Hi, I just started the Core program today and I am confused about the "Once A Day" items.

I found the below quote in a previous post...

"The only once-a-day Core items are potatoes, brown rice, and whole wheat pasta. You can also have a bowl of Core cereal with ff milk or yogurt in addition to whichever of the three you chose."

This means that I can only have ONE of the first three listed items each day. Am I understanding this correctly?

I had a half a large baked potato for lunch today and I am wondering if I can have bulgar wheat or couscous with dinner tonight?
And isn't couscous basically pasta?

Argh. Please help clarify.

Thanks so much.

"I had a half a large baked potato for lunch today and I am wondering if I can have bulgar wheat or couscous with dinner tonight?
And isn't couscous basically pasta?"

yes, you can have bulgar wheat or couscous tonight even if you've had a potato. i don't think ww counts couscous as a pasta.

i hope this helps.

Sandra's right, as far as I can tell. Even though couscous is a pasta, WW counts it as a grain I guess. Anyway, you can have the couscous as much as you want. Only white potatoes, brown rice, and/or ww pasta are restricted to once a day.
Hope that helps. And don't worry, we're all confused about something!

Thanks ladies. Much appreciated.

No problem, that's what we're here for. Feel free to join us in our Core Board Chat thread, I think we're on #20 now. We start a new one periodically but number them so that we can keep up. It is a busy place, but a great way to get the support that we all need!