OK, Induction veggies...

[AmandaGeil]

I've done Atkins a million times before, but now there are so many more vegetables available to me. Anyone have suggestions on what to do with these wild veggies, and how much to use? These 3 intrigue me. especially Jicama which people say is like a potato crossed with an apple... best with a squirt of lime. It's on the induction list! I think I'll buy one tonight and let you guys know all about it. I'm totally intrigued. Also, I decided I love Avocado. Split with salt & cracked pepper, for lunch... talk about a cheap lunch, too. Anyone have any wacky vegetables they love? I'll keep posting once I try new things. From Atkins website:
Daikon ½ cup 1.0
Kohlrabi ½ cup 4.6Jicama ½ cup 2.5

[not2late]

Originally Posted by AmandaGeil

I've done Atkins a million times before, but now there are so many more vegetables available to me. Anyone have suggestions on what to do with these wild veggies, and how much to use? These 3 intrigue me. especially Jicama which people say is like a potato crossed with an apple... best with a squirt of lime. It's on the induction list! I think I'll buy one tonight and let you guys know all about it. I'm totally intrigued. Also, I decided I love Avocado. Split with salt & cracked pepper, for lunch... talk about a cheap lunch, too. Anyone have any wacky vegetables they love? I'll keep posting once I try new things. From Atkins website:
Daikon ½ cup 1.0
Kohlrabi ½ cup 4.6Jicama ½ cup 2.5

I don't understand why you would think there are more veggies available to you this time on Atkins. Even in the 1972 diet, Dr. Atkins had a large vegetable list. And in the 1992 book, he included "exotic" veggies like samphire and christophene.

Anyhow, daikon is a big white radish. It's an Asian vegetable. It tastes like a mild radish and has the texture of a radish. You'll need to peel it, imo, before using. I shred it and use it like a cole-slaw preparation or I cube it and put it into stews.

Kohlrabi is a European vegetable. Many Eastern European recipes include it. It's a member of the cabbage family. The leaves can be eaten and they taste like cabbage. The bulb part tastes like a mild cabbage, and has the texture of a radish. I use the bulb part in stews or I boil and mash them like potatoes or in other potato preparations.

Jicama, I prefer raw, either on its own with lime juice or as a cracker/chip substitute or cubed in a waldorf salad. Others like it cooked.

[JulieB]

I think more "exotic" vegetables are widely available in supermarkets than they were 10 years ago. I see things in the supermarket that I don't recognise all the time. The world is just getting a little smaller - exotic veggies from all around the world are become more accessible (and cheaper!) all the time.

[AmandaGeil]

sorry, just to clarify, I lived in a small town for several years, and now I live in a city & work at a Whole Foods. A lot of the veggies there are uncharted territory that was never available in our small-town supermarket. Thanks for all the info, though.

[not2late]

Even stuff like kohlrabi? I used to see that all the time in the supermarket when I stayed with a relative in York PA.

But I've seen vegetables disappear from supermarket shelves over the years, such as horseradish roots and parsnips, as newer ones have appeared. I live in the southern most point of the northern most Southern state, and I don't see okra and shelling peas in the markets anymore. When I was a kid, every supermarket here sold okra and shelling peas during their peak seasons. Now, you either have to grow them yourself or buy them frozen.

[AmandaGeil]

Unfortunately for the past 6 years we shopped at a Wal-mart, And they had JUST the produce basics: lettuce, apples, bananas, tomatoes, etc. Being back on Atkins now is a whole other animal. Very exciting!

[mitzimarie]

Originally Posted by AmandaGeil

sorry, just to clarify, I lived in a small town for several years, and now I live in a city & work at a Whole Foods.

Oooo! I LOVE Whole Foods! So convenient that you work there... no excuses for not having an array of healthy foods around. Although, I must say, most of the time I am able to get my jicama from Walmart for a WHOLE lot cheaper... and suprisingly enough, it actually usually tastes fresher and sweeter than what I get at Whole Foods. Having said that, my Walmart stopped carrying jicama about a month ago (every once in while, they don't have it for some reason). So if I want jicama right now, I need to go to Whole Foods.

Veggies - here is a link to our latest boardwide veggie challenge:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...challenge.html (5th Semi Annual Veggie Challenge!)

Give it a look... lots of great tips and ideas regarding veggies there. Good luck!

[not2late]

We recently got a "Super Walmart" here. So I've always had to shop at local supermarkets or farmer's markets (or grow it myself!)

Enjoy your veggies.

[moniegail]

i love jicama!!!! i usually either cut mine up like french fries and fry them in oil to have with hamburgers or use a cheese shredder and shred them up like hashbrown for my breakfast. a great veggie for sure.

[AmandaGeil]

OMG!!! I LOVE Jicama! Tried it cubed and eat it like apples. FANTASTIC! On to the next crazy Veg. Any recommendations? I heard Celery Root can be mashed like potatoes? Hmmm...