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This is something I read fairly often, almost every day I'm eating carrots, parsnips, beetroot and such things.
I also get in a good variety of other veg, but my question is, why are we supposed to go easy on root veggies!?
*edit* I generally don't bother with sweet potatoes etc, the veg mentioned above tend to be my regular items, with turnip occasionally.
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Who says to go easy on it? If Mark did, my guess is that he said it just because they are generally carb-dense and he has said in that past that he prefers that people get most of their carbs from less carb-dense veggies and fruit. Based on some of his more recent blog posts, I think he would be more approving of higher root vegetable consumption.
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I think it's because they contain comparatively large amounts of carbs when compared to meat, fish, eggs and cabbage etc.Originally Posted by smilingjustalittlebit
I eat my primal breakfast and lunch then whatever my boss cooks for dinner. I have cut down on potatoes but still eat them very regularly. Now if I could just persuade her to have liver more often.....
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I love root vegetables and eat lots of them, but if you are trying to watch carbs they might be problematic. I'm not worried about carb intake, so I eat them as much as I want. Speaking of which, I got a big bunch of beets in my csa--yum!
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Too carb dense for me. I do eat potatoes once a month or so. I am a green leaf fanatic!! Spinach and kale being my favorites. I just had the best raw kale salad I have ever had!! It was at Wegman's grocery store. They were advertising a white balsamic vinegar salad dressing. Talk about good. I was hooked.
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If it's just a carb content thing then I'm grand with that, it's working well for me.
Thanks guys.
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Yup. Lots of people (Kurt Harris, for example) feel that starchy tubers are second only to fatty, delicious animal products as nutrient-dense sources of energy.
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