Vegetable Juice Question

"Bill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
regarding breakfast. Many of his menus for breakfast include vegetable
juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am looking to swap

it

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for something else. I know I don't need to follow his menus to the

letter,

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actually I'm probably going to pick one or two of them like the egg cups

and

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such that I can make up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if

the

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VJ is there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other more
damaging beverages like milk and such. My beverage of choice is diet
caffeine free cola,

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

That is what I'm asking, is the stuff in VJ neccessary for the diet or is it
just a good addition to the breakfast and I can get by without it. Other
than a few extra mg of sodium in the soda I could drink water and get the
same effect, so to put it another way, can I substitute water in place of
the VJ.....

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

I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
regarding breakfast. Many of his menus for breakfast include vegetable
juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am looking to swap

it

Quoted message said:

for something else. I know I don't need to follow his menus to the

letter,

Quoted message said:

actually I'm probably going to pick one or two of them like the egg cups

and

Quoted message said:

such that I can make up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if

the

Quoted message said:

VJ is there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other

more

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

damaging beverages like milk and such. My beverage of choice is diet
caffeine free cola,

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

Bill said:

That is what I'm asking, is the stuff in VJ neccessary for the diet or is it
just a good addition to the breakfast and I can get by without it. Other
than a few extra mg of sodium in the soda I could drink water and get the
same effect, so to put it another way, can I substitute water in place of
the VJ.....

I think that it's just a way to get another vegetable serving into the
day. Have a fresh tomato and water instead of the juice or maybe a
serving of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling, just regular old canned
pumpkin) or some other veggie.

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

I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
regarding breakfast. Many of his menus for breakfast include vegetable
juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am looking to swap

it

Quoted message said:

for something else. I know I don't need to follow his menus to the

letter,

Quoted message said:

actually I'm probably going to pick one or two of them like the egg cups

and

Quoted message said:

such that I can make up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if

the

Quoted message said:

VJ is there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other

more

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

damaging beverages like milk and such. My beverage of choice is diet
caffeine free cola,

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

--
jmk in NC

Bill said:

That is what I'm asking, is the stuff in VJ neccessary for the diet or is it
just a good addition to the breakfast and I can get by without it. Other
than a few extra mg of sodium in the soda I could drink water and get the
same effect, so to put it another way, can I substitute water in place of
the VJ.....

I think that it's just a way to get another vegetable serving into the
day. Have a fresh tomato and water instead of the juice or maybe a
serving of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling, just regular old canned
pumpkin) or some other veggie.

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

I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
regarding breakfast. Many of his menus for breakfast include vegetable
juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am looking to swap

it

Quoted message said:

for something else. I know I don't need to follow his menus to the

letter,

Quoted message said:

actually I'm probably going to pick one or two of them like the egg cups

and

Quoted message said:

such that I can make up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if

the

Quoted message said:

VJ is there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other

more

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

damaging beverages like milk and such. My beverage of choice is diet
caffeine free cola,

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

--
jmk in NC

Bill wrote:
:: That is what I'm asking, is the stuff in VJ neccessary for the diet
:: or is it just a good addition to the breakfast and I can get by
:: without it. Other than a few extra mg of sodium in the soda I could
:: drink water and get the same effect, so to put it another way, can I
:: substitute water in place of the VJ.....

Just eat some veggies and drink some water. Broccoli, cauliflower, spinach,
etc.

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:: "Rox" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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::: "Bill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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:::: I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
:::: regarding breakfast. Many of his menus for breakfast include
:::: vegetable juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am
:::: looking to swap it for something else. I know I don't need to
:::: follow his menus to the letter, actually I'm probably going to
:::: pick one or two of them like the egg cups and such that I can make
:::: up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if the VJ is
:::: there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other
:::: more damaging beverages like milk and such. My beverage of choice
:::: is diet caffeine free cola,
:::
::: There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things
::: can be found in juice.

Bill said:

I'm looking to start up on the South Beach Diet and have a question
regarding breakfast.

I follow Atkins so my answers may be a bit off.

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Many of his menus for breakfast include vegetable
juice as the main beverage, I really don't like VJ so am looking to swap it
for something else.

JMK already suggested a whole tomato. Buiding on that,
Roma tomatoes are firm enough that with a little
practice I can eat one like an apple. Other breeds
of tomato are too squishy to do that so have one
sliced.

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I know I don't need to follow his menus to the letter,
actually I'm probably going to pick one or two of them like the egg cups and
such that I can make up beforehand for convenience, but I'm wondering if the
VJ is there for a specific reason or just to be substitute for other more
damaging beverages like milk and such.

Vitamins, minerals, better nutrient mixture. Basically
eating healthier foods with the intention of making the
health aspect become the habit and the weight loss
become the side effect of that habit.

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Has anyone gone through the diet
using a limited number of different items for breakfast, snack, lunch and
snack without getting bored? I'm a creature of habit and generally stay
with one or two types of breakfast, lunch and snack items during the week,
while at work, and was thinking of designing my meals and snacks around 1 or
2 items from each of the areas and just sticking to them instead of bouncing
around different menus every day. Right now I've been eating the same or
similar breakfast, snack and lunch for quite a while and don't have a
problem with the monotony.

I'm an afternoon person and that sounds like much of my
life. For breakfast I'm not in the slightest interested
in variety and if I get bored how could I even tell
though the grogginess. Mostly the same stuff again and
again is what I call stabily not boredom in the morning.

For lunches I have a pattern I stick too but I vary the
details. Half liter water, 4 oz some type of cooked meat,
4 oz cheese, raw veggies the size of my fist. I shop
for differing modules but if I get a 2 pound block of
cheese that cuts into 8 days of 4 oz blocks so I eat it
8 weekdays in a row and I don't even notice.

As an afternoon and evening person, no way will I do
that same pattern stuff for dinner. It's my time for
variety. I also shop for the cooked meat, cheese and
veggies in the evening so while my lunch portions are
fixed the exact contents do vary over time.

If you're morning person not an evening person, the
above will be nonsense for you.

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I may make a minor change now and again but am
quite satisfied with the lack of variety, while I'm at work that is.
Weekends and dinner on the other hand I'm planning on using different
recipes allot since that's when I tend to graze and I'm afraid that if I try
to keep the same as the weekdays I'll be off the wagon in no time. Has
anyone tried the diet like this?? Any problems??

Notice how I work variety into my lunches. I pick a
time of day when I'm active and interested in variety
and that's when I go shopping, but I have a set pattern
that's a fixed ceremony for portions and how to pack it.

Rox said:

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

Best to fresh juice it yourself if you are going to have it.....

"tominbkk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Rox said:

There are NO vitamins, minerals or fiber in soda but those things can be
found in juice.

Best to fresh juice it yourself if you are going to have it.....

That is very true.