Help!

[thefemalegreenday]

I ate some Kabocha Squash yesterday night, it was soooo sweet and so yummy BUT I gained a kilo!
is Kabocha Squash legal??? =S
Thanks... I guess it just seemed WAY to yummy to be legal.

[thefemalegreenday]

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I had like 2 cups of it yesterday and another two today for lunch but I never really thought it wasn't legal.
=[ Im really upset about it.

[atkinsgal08]

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It's a winter squash, so no, it's not legal for Induction ... it's not an Induction vegetable.

[thefemalegreenday]

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Seriously? UGH! thats horrible.
Im on rung 1, is that still bad?
or is it classified as something like potato? =/

[atkinsgal08]

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>> Im on rung 1, is that still bad?>>

As you know from reading DANDR, Rung 1 is just 5 net carbs more of Induction vegetables.

Winter squash would be for Rung 8.

[Peytonn]

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PUmpkin is a type of winter squash.. and it's allowed on induction only if other veggies don't exceed 2 cups (1 cup = 12 g carb)

Kabocha is also classified as a winter squash.. but slightly higher carb.. (1 cup = 14 g carb)

so.. there you go.. problem solved ..

it's probably just too much carb (although I never really understood why pumpkin is listed .. it's got a pretty hefty carb count..

oh.. and each cup of either squash only has 2 grams fiber..

[atkinsgal08]

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I think the bigger question is why you're still on rung 1 ... you should be at premaintenance, where this winter squash is legal.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>1 cup = 12 g carb)>>

1 cup of what = 12 grams carb?

http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/libbys/pumpkin.aspx

1/2 cup of Libby Pumpkin is 4 net carbs.

[atkinsgal08]

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Calories in Melissa's - Kabocha Squash

[Peytonn]

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>>1 cup = 12 g carb)>>

1 cup of what = 12 grams carb?

LIBBY'S Nutriton - NESTLE VeryBestBaking.com

1/2 cup of Libby Pumpkin is 4 net carbs.

I don't actually have canned pumpkin.. I was talking about fresh pumpkin... boiled, drained, and mashed.. 1/2 cup = 6.o g. carb.. 1.0 g fiber.. according to the book I use for fresh food..

The complete Book of Food Counts.. by Corinne T. Netzer..

[Peytonn]

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sorry.. I was trying to be helpful..

[thefemalegreenday]

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Sigh, well this is horrid isn't it..
thank you both for your help I really appreicate it...
I never realised pumpkin was the spawn of the devil.

[2big4mysize]

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pumpkin isn't the spawn of the devil it has a lower GI then many of the winter squashes and has a lower carb count for a one cup serving so it makes the list and they don't.

[brandywine1241]

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The USDA database uses 1" cubes for measuring 1 cup of squash. The weight is equivalent to 1/2 cup pureed as listed on the label, so I am assuming that 1/2 cup pureed is the amount of 1 serving of other vegetables. 1/2 cup also brings the carb count more in line with other veggies on the list.

[Suzanne_H]

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sorry... couldn't resist ROFL

I hear ya on the squash thingy. I just love acorn and butternut squash and found some really awesome soup recipes after I had researched pumpkin soup last November. Unfortunately, it'll have to wait.

Pumpkin 13 net carbs per cup including 7 g fibre
Butternut 22 net carbs per cup and not much fibre
Acorn 21 net carbs including 9 g fibre

Go figure. I don't know that I've ever sat down to eat an entire cup of pumpkin as I usually use it as an ingredient in other things. Still giggling @ pumpkin being the spawn of the devil LOL