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Originally Posted by Jessica F

Thanks for the reply.

I am finding it difficult to get 12-15 grams of carbs per day from the foundation vegetable list alone. I just can't eat that much broccoli (it works out to approximately 4 cups of cooked broccoli per day).

I can mix in other vegetables, but it seems to take a lot to get to the 12-15 grams of net carbs per day needed.

Are you getting 12-15 grams of carbs per day from the foundation vegetables?

Just curious for how you do it without turning green!

Thanks for your help!!

Wow, I didn't find it difficult at all but I was coming from a place where I ate a lot of vegetables to begin with. What was your typical diet (stuff you ate) before trying low carb? Were you eating mostly wheat and corn to get your calories?

Cabbage and Spinach were on my list of stuff on induction as well - but, like you said, these significant volume, especially raw, if you are not used to eating greens and other low carb veg.

Good questions tho, not sure I've heard it before here

PS, can you reference your "foundation vegetables" source. these can vary a bit from plan to plan, I think of what you're talking about as Atkins/Westman list?