The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Karakuri]

i looked around and couldn't find any info on sweet potatos.

are we allowed them? are they considered a big, fat no no?

if it's a no, then i shall pass them over. but if they are a YES, i'll be so happy!

that means i can make sweet potato chips and fries. mmm...

[VTGirlie]

Hi there!

Sweet potatoes, although looked on more favorably than regular potatoes in the carb category are still a starchy veggie.

While you are on the plan you should avoid any starchy veggie, but you can look forward to them (sparingly) when you are done!

Hope that helps?

[Diana]

Turnips!! Try some turnips!!

[Diana]

lol, Vicky!!

[Karakuri]

thanks for the info!

lol i have been eating turnips, but i freakin' love sweet potato fries. i was hoping they'd be allowed. well, you don't know unless you ask, right?

i'll be sticking to the turnips then.

i need to find a larger list of allowed veggies. the one you get is super small.

[Diana]

"Ahem," as she reads from the new Quick Start Guide, the electronic version, page 3 (found in Unca's post at http://www.makemethinner.com/forum/diet-7726.html), "and I quote:

'Choose from any of the vegetables below as raw or cooked vegetables.
Asparagus
Beans (green, waxed, Italian)
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant
Greens (collard, turnip)
Mushrooms
Kale
Onions
Peppers (red, green, yellow)
Radishes
Spinach
Sprouts
Summer Squash
Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini

Avoid carrots, corn, potatoes, peas and
brussels sprouts on the 5 & 1 Plan.'

The end."

Happy munching and crunching.

[Diana]

(P.S. I, too, am secretly mourning the absence of sweet potatoes...BUT THIS IS TOTALLY WORTH IT! )

[GucciGoo]

Yeah, we all miss potatoes. I would kill for a big bag of Kettle Crunch potato chips

[GucciGoo]

Really? My big cravings are Italian bread with butter or olive oil, and super-salty potato chips!

[DogMa]

Artichokes and artichoke hearts. Love them. Miss them. Can't wait to have them again (in moderation and not every day, of course).

[pinkflamingonewsgirl]

I don't think I've heard of this turnip craze...someone want to illuminate me on this?

[nosugartalking]

I don't get why we have to avoid brussel sprouts?
Here is a nutritional comparison to "allowable" 1/2 cup servings of tomatoes or onions:

Brussels sprouts, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
Serving: 1/2 cup

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 0.5 cup
Calories 31.98
Calories from Fat 3.58

Total Fat 0.398g

Sodium 200.46mg

Total Carbohydrate 6.76g

Dietary Fiber 2.03g ( Net carbs 4.73g )

Protein 1.99g
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Tomatoes
Serving: 1/2 cup


Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 0.5 cup
Calories 69.66
Calories from Fat 7.22

Total Fat 0.802g

Sodium 565.65mg

Total Carbohydrate 15.06g

Dietary Fiber 3.32g (Net carbs 11.74g)

Protein 3.81g
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Onions, mature, raw
Serving: cup, NFScup, choppedcup, slicedoz, raw, yieldslargelarge slice (1/4" thick)medium (2-1/2" dia)medium slice (1/8" thick)smallthin sliceringsQuantity not specified


Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 0.5 cup, NFS
Calories 30.4
Calories from Fat 1.15

Total Fat 0.128g 0%

Sodium 2.4mg 0

Total Carbohydrate 6.9g

Dietary Fiber 1.44g (Net carbs 5.56g)

Protein 0.928g


**Also someone said spaghetti squash was not allowed:



Squash, spaghetti, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Serving: 1/2 cup


Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 0.5 cup, cooked
Calories 20.82
Calories from Fat 1.8

Total Fat 0.201g

Sodium 158.53mg

Total Carbohydrate 4.98g

Dietary Fiber 1.08g (Net carbs 3.9g)

Protein 0.509g


Both brussel sprouts and spaghgeti squash are allowed in Atkins which is very carb restrictive.

[Arklahoma]

Very good point. I'm gonna mull this over.

[Jen]

Seems like brussel sprouts should be allowed, aren't they part of the cabbage family? (an allowed veggie).

It doesn't matter to me since I can't stand them, but it would be great for people who like the little devil balls to get them!

[GucciGoo]

Crap- I did not even think about that- I had brussel sprouts for dinner the other night. I just assumed they were allowed. Dammit.