No love for Avocados during induction??

[ConanTheLibrarian]

Avocados are one of those few foods that stimulate the thyroid, and it's fat content seems to make it a ideal induction food, so I'm confused as to why it's a problem.

A little research shows that those who are allergic to birch pollen or have latex allergies often react to avocado, and it seems one in four people I know say that it doesn't settle with them.

Other than that, I can not find any anutrients in it.

Any foodies know why it's bad?

[SunnySmile501]

You are allowed to have half of a Haas avocado on induction. It is limited because of the carb content and might cause a stall. It is listed under special category foods.

[ConanTheLibrarian]

Ojh, maybe my sources were wrong -

Hmm, I get different carb calorie counts from different websites. Probably because of different varieties - I know those east coast avocados aren't nearly as rich and buttery as haas avocados on the west coast. Anyway, the haas variety seems to have less carbs ounce for ounce than other allowed salad type vegetables - assuming one correctly subtracts the dietary fiber portion from the total carbohydrates.

Then again, it's extremely dense food and I'm sure one cup of diced avacado out weighs a cup of cherry tomatoes by two or three.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by ConanTheLibrarian

Ojh, maybe my sources were wrong -

Hmm, I get different carb calorie counts from different websites. Probably because of different varieties - I know those east coast avocados aren't nearly as rich and buttery as haas avocados on the west coast. Anyway, the haas variety seems to have less carbs ounce for ounce than other allowed salad type vegetables - assuming one correctly subtracts the dietary fiber portion from the total carbohydrates.

Then again, it's extremely dense food and I'm sure one cup of diced avacado out weighs a cup of cherry tomatoes by two or three.

If you're counting your veggies the way Atkins.com does it---12-15 net carbs from vegetables, you might want to reconsider doing that.

Atkins.com has tried to mainstream the Atkins diet by recommending lean meats and instituting a ridiculous 12-15 net carb veggie rule that means a person can eat up to 40 cups of lettuce daily.

Here on ADBB, we go by the DANDR 2002, where we eat 3 cups of the allowed Induction veggies during Induction phase.

Also, each vegetable has it's own carb count and it's own weight. So don't make the mistake that 1 cup of any veggie is 5 net carbs or that 8 ounces of a veggie is 1 cup. Volumetric weights and dry weights are only the same for water, butter and sugar.