Green Peas

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Registered: 11-18-2005
Green Peas
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Wed, 02-15-2006 - 10:33pm
I should know this but are peas counted toward our legume allowance or just towards veggies? I know they're technically a legume but they seem so much more like a veggie than a bean. TIA!
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Registered: 04-01-2005
In reply to: nilib
Thu, 02-16-2006 - 6:35am

Hi Nili,


Green peas are a phase 2 food and are considered a starchy vegetable. They should be limited to a 1/2 cup and counted toward your starch/grain servings.

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In reply to: nilib
Thu, 02-16-2006 - 9:10am

No way! a starch/grain? I'd have never thought it. I mean, I know Sugar Busters included them in the sugary foods. Not that I eat them that often (actually, almost never, but I do put them in my veggie soup because they are in the mixed veggies bag).

In the good carbs guide that are listed as Good for phase 2 and 3.

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In reply to: nilib
Thu, 02-16-2006 - 9:16am

Yup, it's true. Check it out in the Foods to Enjoy list for Phase 2:


Foods to Reintroduce & Avoid - Phase 2
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-fbsouthbeach&msg=18045.1&ctx=0


Personally, I don't like the "Good Carbs, Good Fats Guide". There are lots of gray areas --- for example, it list foods as 'good' or 'eat rarely' - what exactly does that mean? The lists that we have formulated on this board are based on the lists from the original book and feedback from the nutritionists on the official South Beach Diet site.


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Registered: 11-18-2005
In reply to: nilib
Thu, 02-16-2006 - 10:51am
Wow! I'm with you, Kim! I would never have guessed they were a starch serving! A bean serving but not a starch serving. Thanks for the info. I guess I'll be giving up peas for now. That's not something that I want to spend a starch serving on!
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