5th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge!

[Sherri]

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Had a stressful day yesterday. Had a difficult time eating but did manage to get some veggies in.

zuchinni
mixed green salad
cucumbers
avacado
onion
tomatos
23 net carbs
Edited to change after plugging it into fitday. I had guesstimated it before. Sorry Mitz.

[mitzimarie]

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22 net carbs.

do i list each and every veggie? sorry i am a newbie to this challenge.

There is no need to list individual veggies - the total number of net carbs each day is all that is required. Which day is this 22 net carbs from? Do you have your totals from the other days?

Let me know!

[OzLover]

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17 net veggie carbs for the day. I've had cabbage, red pepper, cuke, celery, pumpkin & sauteed mushrooms, bean sprouts with snow peas

[mitzimarie]

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Alton Brown on Good Eats once did a show on mushrooms - he soaked them in water and then weighed them again - it wasn't significant - so he said go ahead and wash.
I usually wash white mushrooms in water. I usually wipe off portabellos. I hadn't thought of removing the gills on portabellos - my least favourite part - I don't like the texture - how do you do it?

Thanks, everyone, for the input on brushing versus washing mushrooms. I've been washing the smaller ones, but brushing the portabellos.

The gills - well, since the recipe I have always used for the portabellos said to scrape the gills out, that's what I had always done. Last night, I left them in, because it's kind of a pain in the @ss to scrape them. I also decided to wash them instead of brush them off.

The verdict - well, I have to admit that I wasn't that impressed with my dinner last night. It was pretty good, but not great... I've been musing upon why. I don't think it had anything to do with my washing them instead of brushing them. And while the gills tasted fine, it was kinda creeping me out to eat them... but that was just in my head, cause they tasted fine. But now that I see that there are others who don't scrape them out, I probably won't anymore. Mostly because to get them out, I wasted a lot of actual mushroom... I'm not very efficient with the process. I'm thinking that the reason I wasn't crazy about my dinner last night, is because I usually just put cheese in the caps... last night, I also added a tbsp of tomato sauce to each cap, along with some Italian seasoning (marjoram, thyme, rosemary, savory, sage, oregano, and basil blend). I am one who has never used seasoning... I mean, never! Everything I read says that spices are VERY important in making foods taste great, so I've been trying to incorporate them. I think I just don't like italian seasoning (and not crazy about tomato sauce, either). Ah, well... just trying to break out of my box a little bit.

I am very envious of those of you who can cook. That was/has been my biggest challenge with doing Atkins. I don't really know how to cook, and am not very good at it. I have about a zillion recipes, but cooking just isn't my thing. But I will keep trying!

Georgiana, please don't worry about not being able to chat more. I do miss your conversation, but you have so much going on! I mean, anyone who is taking something like astrophysics gets my complete and total respect! I appreciate that you have been able to give me your totals each day.

Laurie, I'm sorry that you missed the veggie quiz. Boy, you really rocked those veggie yesterday. And the fiber! Woo hoo!!

C P, I can't imagine not having access to jicama, spaghetti squash, and pumpkin! I would be in a world of trouble.

Sherri, I'm sorry to hear about your stressful day yesterday. Your veggies looked great... I'm surprised that you didn't hit your 17, since tomato and onion are so high in carbs. Of course, the quantity is what drives it up... if you only used a couple of tbsp. of onion for seasoning, instead of eating a whole 1/2 of a big onion like I did Tuesday, that would make a difference. I'm happy to learn that things turned out OK for you at home.

Thanks for your net veggie carb count, Glenda!

Susan, are you feeling better today? Hope so!

[Slapshot]

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Thurs = 13 net carbs. A little low, but still OK

[planetclaire]

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All I had today was jicama. I made that shoestring jicama at lunch and then I chopped up some more and cooked it in bacon fat with some onions at dinner....oh, it was good! Kind of hash-browny.

48.0 carbs
26.7 fiber
22.7 net carbs

[planetclaire]

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I had 18.9 vegetable carbs today.

green onion, yellow pepper (twice), cauliflower, celery, cucumber, fried radishes, mature onion, tossed salad and ta da da daaaaaaa....."fried apple" chayote. Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes Man oh man I LOVE THEM!!! Mom and I agree it's something we'll get again!

I am dying to try those "fried apples" but can't find chayote.

[jimmie 48]

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4 may
22 net veg carbs

5 may
23 net veg carbs

6 may
27 net veg carbs

7 may
27 net veg carbs

[Sherri]

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Todays OWL veggies
steamed brocolli
mixed green salad vegggies
cucumber slices
bell pepper
onions(spanish red)
avacado
Yields- 44.6 carbs, 22.8 net carbs

[ldyj]

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Here's my veggie carb totals for today: 31 carbs; 13 fiber = 19 net

I was laughing so-o-o-o hard when I read that the 3rd veggie in the 'lil challenge was okra! And there I am lying in bed so sure it was basil leaves! I must get my eyes checked LOL!

[momtomany1]

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okay, I did two new veggies, one green calabaza squash (mexican zucchini) with two tomatilloes. I will need to use the carb count for zucchini, but I am sure it is comparable. I sauted these with garlic.. not bad!

Also mushroom, salad greens, mushrooms, and 3 onion slices, for a total of 23 net carbs.

[mitzimarie]

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I was laughing so-o-o-o hard when I read that the 3rd veggie in the 'lil challenge was okra! And there I am lying in bed so sure it was basil leaves! I must get my eyes checked LOL!

LOL - nothing wrong with your eyesight! That picture was tricky. We're so used to seeing okra like this:



or

okra = ochro = okro = bamia = bamie = bhindi = bindi = gumbo = gombo = ladies' fingers = ladyfingers = quingombo = quiabo Notes: When cooked, okra exudes a slimy substance, which serves as a wonderful thickener in stews.
Unfortunately, that sliminess puts off many diners, but you can minimize it by buying small, fresh okra and by cooking it very briefly. Okra's popular in the South, where they fry it in cornmeal, pickle it (this also gets rid of the sliminess), and use it to thicken their gumbos.

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It was challenging, because the pic showed the leaves... we're used to seeing the veggie.


leaves

it even makes pretty flowers!

[imagood1]

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20.1 net for me today.... I had roma tomato, onion, salsa (homemade), fried cabbage, fresh green beans, salad & pumpkin....I'm really trying to get jazzed about pumpkin....it was better this time but still not great. I made fresh whipped cream to put on top this time...that helped.

I keep missing so much on this challenge and I'm really sorry Mitzi -- I knew all but the kolrabi on the quiz....and someone ask about the chayote - I bought 4 more today!!! They are $1.14 each at Walmart and since I shared my "Fried Apple" chayote last night I wanted more. I'm going to try the chayote bake tomorrow or Saturday.

This has been so much fun this week making sure I have all my veggies....I started seeing a trend in my eating a couple weeks ago where I have more vegetables on my plate than meat ... this is a huge transformation because I grew up where the meat, bread & butter and potatoes went on the plate first then 4 of us shared a can of green beans or corn -- so you see there was little vegetable on my plate. I like this better -- but I still want some meat just not as much.

Hope everyone is having as much fun as I am!

[ldyj]

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Carol, is chayote O.K. for Rung 1? I want to try the fried "apples" too, but I didn't see it listed on the allowed Induction list. And, I've never had chayote and need a "new" veggie for this challenge. There's not much (anything?) in my local markets that I haven't had, including nopales (prickly pear pads). Prickly pears are coming in season and I have a yard full of them. Maybe I'll try the prickly pear "tuna" if it doesn't fall into the fruit catagory.

[quiltkat]

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Hi

22 veggie carbs for today
we have decided to go away for the weekend my plan for tomorrow is 20 veggie carbs - wish me luck

Thanks again Mitzie for doing this great challenge