very interesting!

1 cup green beans: 34 cal, 4 net carbs, 2g sugar

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2341/2

1 cup chopped kale: 33 cal, 8 net carbs, 0g sugar

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2461/2

It's all about the sugar content.

Both veggies have a glycemic load of 3. I am not telling anyone that it is ok to eat green beans whenever they want, I just find it interesting that IP classifies one as restricted and the other not. My understanding of IP is the Glycemic Load principle and that we are allowed low GL foods in limited quantities. most meats have 0 GL and all the veggies listed have very low GL. Just something that makes you go hmmmm.

Kind of off topic, but still on the topic of spinach. I always buy frozen spinach, I find it just works better for me. What are suggestions for eating/preparing it. It sits in my fridge and I look at it daily what on earth i'm going to do with it. i've done shakes but looking for something more along the lines into incorporating it into my lunches and dinners.

thanks

I mix an half cup of the frozen chopped (=1 cup) into omelets and soups for lunch. It's ean easy way to get veggies in and the food is more filling with a serving of spinach added to it. I don't use it in shakes but lots of people do. You can add it to just about anything.

so I downloaded the alternative plan today. It states I don't know why this isn't on the regular protocol sheet. It sure would clear up a lot of confusion.

This was a question that I posed to my coach as well and I was originally told that you measure however you serve it. I kept saying but that's an awful lot of sipinach or grated cauliflower!!!

So she did some checking and was told it had recently changed to measure items raw.

Either way for me its confusing because when you cook it, like spinach, you get almost nothing. Or if you dehydrate....not very much.

So confusing.

I found this on http://tracker.dailyburn.com/nutrition/facts/Spinach
Some of them have the grams listed. I love this site. The list for veggies with the grams I posted the other day is wrong. Kale is 67 grams for 1 cup, not the 100 grams that was listed. Anyway, at the site listed you can put in any food item you'd like.


Baby Spinach, raw (1 cup)*(1 cup (30g))*

Calories: 6, Total Fat: 0.12g, Total Carbs: 1.09g, Protein: 0.86g

Spinach, raw (1 leaf)*(1 leaf (10g))*

Calories: 2, Total Fat: 0.04g, Total Carbs: 0.36g, Protein: 0.29g

Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt (1 cup)*(1 cup (180g))*

Calories: 41, Total Fat: 0.47g, Total Carbs: 6.75g, Protein: 5.35g

Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared (1 cup)*(1 cup (156g))*

Calories: 48, Total Fat: 1.17g, Total Carbs: 6.75g, Protein: 6.15g

Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt (1 cup)*(1 cup (180g))*

Calories: 41, Total Fat: 0.47g, Total Carbs: 6.75g, Protein: 5.35g

Baby Spinach*by Dole (2 cups (48.6 grams))
Calories: 20, Total Fat: 0g, Total Carbs: 3g, Protein: 2g

Spinach*by Giant (4 cups)
Calories: 20, Total Fat: 0g, Total Carbs: 3g, Protein: 2g

Spinach*by Popeye Tender Spinach (1 cup)
Calories: 20, Total Fat: 0g, Total Carbs: 3g, Protein: 2g

Wow! Thanks

I've been using spinach with my dinner every night for the past couple weeks. I don't really measure it out because it's a hassle to stuff it into a measuring cup just to make sure I get the exact right amount. I've just been taking 2 or 3 large handfuls and put it on my plate and it's been fine so far I guess.