Are You Eating Your Veggies? Challenge #2

[FunnyActressInLA]

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Okay here are my totals for day 3 of Veggie Challenge!

Went up to 15 net carbs today! (INDUCTION) Yayayay!
I had lettuce, cucumbers, onions, pickles, zuccini and mushrooms!


Tomorrow I try my new veggie, broccolini! And I'm also gonna try jicama too. It intrigued me Silly when you said some people fry them like french fries! YUM!

[mitzimarie]

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You've never had zucchini? Why is that? I am in shock!

Yeah, yeah... I know. I have had a fear of squash. I have tried steamed yellow squash before, and was not impressed. Not much taste, and I wasn't crazy about the texture. During the last Veggie Challenge, I tried eggplant. I tried grilling it. I don't think I cooked it long enough... it tasted like a mildewed sponge. It turned me off of squash. (Spaghetti squash is OK) So I have been afraid.

[BLAZING IN FL]

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Today I have 21 net carbs again

didn't try my second new veggie yet, will do that tomorrow, that will be eggplant.

pumpkin
tomatoes
lettuce
onion
bellpepper
kraut
sugar snap peas

[mary]

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Another successful day. . . I had 18 grams of veggie carbs, once again from ratatouille, lettuce, tomato and pumpkin. I went shopping and bought my new vegetable - jicama. Now I just have to figure out how to make it.

[jimmie 48]

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mary, if you search the board using the advanced search feature on the purple tool bar under the ads, you'll find lots of things referring to jicama. happy searching!

[FunnyActressInLA]

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You know what I was thinking? I'm going to continue to really experiment with veggies and go for 12-15 net carbs from veggies even after this challenge, I'm enjoying it so much! I can't wait to make some of these great veggie dishes I'm reading about!

[for_my_2boys]

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Veggie Challenge Day 3

I'm sorry to be posting so late. It's been one heck of a day and I'm still at work. UGH.

Anyway did pretty good today.

14 carbs:
fried cabbage and onion (YUMMY)
salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, celery

Still trying to decide on that new food. Shopping tomorrow so will pick something up.

[LooseShoes]

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20 net carbs for me today: mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, tomato juice, okra

[sallyseachange]

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Yesterday (Wednedsay) I got in 27 g carbs (I imagine it doesn't matter if you go over) from: Cherry tomatoes, lettuce, radicchio, swiss chard, carrots, fennel, green pepper, celery.

Was thinking of trying white eggplant as a new veggie, if this counts as new. I've eaten masses of eggplants in my time, but never the white variety. Having trouble finding a veggie I've never had, in the supermarket. If the eggplant is not ok, I might be reduced to picking nettles and making nettle soup!!! Lol

[*Emma*]

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Emma - Can I tell you how proud I am of you? Your beans and the steak look yummy! You'll eat green beans again, won't you?

well seeing as the bag i bought was buy one get one free, i guess so!

Mitzi that sounds good with the zuccini!! another veggie ive never had... seeing as you seem to have the same likes and dislikes as me, what does it taste like??lol

[PinkBikini]

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Wednesday
a green pepper in my stirfry for lunch
more spaghetti squash for breakfast with less oil, tasted much better!
and 2 cups of broccoli in my dinner omelette.

approx 20 net carbs veggies

[sillygirl]

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You know what I was thinking? I'm going to continue to really experiment with veggies and go for 12-15 net carbs from veggies even after this challenge, I'm enjoying it so much! I can't wait to make some of these great veggie dishes I'm reading about!

Awesome! After your induction, you should move up to rung 1, which is just more veggies for a total of 17-20 net carbs per day. It would be better to do that than stay at induction levels too long!

[sillygirl]

Re: Are You Eating Your Veggies? Challenge #2

Yesterday (Wednedsay) I got in 27 g carbs (I imagine it doesn't matter if you go over) from: Cherry tomatoes, lettuce, radicchio, swiss chard, carrots, fennel, green pepper, celery.

Was thinking of trying white eggplant as a new veggie, if this counts as new. I've eaten masses of eggplants in my time, but never the white variety. Having trouble finding a veggie I've never had, in the supermarket. If the eggplant is not ok, I might be reduced to picking nettles and making nettle soup!!! Lol

LOL! No, it's fine to go over in the veggie department! Ooh, do try white eggplant. I bet it tastes the same. What will you do with it?

[sillygirl]

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well seeing as the bag i bought was buy one get one free, i guess so!

Mitzi that sounds good with the zuccini!! another veggie ive never had... seeing as you seem to have the same likes and dislikes as me, what does it taste like??lol

Zucchini is sweet and soft. It's very good Emma. You can do the same thing as you did with the beans/onions. Just slice it in like 1/2" slices.

[sillygirl]

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Wednesday
a green pepper in my stirfry for lunch
more spaghetti squash for breakfast with less oil, tasted much better!
and 2 cups of broccoli in my dinner omelette.

approx 20 net carbs veggies

Fabulous!