7th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge

[H20baby]

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14.8 veggie carbs for me today
Broccoli
large salad (red leaf and iceberg) with red cabbage, red bell pepper, tomato, celery and mushrooms. Includes 1/2 avo

TTFN
Melody

[jimmie 48]

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17.2 net carbs. Spinach, romaine, tomato, cucumber, spaghetti squash and a new vegetable- brussel sprouts. Not crazy about the sprouts, but I really like spaghetti squash. Makes me not miss sweet potatoes so much.

a note on the brussel sprouts. fresh is best. much much better than the frozen variety. i like them with butter melted over them.

[mitzimarie]

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Greetings, Fellow Veggie Challengers!

So very sorry that I've been scarce today! I've had a full day, and I'm just getting a chance to sit down with my laptop.

Off-topic, but just have to do a little bragging. After getting off work today, this is who has been keeping me busy...



My brand new grandson! He is 10 weeks old, and lives in North Carolina (I am in Louisiana). Big Brett (my son-in-law) was deployed to Afghanistan a few weeks ago, and Amanda and little Brett have come down for a visit. They've been in town for a week, but have been staying at the other grandparents' house. Today they moved in with us, and will be here for a few weeks. So exciting!

OK, back to business. I'm going to read through the posts now, and will check back in a bit. Thank you all so much for participating!

[mitzimarie]

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We had a power outage last night

Yikes, I HATE when that happens!

pumpkin butter

Ooooo, what is this pumpkin butter that you speak of? Sounds very interesting!

grilled eggplant

OK, I have to admit - the one time that I tried to grill eggplant, it tasted very I'm more than sure that I did something wrong. Perhaps sliced it too thickly, and didn't grill it long enough... kinda reminded me of a mildewed sponge. Any tips?

[H20baby]

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mitzimarie
What a cutie pie Brett is!!! Enjoy him!

TTFN
Melody

[Thinking Thin]

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I made my 12 again today!!! Actually, the grand total was 13.5 Once again, broccoli, cauliflower and bell peppers, but I also had a huge salad today with Romaine and cucumber!

[mitzimarie]

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Ohh I am so proud of myself ~ I had alfalfa sprouts on my salad for lunch! Totally loved it!

Hey, that's cool! Alfafa sprouts are another veggie that I've never attempted.

A picture of you just flashed in my mind: "Back off, goats!"

Thanks Mitzi for starting this thread, it really made me step out and look beyond the romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes!

Caroline, it is my genuine pleasure to do it! Especially when I hear this kind of feedback.

Some may assume that I have always been a big veggie eater, because I am so pro-veggie. But that's the thing - prior to April 2007 (the first Veggie Challenge), I rarely ate vegetables. Oh, sure... I'd have the occasional salad with iceburg lettuce. And that was about it. But when I heard about that first-ever Veggie Challenge, I joined it. I was VERY nervous about it, but I decided to give the challenge my all. I can honestly say that it changed my life. I finally stopped fighting veggies, and instead, embraced them. Instead of at the thought of veggies, I broke out of my box and started trying a lot things. I opened my mind. And it opened my world.

[mitzimarie]

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I tried a new vegetable (green beans)didn't know what to do with them I brought them frozen and steam cooked them with chicken breast with spices it was spicy and tasty!

Sham, I'm glad that you liked the green beans! Green beans are something that I didn't like so much at first. But I kept experimenting with different ways of preparing them, and continued to expose myself to them. I do like them now.

I've read many times that toddlers need to be exposed to some foods repeatedly before they will eat them willingly. Especially vegetables. And darned if it isn't that way with me, too, on some of them. So I've learned that if you don't like something the first time that you try it, you shouldn't give up on it. There is hope.

[mitzimarie]

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Cauliflower, Lettuce, Onions, Mushrooms, Green Peppers today. 13 net carbs.

Well done, Kitty! (Love that cat smilie)

I had 23 net carbs in a stir-fry that included my new veggie, bok choy plus mushrooms, chop suey veggies and pimentos. I love the bok choy and am going to try to grow some of my own.

Stir-fry! I haven't done that in a while... that sounds like a good idea. You've made me curious about the bok choy. Another one that I haven't tried yet. It will be cool if you can grow it.

19.5 net carbs today. Veggies included brussel sprouts, green peppers, celery, shrooms, tomato & stir fry of red pepper, snow peas & broccoli

VERY nice variety, Glenda!

[mitzimarie]

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celery, radish, broccoli, pumpkin, cucumber and turnip greens -- not really thrilled with the turnip greens but I'll have them again tomorrow to see if the taste will grow on me!

Ha! I hadn't seen this yet, when I posted about trying things more than once. It is true.

Gotta confess, though... I'm not a big fan of leafy greans. Spinach is OK, but I don't eat many others. And I haven't made an effort to train myself to like them. I need to give it another shot. They're just too good for us, to give up on easily.

[mitzimarie]

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13 net carbs

Thank you, Caroline

Ok for Tuesday I ate red peppers, cucumber, spaghetti squash, mushrooms, asparagus and brussel sprouts. Total 18.5

Wow, more good variety! You all are doing a very good job.

11 may

tomato juice
acorn squash
romaine
tomato slices

27 net veg carbs

Gotcha!

Not crazy about the sprouts, but I really like spaghetti squash. Makes me not miss sweet potatoes so much.

Yeah, sweet potatoes are so good! Another thing that I would never eat before Atkins. True, I can't have much since it is a starchy veggie. But I sure do enjoy them when I do have them.

14.8 veggie carbs for me today...
What a cutie pie Brett is!!! Enjoy him!

Thank you, Melody!

a note on the brussel sprouts. fresh is best. much much better than the frozen variety.

Oh, this ABSOLUTELY is true! In fact, I've found that I like most veggies fresh over frozen or canned. Funny thing is, my husband prefers canned, then frozen, and only very occasionally can I talk him into trying something fresh. Gross! But I guess in his case, it's what he is used to. His mom used canned and frozen, and cooked the living daylights out of her veggies. So he likes them like mush. I like mine crisp.

I made my 12 again today!!! Actually, the grand total was 13.5 Once again, broccoli, cauliflower and bell peppers, but I also had a huge salad today with Romaine and cucumber!

Way to go, Monica! Doesn't it feel great?

[Georgiana]

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Mitzi, little Brett is adorable!!!

Yesterday I had...

Breakfast
300 g tomatoes [12.24 net carbs]

Snack
250 g frozen Brussels sprouts [10.15 net carbs]

Lunch
1 fennel bulb [9.76 net carbs]

Snack
150 g red pepper [5.84 net carbs]

Dinner
375 g frozen cauliflower [8.95 net carbs]

That's a total of 46.94 net carbs from vegetables.

[mizski]

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Gotta confess, though... I'm not a big fan of leafy greans. Spinach is OK, but I don't eat many others. And I haven't made an effort to train myself to like them. I need to give it another shot. They're just too good for us, to give up on easily.

I watched this recent episode of Martha Stewart on greens and it was so informative...how to correctly clean the leaves (de-stem them), cut them up easily and cook them in really tasty ways. Definitely worth checking out. The print recipes start about halfway down the page. Videos and the entire episode is available too. Just skip over the non-Atkins foods. With some of the recipes, most people will have to leave out certain ingredients (like the raisins in the swiss chard) but I have to tell you these are some tasty greens.

I never really knew what to do with greens other than cooking them into submission. I tried a couple of these recipes and they were delicious.

Here's the link to The Green Kitchen with Alice Waters

[DreamsComeTrue]

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14.7 net carbs of vegetables today. I have yet to try a new one, I'm rather short on shopping time. I know it would help if I take the list of induction vegetables with me. Then I could be certain that what I'm picking out is ok.

[EverLosing]

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Sorry, Mitzi! Fell asleep for good last night before posting when all I really wanted was a little nap!

Tuesday total was 19 net carbs from veggies! Still planning to pick up the cauliflower today after work. I need it to try a new recipe!