For my meal today I used 1 cup of egg substitute and used 1 cup of mushrooms and 1/2 cup of bell/red peppers. I sauteed the vegetables using water and spoonful of butter buds and salt and pepper. Was this a legal meal? I hope so because it was good!!!
Hate to rain on the parade, but I've been under the impression that red bell peppers are off limits. If so, substitue green bell peppers and you've got a winner!
Nancy wrote:Red and yellow peppers are not on the list of approved veggies. They are higher in sugars. They'll be waitin' for ya when you get to maintenance and they'll be spectacular!
I am not a big pepper eater but did a search and found this. Hope it helps and as for the picture showing red peppers
I knew I had seen something about just green bell peppers being allowed and I didn't know just where Nancy had posted about the red and yellow peppers.. Thanks Lisa for huntin it up.
Pashta, in the quick start book they also show apple slices with oatmeal and fruit on several different shakes as well as banana slices on the banana pudding and I know were not allowed fruit hehe...I wondered about that too but truly, I think it has to be just to "dress up the pics" lol That or they like messing with out heads.
Hugs,
Gina
Previously...02/16/06 BMI-50 276/188 Restart....03/31/2008 -failed Restart 03/26/09 280/267 Failed Restart-Awaiting order. I cannot even bear to post my current weight...yet.
Yup, That's exactly right -- no red or yellow peppers for us yet. Toooo high in carbs. But when we reach maintenance -- look out peppers here we come. Well at least for the rest of you. Peppers, green red yellow and otherwise kill my stomach. I'll just enjoy my carrots on maintenance.
jan
I know I've been told this before, too, but according to fitday, the USDA and several other reliable nutrition sites, red peppers are only slightly higher than green peppers in calories and carbs. And red bell peppers are nearly identical to green beans (1 cup of red peppers has 39 calories and 8.98 grams of carb; 1 cup of green beans has 34 calories and 7.85 grams of carb).
So I don't quite get the problem with red peppers.
Robin
203/130/130 Reached goal in August 2006 Added BodyBugg in May 2009 New ticker: 136.6/123.2/130