10 a Day (800g) Veggie&Fruit Challenge Participants Check in!
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Heh, I was wondering where this thread was as I think I originally followed a link -- didn't think to look in Challenges, dumb.
Got my 10 yesterday. Going to use it as motivation to actually log consistently, so I hope it's still going!3 -
Stopped reporting here because I usually eat tediously many vegetables, and I got tired.
Had a bit of a train-wreck travel weekend a week ago, so have done a rough count on the last few days to make sure I'm back to normal. Around 15 servings yesterday if I count all the pinto beans (150g total), so I think things are OK.
That was mixed berries in my oatmeal, pintos with onions/sweet peppers and salsa as an entree, a big salad (romaine, spinach, whole cucumber, tomato), plate of raw veggies (celery, carrot, avocado).
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I just need an excuse to make myself log. I can't seem to sustain more than a day at a time and then I forget or decide it's a pain because I went out to eat and blow it off. Counting veg seems fun.3
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I just need an excuse to make myself log. I can't seem to sustain more than a day at a time and then I forget or decide it's a pain because I went out to eat and blow it off. Counting veg seems fun.
If you wanna keep coming in here and reporting, I promise to check in periodically and click positive reactions, plus toss in the odd random comment. Y'know, just to keep you motivated.
Has the added plus of keeping the thread bumped. Maybe we could lure in some hungry newbies, and get them over-satiated, too? 1 -
I just posted a recipe for the tomato braised cauliflower that's a staple on my table.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10489173/what-are-your-most-filling-but-low-calorie-recipes/p2
(The measurements are American.)1 -
I'm going to jump in a bit late if that is alright. This is a great thread and I hope I'll be welcome
I ate 800g yesterday. I usually do a fruit and kale smoothie for breakfast, raw fruit and veggie lunch and then protein and veggie dinner. Last night we had roasted portobello with arugula salad and 15g of rendered bacon (american bacon).3 -
I just finished a new batch of refrigerated pickled vegetables, it is an easy way for me to get more vegetables in my diet.7 -
My IBS decided to flare and my veggie consumption has had to fall wayyyyyy down because my favorites tend to not play well with it. I'm getting some pumpkin, butternut squash, potatoes, and zucchini, but I'm BORED.1
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I have been trucking along with the 800 g a day, some days over 1000, and have only had to "cheat" once as I added a banana and serving of blueberries to my vanilla whey shake so as to kill two birds with one stone. I had had a serving of juice earlier that day. I get the juice limit, but it is just a good example of how bureaucrats think when puréed fruits should be limited due to releasing sugars, like they are not released when fruits are masticated, or when other fruits are puréed for a soup, like tomatoes. So anyways I counted the shake as two servings because it was.
Right now I have a pot of beans (goats eye, apparently some kind of heirloom) simmering on the stove with a mirepoix of onions, carrots and celery added in; and a couple of days ago I finally got down to business with one of the last blue hubbard squashes I've been saving in the basement when they finished their duty as Halloween decorations. They ain't no butternut when they are roasted and were a little flavorless and disappointing, but as a soup they are amazing! I put a good dollop of Greek yogurt in as well so I can get a little protein, and had an onion sprouting so I snipped in the leaves in the place of chives.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »My IBS decided to flare and my veggie consumption has had to fall wayyyyyy down because my favorites tend to not play well with it. I'm getting some pumpkin, butternut squash, potatoes, and zucchini, but I'm BORED.
That really stinks. Due to this challenge, I have figured out that blueberries are the culprit that were making me feel like crap,particularly when I ate 6 servings a day. I've toned it down and with a couple of servings it's nothing a little chamomile tea can't help, so nowhere as bad as IBS. You have my sympathies if everything is wreaking havoc with you. No fun.0 -
French_Peasant wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »My IBS decided to flare and my veggie consumption has had to fall wayyyyyy down because my favorites tend to not play well with it. I'm getting some pumpkin, butternut squash, potatoes, and zucchini, but I'm BORED.
That really stinks. Due to this challenge, I have figured out that blueberries are the culprit that were making me feel like crap,particularly when I ate 6 servings a day. I've toned it down and with a couple of servings it's nothing a little chamomile tea can't help, so nowhere as bad as IBS. You have my sympathies if everything is wreaking havoc with you. No fun.
It's sort of my fault. I have celiac disease, my guard slipped, and I got glutened. The aftermath of that triggered the IBS. Which triggers transient food intolerances. Right now dairy and soy aren't my friends and neither are cruciferous veggies. Of course, those are my favorites. If history holds true, this will go on for a couple of months. Oh joy.
I forgot about applesauce. I should be able to handle that.0 -
Checking in from yesterday.
150g Zucchini bake (1 serving of zucchini, onions, and mushrooms)
400g crudites 400g
200g tomato braised cauliflower 200g
20g green chili salsa 40g
80g split pea soup with onions, peppers, and celery
160g medium pear
120g large banana
Total: 1130g
For the zucchini bake, the weight is a conservative estimate. And it surprised me, but I couldn't find a good source for the weight for a banana without the peel. I think 120g is accurate, but don't quote me on that.
Btw, the zucchini bake is very tasty. I'll post a recipe when I can.0 -
I posted the zucchini bake recipe here:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10489173/what-are-your-most-filling-but-low-calorie-recipes#latest
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Checking in from yesterday.
150g Zucchini bake (1 serving of zucchini, onions, and mushrooms)
400g crudites 400g
200g tomato braised cauliflower 200g
20g green chili salsa 40g
80g split pea soup with onions, peppers, and celery
160g medium pear
120g large banana
Total: 1130g
For the zucchini bake, the weight is a conservative estimate. And it surprised me, but I couldn't find a good source for the weight for a banana without the peel. I think 120g is accurate, but don't quote me on that.
Btw, the zucchini bake is very tasty. I'll post a recipe when I can.
Well, it's going to depend entirely on the size of the banana. FWIW, a bit of testing (weighing peeled, then unpeeled) suggests a third (from memory) of the total weight is a good amount to subtract if you can't weigh it unpeeled. I absolutely would not go by 'small', 'medium, 'large' for bananas. A 100g (unpeeled) banana is actually pretty small. Given that they're delicious little calorie bombs, that's a fruit I'd be pretty careful about trying to be as accurate as possible with. They're dense, and tend to weigh way more than people think they do. 1 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »Checking in from yesterday.
150g Zucchini bake (1 serving of zucchini, onions, and mushrooms)
400g crudites 400g
200g tomato braised cauliflower 200g
20g green chili salsa 40g
80g split pea soup with onions, peppers, and celery
160g medium pear
120g large banana
Total: 1130g
For the zucchini bake, the weight is a conservative estimate. And it surprised me, but I couldn't find a good source for the weight for a banana without the peel. I think 120g is accurate, but don't quote me on that.
Btw, the zucchini bake is very tasty. I'll post a recipe when I can.
Well, it's going to depend entirely on the size of the banana. FWIW, a bit of testing (weighing peeled, then unpeeled) suggests a third (from memory) of the total weight is a good amount to subtract if you can't weigh it unpeeled. I absolutely would not go by 'small', 'medium, 'large' for bananas. A 100g (unpeeled) banana is actually pretty small. Given that they're delicious little calorie bombs, that's a fruit I'd be pretty careful about trying to be as accurate as possible with. They're dense, and tend to weigh way more than people think they do.
I had what I thought was a large banana and it weighed in at 155 grams. I have seen larger though.1 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »Checking in from yesterday.
150g Zucchini bake (1 serving of zucchini, onions, and mushrooms)
400g crudites 400g
200g tomato braised cauliflower 200g
20g green chili salsa 40g
80g split pea soup with onions, peppers, and celery
160g medium pear
120g large banana
Total: 1130g
For the zucchini bake, the weight is a conservative estimate. And it surprised me, but I couldn't find a good source for the weight for a banana without the peel. I think 120g is accurate, but don't quote me on that.
Btw, the zucchini bake is very tasty. I'll post a recipe when I can.
Well, it's going to depend entirely on the size of the banana. FWIW, a bit of testing (weighing peeled, then unpeeled) suggests a third (from memory) of the total weight is a good amount to subtract if you can't weigh it unpeeled. I absolutely would not go by 'small', 'medium, 'large' for bananas. A 100g (unpeeled) banana is actually pretty small. Given that they're delicious little calorie bombs, that's a fruit I'd be pretty careful about trying to be as accurate as possible with. They're dense, and tend to weigh way more than people think they do.
I had what I thought was a large banana and it weighed in at 155 grams. I have seen larger though.
Yup, it's very subjective!!0 -
Was that peeled or unpeeled?Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I had what I thought was a large banana and it weighed in at 155 grams. I have seen larger though.
Fwiw, I'm only wondering about how many grams to count for my total here. I try to overestimate the size for my food diary.
Also fwiw, I see an extra "40g" floating in my list. That's just a typo.
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Was that peeled or unpeeled?Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I had what I thought was a large banana and it weighed in at 155 grams. I have seen larger though.
Fwiw, I'm only wondering about how many grams to count for my total here. I try to overestimate the size for my food diary.
Also fwiw, I see an extra "40g" floating in my list. That's just a typo.
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Was that peeled or unpeeled?Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »I had what I thought was a large banana and it weighed in at 155 grams. I have seen larger though.
Fwiw, I'm only wondering about how many grams to count for my total here. I try to overestimate the size for my food diary.
Also fwiw, I see an extra "40g" floating in my list. That's just a typo.
Why do I now have a Monty Python skit about laden and unladen swallows running through my mind.1
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