Any ideas on what veg to eat unlimited?
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Does eating a plate of broccoli count as much carbohydrates?
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Most green leafy vegetables and many other vegetables can be eaten in a somewhat "unlimited" way because they are so low calorie and so filling that it would be hard to go over your calories from making them a large part of your food for the day. Starchier vegetables will add up a bit quicker in terms of carbs and calories (carrots, and especially potatoes, sweet potatoes).0
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PrincessARose wrote: »Does eating a plate of broccoli count as much carbohydrates?
Thank you
Weigh it and put it in your diary...0 -
I love broccoli. I I chop a whole one into florets, put them in a freezer bag with a bit of oil and garlic and shake. Spread out on an oven tray and bake for 20ish minutes until crunchy. I eat the whole lot in one sitting.0
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None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.0
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You probably mean "negative calorie" foods... they don't exist, sorry. Just continue weighing/ measuring food and logging everything you consume and you'll get there.0
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None. unless you count water as a veggie.
A plate of broccoli, assuming one of my standard dinner plates, would easily be 100 cals.0 -
curves recommends snacking on these "free" vegetables. you still want to track them, though:
Alfalfa Sprouts
Arugula
Asparagus
Baby Carrots
Bamboo Shoots
Bean Sprouts
Beet Greens
Bell pepper
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Broccoli Rabe
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cilantro
Collard greens
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Endive
Green Beans
Kale
Leek
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Peppers
Radicchio
Radishes
Scallions
Shallot
Snow peas
Spinach
Sugar Snap Peas
Summer Squash
Swiss Chard
Tomato
Tomatillo
Turnip
Watercress
Zucchini
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200 grams of broccoli has about 14 carbs. If you are counting "net carbs," less, but I don't do that.
I wouldn't think 14 carbs should be an issue (I personally would not follow a diet where it was, but that's me), or that it would be easy to eat enough broccoli to matter--sure, the calories add up, but you'd get so full that you'd eat less overall.
That said, I usually like to eat a mix of food, not just broccoli, although if you are hungry and just want to munch on something, it's a perfectly good choice.0 -
any vegetable that grows above ground, is the easy way to remember, oh except for corn, which in my opinion should never be eaten at all. YUCK0
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Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
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WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
People gain by not being in a calorie deficit. If you aren't tracking something, you may be consuming more than you think. Even with things like fruits and vegetables.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
my thoughts exactly! I've never heard of anyone becoming overweight by eating fruit and veggies
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True. But most people are on MFP because they want to give calorie counting a try. Sure, you can use this site other ways, but if you're going to calorie count, you have to count everything -- yes, even broccoli.0
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WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Considering I eat other foods other than broccoli, this could easily be done. Especially if I chose to do something like add some butter, or cheese. Or if I simply ascribed to the idea that you can eat veggies without limit, then I could easily eat bowls upon bowls of veggies at each meal. Corn? Carrots? Potatoes? I could eat a loooot of each in a single day. Compound all of that with my normal consumption of other foods, I'd be over my calories.0 -
WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Potatoes are quite calorie dense, and could be a calorie buster if you ate a plateful of them.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
my thoughts exactly! I've never heard of anyone becoming overweight by eating fruit and veggies
Fruit can be very calorie dense. Back when I "ate clean" (nothing "processed" and a buttload of fruits and veggies) I did mild yo-yoing of my weight. I got down to 140ish and then wound up back at 158. Only reason I didn't keep letting it get worse was because I didn't fit in my clothes and because I weighed myself early enough (I need to weigh myself otherwise I just stay in denial about it). I basically gained because I ate too much of all the "clean" and "healthy" food. So it's very much possible because all food contains calories, and because carbs on their own are not necessarily super filling it can be easy to wind up eating way more than you intend to eat. I used to eat 3-4 pomegranates, 2 large bags of cherries, large bags of peas, etc and I could eat all of that in just one day on top of my other normal intake.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Potatoes are quite calorie dense, and could be a calorie buster if you ate a plateful of them.
And I used to eat platefuls of them. Very easily. Often along with some corn, which can also be considered calorie dense. Then some butter on top of that. I used to eat large servings of potatoes like 3-4x a day sometimes! But because it was "clean" it was okay, until I of course gained weight.0 -
Aaahh ana, always the voice of reason
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christinev297 wrote: »Aaahh ana, always the voice of reason xx
I actually love cheese on broccoli now too, so a plateful of broccoli many times a day would be a terrible idea lol. Always need to consider total context of eating habits, since the individual item might be fine even in a large quantity.. but if you've already reached your caloric goals then eating a 200 calorie plate of veggies sure doesn't help!0 -
christinev297 wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
my thoughts exactly! I've never heard of anyone becoming overweight by eating fruit and veggies
In my years on WW, I saw quite a few women who stopped losing and even gained because they bought into the "Fruit is 0 points" rhetoric and just chowed down on bananas, berries and flesh fruit all day. The calories can really add up.0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Potatoes are quite calorie dense, and could be a calorie buster if you ate a plateful of them.
And I used to eat platefuls of them. Very easily. Often along with some corn, which can also be considered calorie dense. Then some butter on top of that. I used to eat large servings of potatoes like 3-4x a day sometimes! But because it was "clean" it was okay, until I of course gained weight.
But we're not talking about fruits and potatos. She asked, and i commented about Broccoli. Not cheese, not butter. Broccoli. Eat as much as you want until you're full. A cup of broccoli is about 100 calories. Can you eat four or five cups of them?0 -
missiontofitness wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Potatoes are quite calorie dense, and could be a calorie buster if you ate a plateful of them.
And I used to eat platefuls of them. Very easily. Often along with some corn, which can also be considered calorie dense. Then some butter on top of that. I used to eat large servings of potatoes like 3-4x a day sometimes! But because it was "clean" it was okay, until I of course gained weight.
But we're not talking about fruits and potatos. She asked, and i commented about Broccoli. Not cheese, not butter. Broccoli. Eat as much as you want until you're full. A cup of broccoli is about 100 calories. Can you eat four or five cups of them?
Not without blowing my husband out of bed...
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Says who? Why is there a diet gestapo in every thread? Why not do it your way and offer advice if you like but recognize that other valid methods exist?True. But most people are on MFP because they want to give calorie counting a try. Sure, you can use this site other ways, but if you're going to calorie count, you have to count everything -- yes, even broccoli.
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Alatariel75 wrote: »missiontofitness wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
Potatoes are quite calorie dense, and could be a calorie buster if you ate a plateful of them.
And I used to eat platefuls of them. Very easily. Often along with some corn, which can also be considered calorie dense. Then some butter on top of that. I used to eat large servings of potatoes like 3-4x a day sometimes! But because it was "clean" it was okay, until I of course gained weight.
But we're not talking about fruits and potatos. She asked, and i commented about Broccoli. Not cheese, not butter. Broccoli. Eat as much as you want until you're full. A cup of broccoli is about 100 calories. Can you eat four or five cups of them?
Not without blowing my husband out of bed...
LOL! That was unexpected...0 -
A cup of spinach (30 g) has 7 calories. .9 g protein (3.6 calories), 1.1 g carbs (0.7 g of which are fiber - so 2.5 calories, 1 of which is fiber), and 0.1 g fat (almost 1 calorie).
I suppose it is possible to go over calories eating spinach, but as you would need to eat 4 cups to get close to 50 calories, it would take a lot of spinach (143 cups, or over 4 kilos for 1000 calories). Spinach has a lot (relative to total calories) of protein, but it is veggie protein, so it probably needs to be paired with something else to be used effectively by the body (meat protein or whole grain).0 -
christinev297 wrote: »WalkingAlong wrote: »
Why do people assume their own rules are the only way to lose weight? I see nothing wrong with allowing yourself unlimited vegetables, if that's your preference. People don't get fat overeating broccoli.missiontofitness wrote: »None; track and weigh everything. Nothing is "unlimited" when pursuing a lifestyle change.
They do if eating platefuls of broccoli multiply times a day leads to increasing their caloric intake enough to be at or above maintenance. And since most people don't just eat broccoli all day and must account for all food they eat, over-eating could still easily happen if someone eats an unlimited amount of veggies.
I dare you to eat enough platefuls of broccoli multiple times a day to put you over your calorie limit.
my thoughts exactly! I've never heard of anyone becoming overweight by eating fruit and veggies
I've known some chunky Hindus who've been vegetarians their whole lives. Maybe they use too much oil?0 -
Celery 1 stalk = 10 calories0
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