"

Can we not even use the word Vegetables? That word seems to terrify most newbies/and others as well!!! LOL

Let's call them "WIDGETS"!

Widget LIST A and Widget LIST B...now I am going to fry up some onions/chopped radishes/salt and pepper!!!YUM!

I often think of them as being 'two-cup vegetables' and 'one-cup vegetables' to remind people that the 'two-cup' list does not automatically mean having a salad!

We can cook any of the food on the 'two-cup' list if we don't fancy a 'salad'.

[Georgiana]

Re: Do I have to eat salad?

Do you like chili? You could add some peppers to it.

Many people like Jalapeno Poppers:

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

Did you try cooking radishes? They lose their bitterness when cooked. You could even add them to a soup.

Also to soups you could add things like celery, mushrooms, peppers...

You could also make a cream of mushrooms soup.