Sub. for V-8 Juice?

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Emma Thackery said:

I've developed an allergy to tomatoes. Agh. I am taking a multivitamin
but I wondered if there was anything I might substitute for V-8 in the
morning... like maybe 1/4 of a grapefruit with some Splenda on it? Or
is that too high in carbs? I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

Emma

How about a cup of tea,

and a protein shake? :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"Emma Thackery" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

I've developed an allergy to tomatoes. Agh. I am taking a multivitamin
but I wondered if there was anything I might substitute for V-8 in the
morning... like maybe 1/4 of a grapefruit with some Splenda on it? Or
is that too high in carbs? I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

Emma, I assume you are doing South Beach, since they call for V-8 for
breakfast.

First thing, V-8 is considered a vegetable selection, for dietary purposes.
So substituting a fruit, with a higher % of sugar, wouldn't be equivalent.
Grapefruit is relatively low in sugar compared to many other fruits, so it
would be a better choice than most others. Berries are also low in sugar.

Second, the objective of the initial 2 weeks of SB, I believe, is to keep
carbohydrates pretty low. So you'd probably want to choose a substitute with
an equivalent carb count. V-8 juice is 10 g for 8 oz. Grapefruit is 11 g for
half a medium fruit.

In order to get more veggies (which is the SB intent), you could also make a
bed of slivered spinach, onion, and red bell pepper to put your morning
soft-cooked eggs on. I do that occasionally and it's very good either raw,
or with the greens barely wilted.

HG

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Quoted message said:

I've developed an allergy to tomatoes. Agh. I am taking a multivitamin
but I wondered if there was anything I might substitute for V-8 in the
morning... like maybe 1/4 of a grapefruit with some Splenda on it? Or
is that too high in carbs? I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

How about this:
V8 Splash® Diet Berry Blend
http://www.v8juice.com/splash.aspx?ProductID=2481
8 oz..
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 130%
or maybe
Tropicana Light Berry Blend (my favorite of the two)
http://www.tropicana.com/TRP_ProductInformation/Detail.cfm?ProductID=87
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin C 100%

Quoted message said:

Emma

They are both pretty good(IMO). My wife likes them and she not diabetic or
doing the low-carb thing.
--
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T2 Nov '05
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BowFlex(3x a week)

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Joe said:

"Emma Thackery" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've developed an allergy to tomatoes. Agh. I am taking a multivitamin
but I wondered if there was anything I might substitute for V-8 in the
morning... like maybe 1/4 of a grapefruit with some Splenda on it? Or
is that too high in carbs? I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

How about this:
V8 Splash® Diet Berry Blend
http://www.v8juice.com/splash.aspx?ProductID=2481
8 oz..
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 130%
or maybe
Tropicana Light Berry Blend (my favorite of the two)
http://www.tropicana.com/TRP_ProductInformation/Detail.cfm?ProductID=87
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin C 100%

They are both pretty good(IMO). My wife likes them and she not diabetic or
doing the low-carb thing.

Wow, that's great! Dummy me.... I had assumed that all V-8 had tomato
in it and never bothered to look. I will definitely check that and the
Tropicana out. Thank you so much 🙂 I'm guessing it's probably gluten
free too.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Emma Thackery said:

I've developed an allergy to tomatoes. Agh. I am taking a multivitamin
but I wondered if there was anything I might substitute for V-8 in the
morning... like maybe 1/4 of a grapefruit with some Splenda on it? Or
is that too high in carbs? I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

How about a cup of tea,

and a protein shake? :-)

I'm sipping a cup of Ceylon BOP as I write this as tea is my fav
beverage. Even when I'm most fatigued or cranky, a nice cup of tea
always seems to give me a little lift. But, I was worrying about the
lack of fruit... you know like maybe the food pyramid would cast a
lightning bolt to strike me if I ate no fruit at all. 🙂

Emma Thackery said:

But, I was worrying about the
lack of fruit... you know like maybe the food pyramid would cast a
lightning bolt to strike me if I ate no fruit at all. 🙂

If this weren't ASDLC there'd be the fact that fruits and veggies
are interchangible. Eat plenty of one and who cares if you ever
touch any of the other. But this being ASDLC they aren't
interchangible - fruits are veggies in pretty wrappers and extra
sugar.

Then again the food pyramid is a load of nonsense. If it hits
you with a bolt gather up the material - it will make good
compost for your garden.

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Quoted message said:

How about this:
V8 Splash® Diet Berry Blend
http://www.v8juice.com/splash.aspx?ProductID=2481
8 oz..
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 130%
or maybe
Tropicana Light Berry Blend (my favorite of the two)
http://www.tropicana.com/TRP_ProductInformation/Detail.cfm?ProductID=87
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin C 100%

Quoted message said:

Emma

They are both pretty good(IMO). My wife likes them and she not diabetic or
doing the low-carb thing.

But they are only like 10% juice. Regular V8 is 100% juice.

Emma Thackery said:

I'm sipping a cup of Ceylon BOP as I write this as tea is my fav
beverage. Even when I'm most fatigued or cranky, a nice cup of tea
always seems to give me a little lift. But, I was worrying about the
lack of fruit... you know like maybe the food pyramid would cast a
lightning bolt to strike me if I ate no fruit at all. 🙂

I'm on low-carb, but not *really* low-carb, so eat some minor amounts
of fruit. Berries and melon tend to be relatively low-carb as fruits
go. I tend to mix fruit with yogurt or ricotta, maybe some DaVinci
syrup if it's a [censored] fruit (like cranberries). Makes a nice breakfast.

I consider these amounts to be approximately equivalent at about 5-6 g
CHO:

1/2 cup whole fresh strawberries or cranberries
1/4 cup thawed frozed unsweetened strawberries
1/8 medium cantalope
1/16 medium honeydew
1/64 medium watermelon

Lots of other berry and melon choices, these are just my faves so I
have the info handy.

In general, juice is not a good low-carb choice anyways - juice
concentrates the sugars so there's lots more in an equivalent serving
than if you eat the whole fruit or veggie instead.

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"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

How about this:
V8 Splash® Diet Berry Blend
http://www.v8juice.com/splash.aspx?ProductID=2481
8 oz..
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin A 100%
Vitamin C 130%
or maybe
Tropicana Light Berry Blend (my favorite of the two)
http://www.tropicana.com/TRP_ProductInformation/Detail.cfm?ProductID=87
Total Carb. 3 g
Vitamin C 100%

Quoted message said:

Emma

They are both pretty good(IMO). My wife likes them and she not diabetic
or doing the low-carb thing.

But they are only like 10% juice. Regular V8 is 100% juice.

It's the price you pay to limit your carbs.

--
Joe
T2 Nov '05
30mg Actos,3gr Cinnamon, Diet(100 carbs) & 3 mile walk(everyday) &
BowFlex(3x a week)

*****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.*****

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Quoted message said:

Emma Thackery said:

I'm sipping a cup of Ceylon BOP as I write this as tea is my fav
beverage. Even when I'm most fatigued or cranky, a nice cup of tea
always seems to give me a little lift. But, I was worrying about the
lack of fruit... you know like maybe the food pyramid would cast a
lightning bolt to strike me if I ate no fruit at all. 🙂

I'm on low-carb, but not *really* low-carb, so eat some minor amounts
of fruit. Berries and melon tend to be relatively low-carb as fruits
go. I tend to mix fruit with yogurt or ricotta, maybe some DaVinci
syrup if it's a [censored] fruit (like cranberries). Makes a nice breakfast.

I consider these amounts to be approximately equivalent at about 5-6 g
CHO:

1/2 cup whole fresh strawberries or cranberries
1/4 cup thawed frozed unsweetened strawberries
1/8 medium cantalope
1/16 medium honeydew
1/64 medium watermelon

Lots of other berry and melon choices, these are just my faves so I
have the info handy.

In general, juice is not a good low-carb choice anyways - juice
concentrates the sugars so there's lots more in an equivalent serving
than if you eat the whole fruit or veggie instead.

Thanks so much for the informative response! Normally, I am not a
"juice" person at all. We have our own fruit trees even. But it's
winter here and our blackberries are dormant. I can't always find fresh
strawberries either---and the deer have twice wiped our our
strawberries. Go figure, they eat only the tenderest tips of the
blackberry vines but practically rip out the strawberries by their
roots... damn deer. But I had forgotten about frozen unsweetened
berries, so thanks! We eat a wide range of veggies but it's still nice
to have a few berries a couple times a week anyway. I made some SF
jello blended with Neufchatel and just a few chopped strawberries and it
was just really delicious. I just love your little chart as I need all
the help I can get. 🙂

Emma

Emma Thackery wrote:

:: Thanks so much for the informative response! Normally, I am not a
:: "juice" person at all. We have our own fruit trees even. But it's
:: winter here and our blackberries are dormant. I can't always find
:: fresh strawberries either---and the deer have twice wiped our our
:: strawberries. Go figure, they eat only the tenderest tips of the
:: blackberry vines but practically rip out the strawberries by their
:: roots... damn deer. But I had forgotten about frozen unsweetened
:: berries, so thanks! We eat a wide range of veggies but it's still
:: nice to have a few berries a couple times a week anyway. I made
:: some SF jello blended with Neufchatel and just a few chopped
:: strawberries and it was just really delicious. I just love your
:: little chart as I need all the help I can get. 🙂

Hey, deer is low carb!!! Let them eat the berries and you eat the deer!

Here deerie, deerie....