They say many green vegetables have a negative calorie intake. My question is, why do you need to have a small portion of it with your meals. I was told just to get a handful and that would be approx. the correct portion, but one handful is very small for me. Is it so you can get use to eating in small portions? Is it the carbs? I'm curious to know.

I've never heard of anyone recommending that you limit vegetables.

I have, though I don't abide by that rule. :)

Carrots for example have lots of carbs I believe, some sugar, but I guess you may have to really eat a lot for them to have a noticable bad effect.

Eat all the leafy greens you want. Eat all the cucumbers you want. Eat all the mushrooms you want.

Almost eat all the green beans you want. Almost eat all the squash you want.

Start to watch how many peas, carrots, and onions you eat.

Really watch how many beans, legumes, corn, and sweet potatoes you eat.

Try to avoid starchy potatoes.

I don't agree with your advice to avoid certain vegetables. I think if your overall diet is super clean, and you're trying to break through a very stubborn plateau, you might want to heed this advice. For the average person trying to eat more nutritious foods, or trying to lose more than 10% of his body weight, I'd recommend to eat as many vegetables as possible.

It depends what other things are part of your diet. If you regularly eat a packet of instant oatmeal for breakfast, or if you eat an ice cream as a snack once in a while, a few extra carrots are hardly your biggest evil. :rolleyes: