Phase I Questions

[pnolan68]

Is it ok to "juice" carrots and beets in phase 1?

[RedRox]

although V8 juice has some small amounts of carrot and beet juice in it, I would say no. Both of these root vegetables, particularly the beets, are high glycemically and juicing them will just raise that even more. I don't even think beets are an allowed starchy veggie in P2 when they are whole. You can have one 6oz V8 though per day as a substitute for 1/2 cup of your 4.5 cup minimum for veggies though! Really whole vegetables and whole fruits (in P2) are your best bets on this plan. juices, shakes and bars are really not the best options.

Edit: P.S. I moved this from the main SB board to the P1 forum since it was specifically a P1 question.

[pnolan68]

thank you for moving this, it took me over an hour to figure out how to make a post.

I don't drink canned juices, I don't like V8. I juice Kale and carrots every morning and sometimes beets, I see that the high glycemic index of carrots and beets defeat the purpose of phase 1. thank you for the response.

where do I find the sticky section faq P1... I clicked on faq and could not find it, so much info, maybe I did not look hard enough. thanks again

[RedRox]

Avoid the info in the tabs along the top of the message board forum. That FAQ is just for how the board in general operates. It is only about how the phpBB system operates. You seem to be doing fine making new posts! Just go into whatever forum you want to which seems relevant to your question and click on the "New Topic*" button within that forum before going into a specific topic. You reply to a topic by going into a specific topic and clicking the "Post Reply" button.

the P1 FAQ sticky topic is here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=26395

Sticky topics always remain stuck near the top of each individual subforum here regardless of activity so people can always find them and reference them when they need to. They have a different icon than regular topics too--they have a lightbulb icon with an exclamation point within the lightbulb so they are also easily identifiable in that manner.

I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon enough! It's a fun, active board with a lot of support and encouragement and info available. Enjoy your SB adventure!