5th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge!

[C P]

Re: 5th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge!

Thanks Jimmie, I did go to the Nutrition Data website and also clicked on the Carb Count File that mitzi had included. The 2 sites differ somewhat in numbers but not enough to worry about. This will be fun, but as I sit here typing, I just realized that I had too many carbs yesterday! I was thinking 20 gm, but it's actually 12 gm on Induction. Guess I'd better cut out the Mayo/dressings! Again thanks for your help!
Suzanne

Hi Suzanne/Fancy,

The 12g carbs is your veggie carbs, you can go up to 20g total in induction, with the majority of your carbs (hence the 12g) coming from the induction veggies, (in the proportions as per the book/stickies). So keep eating and enjoying the mayo/dressings to get your fat in!

CP
(with apologies to Mitzi for butting in on her thread - but as I love to eat, I do hate to see someone maybe not eating enough! )

[mitzimarie]

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mitzi leader teacher girl.... i have a question. [[[raising hand frantically]]]

are we rounding up and down those net veg carbs. for example, i'm doing maintenance so my minimum is 21 net veg carbs. if my fitday number comes out to 21.6 can i round it to 22?

This is a great question, jimmie! And yes, indeed, I have no problem at all with rounding up on your net veggie carbs.

I look at it this way... using decimals is just too exact a measurement to worry about.

[mitzimarie]

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The 12g carbs is your veggie carbs, you can go up to 20g total in induction, with the majority of your carbs (hence the 12g) coming from the induction veggies, (in the proportions as per the book/stickies). So keep eating and enjoying the mayo/dressings to get your fat in!

CP
(with apologies to Mitzi for butting in on her thread - but as I love to eat, I do hate to see someone maybe not eating enough! )

CP, thank you so much for clarifying the issue for Suzanne/fancy! No apologies needed at all for "butting in"... I don't have computer access at work, so I surely do appreciate your help.

That's one of the great things about having a mixed group - we can help each other. I really enjoy seeing the veterans taking the newbies under their wings. Well done!

[mitzimarie]

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Me too!
OWL 17 grams from veggies

Woo hoo! Another challenger. Welcome!

Our updated roster:

mitzimarie - Maintenance
Georgiana - OWL
Luvmybabies - Induction
allie - Induction
Fancy1952 - Induction
jimmie48 - Maintenance
blueberrylady - OWL
ThinSoon - Induction
imagood1 - OWL
momtomany1 - OWL
Niko - Induction
C P - OWL
Sunny_One - OWL
gemgirl - OWL
EverLosing - OWL
OzLover - Induction
emmie30 - Induction
quiltkat - OWL

[ldyj]

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I'd be pleased to join this challenge as veggies are something I struggle with. Thanks for the opportunity!

[mitzimarie]

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I'd be pleased to join this challenge as veggies are something I struggle with. Thanks for the opportunity!

Yay! Another challenger!

Jeannette, I am very happy to have you join us. I just need to verify - are you in OWL?

[boonie stomper]

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Me me me me.... ((koff koff)) Even tho veggies are a big part of my menu (Modified OWL not quite Maintenance), slippage into eating extra meat and cheese probably is not helping whereas extra veggies just might. Now that the local spring garden produce is here, there should be no excuse such as winter prices/scarcity to prevent eating more green stuff. Although, it may take some research to discover a veggie not yet tried! LOL

COUNT ME IN!

[ldyj]

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Mitzi, yes, I'm in my first week of OWL.

[Georgiana]

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Here are some recipes I'd like to try.

Artichoke hearts fried in olive oil. I saw how they are prepared in this video: Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie: Italy: Diary of a Foodie Video : gourmet.com
If you don't want to watch the whole thing, the recipe is at 7:00. This is how it should look like in the end. The pictures are taken from the video.



Artichokes are not allowed in Induction, but you can have them in OWL.

If I can find some SF bacon, I want to make asparagus wrapped in bacon. I think they'll make great appetizers. The recipe is here: http://www.myfigsandcheese.com/2009/...by-jaimie.html



And the other thing I want to try is fried parley and have it as a side dish, not use it only to garnish food. I still don't know how I will prepare it... I was thinking about adding some pine nuts or roasted sesame seeds to it... maybe some lemon juice... I might do more batches, just to try different recipes.

[mitzimarie]

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Good Morning, Fellow Challengers!

Jeannette, thank you for verfying your status.

Susan! I am thrilled to have you join us. Excellent!

Georgiana, many thanks for providing those interesting recipes! (I especially enjoyed the visual aids) I love acquiring new recipes/ideas for veggies. That's one of the BEST things about this challenge!

Our updated roster:

mitzimarie - Maintenance
Georgiana - OWL
Luvmybabies - Induction
allie - Induction
Fancy1952 - Induction
jimmie48 - Maintenance
blueberrylady - OWL
ThinSoon - Induction
imagood1 - OWL
momtomany1 - OWL
Niko - Induction
C P - OWL
Sunny_One - OWL
gemgirl - OWL
EverLosing - OWL
OzLover - Induction
emmie30 - Induction
quiltkat - OWL
ldyj - OWL
boonie stomper - OWL

We have such a great group going!

[ldyj]

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O.K., I'm not exactly sure how I'm supposed to report my veggie carbs for the day, but I had 26 net. And, I can't find the old man pushing the veggies

[mitzimarie]

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O.K., I'm not exactly sure how I'm supposed to report my veggie carbs for the day, but I had 26 net. And, I can't find the old man pushing the veggies

Hi, Jeannette

First of all, sign-up is still going on through Sunday. The challenge starts on Monday, and runs through Friday.

Next, when the challenge does start, you will report your net veggie carb total in this thread exactly like you have just done. So you had a practice run today, and did it perfectly. We aren't required to report exactly what we ate, although a lot of us probably will. It's a fun way to see what other people are eating, and for acquiring new recipes. But the net veggie carb total is all that is required.

26 net veggie carbs, eh? That's FANTASTIC! That is a really good, high number. Well done, you!

Now, here is the old man:

All you have to do is copy him, and paste him into your signature. Let us know if you have any trouble.

[ldyj]

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Oops! Ah, well, practice makes perfect, as they say!

No wonder I couldn't find the veggie pusher, I was looking in the Smilies!

If I consume something exciting or excotic I'll post the recipe, but I'm usually "down and dirty" with my veggies, nothing fancy. Maybe this challenge will change that and I'll become more creative.

[mitzimarie]

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Woo Hoo! I see that you got the old man into your siggie.

[momtomany1]

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Unless the store gets in some more celery root, I guess swiss chard will have to be my new veggie, not very many that I haven't tried outside of things like sorrel and mache' which I have never seen for sale, and a bit too late to try to grow lol!

Got my sparkpeople account dusted off and ready to go, ready to have veggie fun with all you challengers!