A couple of readers have written this week with variations on this question.
Gwen notes that many weight loss plans allow for unlimited amounts of vegetables and wonders whether this rule is really a good one or whether some restrictions make sense. Jim says he’s not dieting but he’s gradually increased his vegetable intake to the point that he’s now eating up to five pounds of vegetables a day. He wonders whether that may be excessive and whether he should be concerned that almost all of the calories in vegetables come from (natural) sugars.
Obviously, you can overdo just about anything…even water. Drink several gallons of water in a short period of time and and you can put yourself into a hyponatremic coma. (Don’t try this at home.)
But assuming you’re not actually trying to hurt yourself, how easy would it be to get yourself in trouble by eating too many vegetables? All in all, not that easy. In most vegetables, the ratio of water and fiber to calories and sugar is high enough to keep you from from over-doing it. But as you appear to be craving some guidelines, here are a few:
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