Is there a such thing of too many veggies?

Luckyshan89

Hello,

I'm preparing my meals for the remaining to the week and I was planning on having baked fish with raw veggies today for dinner. The veggie tray shows 1 serving (1/2 cup) being 110 calories, and it has about 5 servings inside. Will I be find with eating the whole tray?(I will not be going over my calorie intake after that meal.) Or Will that be too much for dinner?

Showmm

You might feel a bit bloated but otherwise it's fine.

brower47

It certainly won't hurt you in any way, though you might get too full to finish it if you eat slowly enough. Remember, it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to inform your brain that it's full so don't scarf them down or you might get a bad stomach ache.

Goal_Line

110 cals for 1/2 cup of veggies sounds high. Is there a dip involved? If so skip the dip and eat all the veggies you want.

I treat veggies as an all you can eat food - just remember no dip.

PQ4321

That sounds like a lot of calories for 1/2 cup of raw veggies...Is there salad dressing or a dipping sauce as a part of the veggie tray? That could be what is upping the listed calories and maybe you could avoid it, or use something less caloric as a dip (salsa is a favorite of mine).

Tomatoes and carrots are only 50 calories or so a 1/2 cup. I can easily eat 5 1/2 cup servings of raw veggies in a day. I agree you might be a bit bloated if you did it at one meal, but it shouldn't hurt you.

CEHayes73

Depends what kind of veggies, too. The sweeter veggies (carrots, sweet potato, etc) have a few more calories than leafy greens. They're all good for you, just a matter of balance. I think I'd be tempted to log each veggie separately. I treat things like lettuce, spinach, celery, onion, mushrooms, cucumbers, etc as free for all, and watch portion sizes with carrots, etc. 110 per half cup sounds really high for raw veggies to me, too.

alaskaang

110 cals for 1/2 cup of veggies sounds high. Is there a dip involved? If so skip the dip and eat all the veggies you want.

I treat veggies as an all you can eat food - just remember no dip.

This is my thought as well. Those calories have to include some type of dip.

Luckyshan89

Thanks everyone! And yes the tray came with ranch dressing which I skipped. I ended up only eating only 2 cups because I felt full very fast.

mklassy123

Be careful with too many vegies because it can cause stomach discomfort and stomach upset, plus stomach bloat and excessive gas.

neanderthin

Only when it interferes with other macros like protein and fat, which is hard to do, nevertheless.

SanteMulberry

Be careful with too many vegies because it can cause stomach discomfort and stomach upset, plus stomach bloat and excessive gas.

Yes, I think this poster is correct. If you are not used to eating a LOT of vegetables, especially raw ones, it is best to gradually build up. Your digestive system contains more bacteria than you have cells in your body. The number and kind can vary as much as 40% between individuals---and they will change based on what and how much you are eating--over time. If you are radically changing your diet, it is best to eat lightly of new foods until your digestive system becomes accustomed. You don't want to get the misery of indigestion going--it is apt to make you discouraged and cause you to abandon your new, healthier way of eating. Congratulations on grabbing hold of the wonderful benefits of eating vegetables.

MinMin97

MMmmm, love vegetarian meals...so delicious:)

bcattoes

If you are meeting your micro- and macro-nutrient and calorie goals, and eating enough variety of micronutrients, then there is no such thing as too many vegetables.

If you are not meeting your micro- and macro-nutrient goals, or are exceeding your calorie goal because of the veggies, then it may be too much.