Tomato Juice??

[Elsie150]

I am on extended induction. A very busy day today...and a supper at the neighbors, who only made a small salad so I have not gotten my carbs in today. In fact only 6-1=5 effective carbs. I missed a salad today due to travel and the battery in the van dying. Can I have tomato juice as long as it is within my carbs? I know I can have tomato...and put tomato sauce in my recipes. 1 cup would make my day 997 cal(I know...that is way to low...usually I am over 1500) 16-2=14 effective carbs. Ratios would be 64% fat, 6%carb, 30% Protein. Would appreciate some help as it is getting late and really I just want to go to bed. Thanks!

[Brook]

Personally? I wouldn't drink it. 14 grams in a single shot when your body is used to getting 20 over the course of the day is quite a carb-punch.

JMHO
~Brook

[Elsie150]

So you think it is better if I just have 5 carbs for the entire day?

[Brook]

I think it's better than a big blood sugar spike right before bed, yep.

And personally, I don't ever drink juice. It's the worst - all the sugar, none of the fiber.

If you're not hungry, don't do it just to make your numbers better for the day. Do better tomorrow

[Elsie150]

All right...I was trying to get my carbs up because that is one of the reasons I am doing extended induction. I am trying to get my carbs up to the 20 on a regular basis..that and to get my calories up to my BMR....I am still sucking at both though! And today is bad at both. Thanks Brook!

[Brook]

Tomorrow is a new day! I have faith in ya

[Elsie150]

Thanks Brook!

[Elizellen]

Apart from having the 14 carbs at once in a concentrated swallow you might find that a cup of tomatoes was from too many tomatoes!!
According to fitday one cup of chopped tomatoes is 8 - 2 carbs = 6 net carbs, so 14 carbs-worth of juice would be from over 2 cups of tomatoes.

[Elsie150]

Okay..I am back with more questions. Please talk slowly and clearly so I can wrap my mind around it...LOL.

IF I wanted a cup of tomato juice on extended induction (or any phase for that matter)...for what ever reason..not nessecarily just to raise carbs but just because I wanted one...can I or can't I??

There is 9g effective carbs in it. And it is a allowable food. And so shouldn't I be able to do that as it is an induction food at this point. (Brook...didn't you say that it didn't matter if you had more than 2 cups salad and 1 cup other vegie...that you could have more induction vegies so long as you did not go over the 20g??) Or use it say...if I am on rung one and wanted to use it as one of the items that I might enjoy having on a regular basis in my OWL??

Any and all opinions welcome here as I learn this WOE!

[Elsie150]

HI Elizellen
Fitday says 10g carb-1 fiber so that would equal 9g effective carbs. I am trying to understand as I could easily make a meal that would equal 9g carbs...or more as I move up the ladder. So should it matter if I chose to have a cup of tomato juice once in a while?