lcs75 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Does sweet potato count to my veggie intake?? Does it matter if I don't eat starchy veg all day? Looking at my meals now, especially since cutting down on fruit, I barely eat potatoes, sweet potatoes or fruit, is there a time when I should think it is not enough? How will I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinSpin Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yep, sweet potato counts towards your veggie intake, no you don't have to eat starchy veg all day--that would depend on your activity level. I try and eat 1 serving of a starchy veg--carrots, potato, sweet potato, beets, turnips, parsnips a day. I rarely if ever eat fruit, usually it is a few berries or apple chunks in a salad or halved grapes in salad, and I still feel good. I do have a bit more starchy veg right before and during my period. Course, I am one of those 'nutty' people who eats up to 12 cups of veg a day, mixed between cooked and raw :-) so I get plenty of carbs in my diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 7, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 7, 2015 Sweet potato is a vegetable so it counts as a veggie for your Whole30. You are likely to feel bad and suffer low energy if you do not eat starchy veggies all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 You are likely to feel bad and suffer low energy if you do not eat starchy veggies all day. All day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LadyM Posted May 8, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2015 All day? I think what Tom meant is if you go without eating starchy veggies altogether, you are likely to suffer low energy and feel bad, not that one must eat starchy veggies all day long. lcs75, if you forego carb dense foods, you may experience a dip in moods and/or energy. Many women learn their bodies require an increase in starchy veg the week leading up to their periods to feel best and stave off sugar and carb cravings. Personally, when I've toyed with deliberately going low carb, it's made me moody and hungry. I actually lose weight better when I eat a significant portion of starchy veg with M3. I've since read that adequate starchy veg is especially important for people with compromised thyroid and/or adrenals. And through trial and error (and living in a body predisposed to diabetes) I've learned that I do best sticking to protein, fat, and non starchy veg for M1 and M2, but sometimes with a little fruit with M2. As with all things, your context matters here. Play around with it, experiment, and pay close attention to how different choices make you feel. Stick with what works best and know that even that may change as your context shifts and changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 8, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 8, 2015 All day? Haha, that got me too. You don't have to eat them all day but don't go all day without eating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricializ Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I found that I am way less "hungry" if I slice up 1/2 or 1/3 (depending on size) of a sweet potato with one of my meals. It also then really helps me not even feel like cheating too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 12, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 12, 2015 It also then really helps me not even feel like cheating too. YES!!! This is how I killed my sugar dragon. Starchy veggies with at least one meal per day (and no fruit but that's not necessarily for everyone, personal context and all). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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