[EastCoastF1fan]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum. Stumbled across it one day as I was trying to get other people's opinions of LAWL. I'm quite glad I did, its really helped me regain my motivation and want to start losing again (after a 2 month plateau). I love the recipe section and have already used some of them.

I have been trying for 3 weeks now to get a response, the councellors write it down in my book and say they're going to call the dietition, but I still have no answer.

What do Bamboo Shoots count as?? Are they a vegetable or a starch, and how much is a serving??

Thanks in advance,

Barb

[aphil]

I checked into the nutritional content of bamboo shoots for you. I honestly would venture to say that they are a vegetable-not a starch. The calorie, fiber, and carb counts are similar to what 1 cup of lettuce would be.

1 cup of cooked bamboo shoots:

14 calories
2 carbohydrates
1.2 fiber

A starch would have much more calories and carbohydrates for the same serving amount.

I hope this helps. If you need to, copy this information down, and show it to the counselor.

[SandyG28]

Hi Barb:
I don't have any answers for you....just wanted to say hi from the other side of the bridge! I'm so tickled that LAWL has found it's way to HRM. I've been at the Cole Harbour centre since July (with a little break for 12 weeks due to a health situation) and have lost 27 lbs thus far. Good to see a fellow 'east coaster' on the board!