Vegetables

(Linda) #1

I am new and am worried about not getting the vitamins and minerals from eating few vegetables and no fruit.

(Ben) #2

Here’s a good guide to getting good amounts of vitamins and minerals

http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2014/04/the-perfect-five-a-day/

(Empress of the Unexpected) #3

Great chart, thanks. Bummer that I’m not into chicken liver, sardines and eggs. Thank God for sunflower seeds and Kale. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

(John) #4

I follow guidelines that call for 2 cups of green leafy vegetables and 1 cup of low-carb healthy vegetables a day. I find that I am eating more veggies with more variety than I used to.

Today was a little carb heavy, with about 1/2 cup strawberries with 1/4 cup full fat yogurt for breakfast, no lunch (didn’t have time), and for dinner I went for an 8 oz steak, fresh yellow squash pan-broiled in butter and olive oil with seasonings, and a side salad of red leaf lettuce sprinked with fresh grated Parmesan cheese and some full fat blue cheese dressing.

Tomorrow morning will be a spinach omelet to use up the last of a bunch of spinach I bought earlier this week, and sometime in the day I am going to steam some fresh broccoli for a side for either lunch or dinner.

When you can cook with full fats, most vegetable dishes taste WONDERFUL.

I eat plenty of vegetables.

(Candy Lind) #5

When you are eating low-carb vegetables, you can eat more than enough to get the nutrients you need. They are much more nutrient dense for the calories. You’ll be fine. (Be sure to use fat when cooking, or add it when you’re eating them! They are a great fat delivery system.)