Does anyone know if the carb content is higher in cooked vegetables than raw? Does the fiber count go down once veggies are cooked? I haven't been able to find any research or numbers. An endocrinologist told me some years ago that if I cooked my vegetables I may as well eat bread. I know it was an exaggeration but since I rarely eat meat I was curious. Thanks.

I'm working on a handful of tuna recipe conversions.

I've been using natural whey protein mixed in "mashed potatoes", eggs and things and drinking one daily of the Biggest Loser Designer Whey blueberry 2Go protein packs in water. I put it into a quart of water as opposed to 8 ounces though. I think the net carbs work out to only one. Has anyone else tried them? 40 calories, 6 protein, 7 carbs and 6 fiber.

It's difficult getting enough volume in a recipe without the animal protein or tofu because generally the vegetable portion has to be cut down to keep the carb count low. I made a raw zucchini and garlic fettuccine and mixed the whey protein into the Bertoli Alfredo sauce. I used less than 1/3 of a cup though. Also a raw zucchini hummus and stirred in some whey for protein. Good as a salad dressing too.

Tofu is a great meat substitute if you can eat soy. Being a breast cancer survivor and have been warned numerous times about large amounts of soy in my particular situation, so I'm looking for some other options.

I'd love to have some filling, low carb, non-meat recipes too if anyone has some. Why reinvent the wheel?

Yum, those look like the Snakaroons from Laughing Giraffe without the carbs!! Going to have to try them for sure. 

Bob's Red Mill has an unsweetened shredded coconut. Netrition sells it as does,  www.nutsonline.com, www.sunfood.com, as does www.tropicaltraditions.com who BTW has a resealable 1 gallon container, which is 3.5 pounds for $11.25 until 10/10/10.

OMGosh, he's just adorable! Must be difficult when time comes for him to go back home 

Me toooooo, Beebs! Buckets of blessings and answers and direction from Above are on their way to you!!

YVW ~ 

Umpa, certainly will post it if they come out well . I think they would probably be better dehydrated rather than baked, but we'll see. Down the road I will definitely be contacting you for some help in converting a few recipes.   Thank you!

Thank you so much for the friendly welcome. You are so kind.

Doug's book arrived today and from what I've read so far this will be very doable with a few twists to accommodate my semi-raw food, quasi-vegetarian ways. Dinner tonight was raw yellow squash fettuccini with Bertoli Alfredo and a sprinkle of parmesan. Too good! This will work!

What a great book, Doug! While some of the principles are known to most professional dieters, I think sometimes we don't fully comprehend them or their impact. Your book is user friendly and presented in such a warm and comfortable way taking the mystique out of the science -- well it just works! For me, it got the head knowledge to the heart where it made an impact. Thanks to you (and Sherri, too)!  Definitely seeing several gifts already checked off the Christmas list!! This is waaay too good not to share!