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Originally Posted by rifleman  Wouldn't the small salad qualify as the 3 cups though? |
That would depend on what was in it.
Many people find it better to spread their allowed 3 cups of veggies throughout the day to spread any possible 'blood sugar spikes' from the carbs in them.
Though if all you are having in the salad is 3 cups of lettuce that won't be much in the way of carbs
BUT if that is all the veg carbs you are eating (2.9 net carbs according to fitday.com for 3 cups of shredded lettuce) then if you are going to stick to the rule
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Eat no more than 20 grams a day of carbohydrate, most of which must come in the form of salad greens and other vegetables.
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that will limit any other carbs - eggs/cream/cheese/sweetener - to less than that, meaning you will have a very boring limited choice of other foods
Choosing other veg with more carbs would mean you have more flexibility with your menus as well as getting more nutrition from your veggies