How much veggies is TOO MUCH veggies!?!?!

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  • koshkasmum
    koshkasmum Posts: 276 Member
    As to the OP ditching the salmon in favor of broccoli as a "great source of protein", according to the database the OP's 4oz. of salmon has about 16 grams of protein as compared with 2 grams of protein in a cup of broccoli. A person would have to eat 8 cups of broccoli to get the same amount of protein that salmon had. FYI, she would need to eat about 2 cups of Quinoa or a full cup of lentils to get the protein in that little piece of salmon. (Broccoli has many other good nutrients and it tasty too, but protein - not so much.)

    While vegetarian and vegan eating can be very healthy and have loads of protein (note the amounts in food like lentils and quinoa), the OP's choice of a piece of fish was a really good one. I think she should be given credit for choosing a balanced nutritious meal.

    I think her confusion probably stems from our society's tendency to think that a single lettuce leaf or a tablespoon of ketchup(!!!) constitutes a vegetable serving. Note too that the 2 and 2 1/2 cups daily amounts mentioned above are intended to be a minimum.
  • koshkasmum
    koshkasmum Posts: 276 Member
    P.S. IF you eat more than 3 good sized carrots per day every day you could begin to develop caroteinemia (getting an orange tint to your skin) The condition looks odd but is harmless and easily treated - eat only 2 carrots per day!
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    If you find the one person in the history of mankind who got fat and sick and wrecked their fitness and health from eating too many vegetables.... please let the scientists know as they will want to study this creature! :laugh:

    (Seriously, the number of threads on this site questioning the age-old wisdom of eating lots of fruits and vegetables... is making my head hurt.)

    Here's one. Already studied, though ...

    Tallquist H., Väänanen I.. Death of a child from oxalic acid poisoning due to eating of rhubarb leaves. Ann Paediatr Fenn 1960
  • koshkasmum
    koshkasmum Posts: 276 Member
    Stealthq, rhubarb leaves are not a vegetable - they are poison. You don't read anywhere near enough murder mysteries.......
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    There is no such thing as too much veggies...unless you rupture your stomach, of course.
  • LillyBoots
    LillyBoots Posts: 114 Member
    If you have 3 or more of these symptoms, then you are eating too many veggies:


    1) Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: (a) A need for markedly increased amounts of veggies to achieve the desired effect or (b) Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of veggies.

    2) Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (a) The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for veggies or (b) The same (or closely related) veggie is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.

    3) Veggies are often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.

    4) There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control veggie intake.

    5) A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain veggies, eat veggies, or recover from veggies.

    6) Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of veggie eating.

    7) Veggie eating is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by veggies.

    Spat my morning coffee on the keys BRILLIANT :laugh:
  • cranium853
    cranium853 Posts: 139 Member
    OK, so I got to where I would get a bag of carrots and munch on the way home from work. They're not onion chips, which used to be my destressor. First, if one munches a pound of carrots it will create a clot of pain about 18 hours later as it processes all that roughage. Second, you really can overdose on carrot juice. Some vitamins don't go through the liver adequately in large amounts. I am at no risk of OD but I have learned to mix the munchy carrots with some munchy broccoli or even a yum cucumber. Road food never tasted so good.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    If you have 3 or more of these symptoms, then you are eating too many veggies:


    1) Tolerance, as defined by either of the following: (a) A need for markedly increased amounts of veggies to achieve the desired effect or (b) Markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of veggies.

    2) Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following: (a) The characteristic withdrawal syndrome for veggies or (b) The same (or closely related) veggie is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms.

    3) Veggies are often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than intended.

    4) There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control veggie intake.

    5) A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain veggies, eat veggies, or recover from veggies.

    6) Important social, occupational, or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of veggie eating.

    7) Veggie eating is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by veggies.

    Spat my morning coffee on the keys BRILLIANT :laugh:

    :laugh:

    I'm really happy someone got it. I was getting pretty disappointed with myself. It felt really good when I posted it ;)

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