I'm only up to three cups right now, but I'm ambitious.
So assuming you’re hitting all your micronutrient targets daily, is there anything special about non starchy vegetables and fruits?
Hi! I am switching from WW to save money and am wondering if there is anyone who uses MFP or counts calories except for non starchy fruits and vegetables? I feel like it will help me to build healthier habits to choose healthier foods. Any thoughts?
Raw, low calorie vegetables
Edit: You guys were right all it did was make me starving and bloated simultaneously and was a complete waste of my fucking time haha
Hey, so I've been a vegetarian basically all my life (since 1995) and recently have had to adjust my eating because of organic feeding issues. (Got IBS + gastroparesis + POTS related food intolerances + autism related food intolerances)
Recently, I have noticed one of my go-to foods, potatoes, has been making me really sick. One of my doctors told me that a lot of vegetarians have GI problems stemming from eating too many starchy vegetables. I can also not eat raw vegetables 90% of the time because my intestines can't handle the fiber. (Gotta be cooked to mush or blended.) Tragically, I am also allergic to mushrooms.
I'm trying to eat more vegetables instead of high carb grains + starches. Some things I already love are tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, zucchini, avocados (in moderation), and black beans.
Any advice or recommendations on getting non-starchy veggies in an easily digestible way would be super appreciated! Especially breakfast foods.
Going to stick to the keto veggies for now..broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus...just not sure how to proportion out my macros now. Male, 6", 160 lbs, very active.
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After some food trials, it appears that my cat has food intolerance to fish. Almost all cat foods contain fish oil, so it’s been hard to find ones without. I did manage to find Tiki Cat’s Chicken with Egg Consommé recipe which seems to be the cleanest and most nutritious of all the options, but 1) I’d like a backup if they ever change the formulation, 2) I want a dry option to use for her foraging toys because my cat is food obsessed but on a calorie controlled died, and she will eat things around the house if she is hungry, and 3) I honestly hate the smell and mess that results from this particular food. My cat drops the strips of chicken everywhere! I never had an issue of her being a messy eater with any of the other wet foods I gave her.
My cat isn’t fat but the vet wanted her to lose a little weight saying she’s the most she should be. I had to cut her calories twice because she just wasn’t losing weight because she’s very lazy and inactive. I have tried ever toy and trick in the book - she just wants to lounge and eat. The problem is that when she’s hungry (because I’m not feeding her as much since I need to restrict calories), she will eat things that could be harmful to her. So I am trying to balance this by giving her more food sometimes, so I don’t want foods that could further cause issues with her health. I want to avoid grains and starches since she’s already so food obsessed and could develop complications later. Lots of the thickening agents also seem controversial - I think I’m fine with tapioca from what I remember but am trying to avoid the others.
One food option I saw had clay as an ingredient and I don’t understand why clay is in cat food. I know raw is always an option for the wet, but if the tiki cat works for now, I’d rather stick with that. But I still want a dry supplement
Anyone aware of any options??
I’ve tried roasting sweet potatoes and carrots (always cut up in pieces), and they turn out leathery and overly dry. Why could this be happening? I’ve only tried roasting onions before and they turn out great.
I looked up the list of starchy vegetables and none starchy vegetables, both included Carrots. So I'm confused now, are they starchy or not?
and do they provide alkalizing benefits similar to traditional veggies like carrots, broccoli etc?
I eat starchy root veggies like sweet potatoes, yams, taro daily as part of my carb source.
Thanks
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Some of my favorite veggies are considered to be starchy vegetables on keto and to be avoided. These include carrots, onions, bell peppers etc. I don’t avoid them, but definitely eat them in moderation daily. Was curious if you guys avoid them? If not, what do you eat them with?
Was doing some research on health benefits and nutrition stuff on different types of vegetables. Normally I’m not a huge fan of greens but I’ve been trying to add more veggies to my meals.
Some vegetables like carrots , Brussel sprouts, broccoli, onions, avocado has a good amount of carbs which does stack up.
Do you guys normally avoid these or just use other types of vegetables with lower carbs?
I am just starting the elimination and I've got the Monash app. I would like to have a list of vegetables/fruits/foods that I can eat freely (i.e. no restricted serving sizes). I know I can make one from the app, but I'm hoping there is one out there already so I don't have to spend all that time tediously looking up every food.
Anyone know of one?
How do I handle adding non starchy veg? I wanted to bulk up a recipe by adding a ton of broccoli, but it almost doubled the carbs per serving. Am I thinking about this in the wrong way? I figured I was doing the right thing by adding more vegetables and fiber. Should I be looking at other veggies for bulking out recipes?
Hi All, so i read the book, but what I put into myfitnespal has me worried, lets say I eat a ton of spinach and brocolli for a day causing my 'carb' count to exceed 30 should I be worried about that? Should i simply stop counting those veggies?
