Veggie Measuring
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| Fri, 07-04-2008 - 11:54pm |
For someone who's tried to switch to this way of eating in the past, I probably ask a lot of unnecessary questions. I apologize for that, and blame it on a professor from my distant past who taught us that the only stupid question was the one that wasn't asked. Since it was an education class, it made total sense and I still apply the logic, whether I should or not.
Anyway, I know this WOE calls for 4.5 cups of vegetables each day as a base; more is certainly allowed and acceptable.
What I'm wondering is if there are any standards of measurement. For instance, is there anything that spells out what a quantity of a given veggie equates to in cup measurements?
As a lot of times I eat veggies themselves -- grape tomatoes, celery sticks, etc -- how do I know how the number I eat translates into cup measurements? Even the grape tomato boxes don't list serving size info.
Any assistance/guidance will be greatly appreciated. I've been doing fairly well most days eating the right types of foods.. Now I want to make sure that my quantities are good, too. If I can get some "conversion" info as it were, I'd have a better feel for areas that need tweaking, instead of doing the guessing that I'm currently doing.



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Nancy, Have you seen this? Although it doesn't technically explain how to measure a veggie serving, I think if you follow the veggie recommendations at every meal, you've hit the 4 1/2 cups. Plus, I think its easier to imagine what the smaller quantities (ie: 1/2 cup veggies for breakfast or 2 cups lunch) look like rather than try to figure out
Doreen
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