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Originally Posted by advocatemom
Question: Some days my 4 cups of veggies have primarily come from my mixed green/field salad and baby spinach salads. It seems like these types of 'lettuces' can count towards the 4 cup total. I also add zucchini, pickles, peppers, mushrooms - but don't always get 2-4 cups of these - primarily add them to the above-said salads. I know I need to strive for variety but the ease of the salad mixes is sometimes the best choice.
Is this ok or am I mis-reading the P1 veggie info? Thanks!
Lettuce that doesn't count is iceberg and romaine (that is the majority consensus, though some coaches do vary.) Use this "free" lettuce to bulk up your meals and fill you up (especially early in IP when more hungry). Also it has been noted that those that do eat 1-2 salads each day often have better losses (tho some do fine w/o them.) it also help keep thing moving yto avoid the Big C.
Field greens, etc and veggies added to salads count towards your 4 cups per day (measured raw.) Spinach is on the P1 sheet as a select veggie so it too counts (not sure why some coaches see it as free since it is clearly on the sheet with all the other allowed veggies that must be counted!)