[mbscalise]

There's a great eggplant parm recipe in the Atkins book, but can I have that on Induction? I know I can have tomato, but tomato products? I bought a can of crushed tomatoes with herbs and thought I'd use that (instead of a spag sauce). I'm trying so hard to stick to the rules of Induction, but couldn't find any information on canned products. Can you help?

[lady_adnerb]

Look at the carb count. If it has sugar (or a lot of sugar) I wouldn't even try it on induction.

[mbscalise]

No, it didn't have a lot of carbs or added sugar. It was basically one of those cans of crushed tomatoes with herbs. I just didn't know if we can use that kind of convenience food during Induction.

[lady_adnerb]

I don't think once in a while will hurt. I use tomatoes on my salads. Just make sure to count the carbs in your daily amount.

[mbscalise]

And that begs another question: As long as you're staying within the carb amount, can you have pretty much anything (that doesn't have sugar, caffeine or aspartame)? I would assume, if so, only after Induction.

[StarPrincess]

Pretty much, kindof. How's that for an ambiguous answer? Things like refined sugars and refined flours are never good and should always be avoided. But take that a step further. If the food product is nutritionally deficient, should you eat it? If you pay attention to what "food" is in your food, you'll be just fine.

Here's a link to the Atkins food pyramid. This is what your eating should look like when you're on maintenance. I will admit that for the most part, I've flipped the bottom two tiers, but that's just me

Food Pyramid

[mbscalise]

Oh yeah, I'm totally on board with eating healthy, non-processed, non-chemical foods, so I'm with you on that. I was just wondering, from among those foods, can you eat pretty much anything if it's within your carb limit? Like last night, I had turkey sausage with spaghetti squash and 1/2 cup of Ragu light, no-sugar added spag sauce (pure ingredients). Tonight I'm making that eggplant parm recipe in the Atkins book and using a can of crushed tomatoes with herbs. Those tomato products aren't overly processed, so I feel fine with those.

[StarPrincess]

I don't see why not. I misunderstood and thought you were pulling one of those "this piece of bread has 14 grams and as long as I keep it under 20 I'm ok" kind of things - I've seen people do it. It sounds like you've got the right idea and are doing great!