Vegetables

Vegetables are divided into two categories: starchy and fibrous. Common starchy vegetables include carrots, corn, peas, or potatoes. Common fibrous vegetables include any leafy green (lettuce, cabbage, spinach, etc.), asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, green beans, celery, peppers, broccoli, and cucumbers.

Allowed Vegetables

You can eat as many fibrous vegetables as you like - yes, unlimited.

Starchy vegetables are off limits. The following table gives a pretty comprehensive list of allowed vegetables.

How Much?

Yes, we did say that you can eat as many fibrous vegetables as you like! There is no upper limit. What we mean is that assuming you have eaten all your protein servings, you can then eat fibrous veggies until you are full. It's always possible to get too much if you are carelessly eating, but with fibrous vegetables it is not likely. The main problem is with the dressings -- on this diet they cannot contain sugar or fat -- see the sections below for rules on seasonings, oils and carbs.

What about the lower limit? Face it. You probably don't eat as many vegetables as you should. You must eat at least one serving of the allowed fibrous vegetables per meal. A good guideline for a serving size is about 1 cup or the amount you could fit in your cupped palm.