Fill your plate with vegetables?

[amkuenn]

Hi,

 

I have not yet started a Whole 30, but plan to soon once I feel more prepared in finding everything I need etc. I have a general question about vegetable serving size. The template says fill your plate, well I work in private residences where I cook onsite and everyone has different sized plates. Would someone please give me an idea of the amount of uncooked vegetables recommended for each meal. I am a 5'3", 130 pound woman. 

 

Thanks,

 

Ashley 

[MeadowLily]

Cooked vegetables are the preferred recommendation over raw vegetables for the best digestion.  It's  2-3 cups cooked @ each of your 3 meals per day..

[amkuenn]

I guess I asked for uncooked only due to the fact that I portion and pack uncooked and then cook onsite not because I am eating raw veggies. I feel like sometimes things cook down so that is why I asked for an uncooked estimate! Thanks for your help 

[MeadowLily]

If you pack 6, that will probably reduce to 3 cups cooked but there's no limitation on vegetables.   You could eat as many cups of vegetables as you want per each meal.   Two-three is at the low end and as many cups you can hold would be the top end.  

[AmyS]

It may depend on the vegetable, but if you aim for anywhere from 2-4 cups you should be fine - you'll discover how much you need in order to feel satisfied for 4-5 hours.

 

If you haven't officially started your Whole30 yet, you could try out a couple of different varieties/amounts of veggies for a couple of days and see what seems to work best for you.  The program is designed to be somewhat flexible, so that you can adapt it to your context with regard to cooking, allergies/intolerances, general taste preferences, etc.