ok im confused

[Sd1136]

from reading all the posts on the board and all
On inductions
is it 3 cups of salad
and one cup of veggies?
Or is it total 3 cups and it doesnt matter wether its veggies or salad?
sandi

[Richt]

Does this help at all? Especially the bit that I have underlined in Red.

Vegetables
You can have two to three cups per day of:

alfalfa sprouts
daikon
mushrooms
arugula
endive
parsley
bok choy
escarole
peppers
celery
fennel
radicchio
chicory
jicama
radishes
chives
lettuce
romaine lettuce
cucumber
moche
sorrel
These salad vegetables are high in phytonutrients and provide a good source of fiber.

Other Vegetables
You can have one cup per day of these veggies if salad does not exceed two cups. The following vegetables are slightly higher in carbohydrate content than the salad vegetables:

artichoke
celery root
pumpkin
artichoke hearts
rhubarb
asparagus
chard
sauerkraut
bamboo shoots
collard greens
scallions
dandelion
snow peas
bean sprouts
dandelion greens
spaghetti squash
beet greens
eggplant
spinach
broccoli
hearts of palm
string or wax beans
broccoli rabe
kale
summer squash
brussels
kohlrabi
tomato
bean sprouts
leeks
turnips
cabbage
okra
water chestnuts
cauliflower
onion
zucchini
If a vegetable, such as spinach or tomato, cooks down significantly, it must be measured raw so as not to underestimate its carb count.

[Sd1136]

Vegetables
You can have two to three cups

Other Vegetables
You can have one cup per day


so its a total of 4 cups right
One is NOT instead of the other
Im sorry this is a dumb question
sandi

[ladyinred]

Hi Sandi,

You can have 3 cups of salad veggies OR 2 cups salad veggies and one cup other veggies. So that's a maximum of 3 cups a day.

[Richt]

No not a stupid question, the only stupid questions are those that are not asked.

Basically, its a total of 3 cups! If you only have 2 cups from the first list, you are allowed a cup from the second list.

But due to the amount of carbs in the veggies in the second list, you are only allowed 1 cup a day of them.

HTH

Rich

[Rick]

No, it is a total of 3 cups. If you have 3 cups from the top list you can't have any from the bottom. If you only have 2 cups from the upper list, then you can have one cup from the lower list.

[Sd1136]

thank you thank you thank you
I am doing something wrong here and I am trying to fine tune my diet and lose.
and I wanted to make sure that wasnt the problem

so last night I had 3 cups of salad and no veggies
Went out for dinner, is it ok to do that occ.
sandi

[Richt]

Originally Posted by Sd1136

thank you thank you thank you
I am doing something wrong here and I am trying to fine tune my diet and lose.
and I wanted to make sure that wasnt the problem

so last night I had 3 cups of salad and no veggies
Went out for dinner, is it ok to do that occ.
sandi

You MUST spread your veggie intake out over the day, to avoid blood sugar spikes.

You can go out for dinner, but what did you have when you were out?

[yemenitegreen]

Originally Posted by Sd1136

t Went out for dinner, is it ok to do that occ.
sandi

Ovf cours eit is ok to go out for dinner just watch your carbs and food intake. DANDR lists ideas for healthy choices sif you are eating out. Take the wallet.sized allowed foods list with you and make sure you are eating allowed foods, if in doubt, ask your waiter if there is sugar in dressings or whatever you order.

yemenitegreen

[Sd1136]

You can go out for dinner, but what did you have when you were out?

I had a grilled chicken salad, no dressing
mostly salad greens, 4 strips of pepper, it had 8 olives but I bought them home for snack later in the night
I didnt eat the tomatos, (not a fan of them) and I had one slice of cukes. It was about 3 cups of the salad and didnt have any others all day.
It also came witha large grilled chicken no spices etc
sandi