another silly question!

[bluegirly 343]

sorry, but I am just full of dumb questions!! I am very good about not eating any more than one cup of food at a meal. It's a rule I won't break. But today I am going to try salad for lunch. So I have some chicken breast I will use, plus lettuce. But since lettuce is so "puffy" (for lack of a better word!), how do you measure that without only eating like 4 pieces of lettuce because that's all that would fit in a measuring cup?? Do you smoosh it down? Thanks in advance!

[es1120 141]

I would probably just do a handful.

*On a side note, my surgeon is anti-salad! I thought this was pretty funny but when he explained it made sense. Most (not everyone) put so much 'bad' stuff on salad and overdo the dressing but don't include enough Protein. It made a lot of sense and I don't eat as much salad as I used to (I'd rather fill up on protein).

Back to your original question: instead of a measuring cup, just grab a handful (I know you don't want to go over a cup of food but a little extra lettuce probably won't back a huge difference)

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Honestly, I just kind of "eyeball" lettuce because there is no good way to measure it.

I use a bowl I'm familiar with so I just kinda wing it. Plus, lettuce has no calories and is mostly Water, so it won't mess up your day regardless.

I do, however, measure everything I put on it.

[jennybean 175]

That is a resonable question LOL. I think I read somewhere in the mountain of paperwork my doctor gave me, that lettuce does not apply to the "one cup rule" and not to worry about the quantity. I am sure others can help too.

I am still on mushie phase and the thought of eating lettuce scares the heck out of me! Let us know how it goes

[bluegirly 343]

Thank you everyone!! I think I will just kind of eyeball it. And of course, I will measure everything I put on it, which won't be much. Just some chicken breast and a few cherry tomatoes. Thanks for putting up with my weird questions....I'm sure I'll have another one in an hour or two!

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Thank you everyone!! I think I will just kind of eyeball it. And of course, I will measure everything I put on it, which won't be much. Just some chicken breast and a few cherry tomatoes. Thanks for putting up with my weird questions....I'm sure I'll have another one in an hour or two!

I don't think they're weird questions at all. We all have to learn the little things that doctors don't tell us from somewhere, you know?

[lisacaron 5,075]

My only advice, and this came from my Dr. is to be careful when eating the salad that you eat the Protein in it first. Don't "fill up" on the salad to the point where you don't get all the chicken or what ever Protein in.

That has happened to me before, and trust me you want to get the protein in first and not worry about how many leaves of vegies you get in.

[jfc193 718]

Protein over lettuce any day.

When I do eat a salad I have the dressing on the side dip the fork in the dressing and the get a little salad this way I taste the dressing without over doing it.

Really a true carnivore at heart.

[Sojourner 2,446]

Lettuce does not have much nutritional value, so when I consider eating "salad", I usually skip the lettuce and have a few pieces of carrot, Tomato, or cucumber.

I miss my salads, but the rules now are for Protein first. A typical salad meal for me would be a small portion of grilled chicken, and for carbs a slice of tomato, carrot, and cucumber.

I also keep any dressing on the side and dip the veggies in the dressing sparingly. You get all the taste without the excessive calories.

[dmariedamon 0]

Try using mixed baby greens and spinach instead of lettuce. Way more nutritional value. Also try a quarter of avocado with some balsamic vinegar so yummy! I also us a little crumpled goat cheese mozzarella or feta! Also chopped nuts & seeds