What I can't have is fruit juice, but I just discovered a lighter version of Ruby Red which is delicious. I can only have a small serving of that, however.
I go through at least two heads of broccoli, a head of cauli, a cabbage, large frozen package of peas, bunch of celery, a quart jar of home-canned half-run green beans, two heads of lettuce, large package of grape tomatoes a week. This for four people.
When I get the craving for a mealy potato, I make two into a soup with frozen asparagus.
This business about locarb being a bacon-and-eggs desert is a canard promulgated by overweight dieticians.
I never was really overweight, but I noticed that in my twenties I went from 115 to 125 over a 3 year period. I was eating the same, but I became less active because my life slowed down.
Anyway, I always had good eating habits, but as an Italian carbs represented a pretty good part of my diet, although Americans have a real problem w/portion control, eh? I remember going over to my Anglo friends houses for dinner, and being stunned by how much they ate. Portions in my house/family were always normal size.
For me it was less about what I ate than how fit I was. And that has been my philosopy ever since. I can't consume more than 2 or 3 oz. of protein at a time (it slows me down physically and mentally), and I usually balance that w/a starchy veg or bread and a fibrous veg.
I eat bananas, apples, grapes every day. I like strawberries, but they're never naturally good, I always have to doctor them up w/cream or something, so I don't eat them unless they're in season. I eat a ton of blueberries with my cereal every morning, I love them, and if ever there was a super food it's them.