Lentils

Do (German) Lentils count as a starch or is it vegetable?

I never knew those are a German thing, are they? This article suggests so. http://germanfood.about.com/od/German-Vegetables/g/Tellerlinsen.htm

 

 

Im not sure if its a german thing. I would count lintels as a starch although technically a vegetable. 

What about homemade mushy peas? I make them with split peas.... which category would this fall under?

Or should these be avoided?

 

 

I would count any and all legumes under a starch. I don't know that I would recommend them as you don't hear me say anything about them in Thrive but a once in a while thing is okay. They got lumped in with white bread and are considered evil by some, far from true but never the less they aren't one of the top foods. 

Got it.. Good thing I don't really want to eat mushy peas on the regular

Thanks Jeff!

"I would count any and all legumes under a starch."

Does this include legumes consumed intact with the pod i.e. snap peas and green beans?

Good question Douglas and one I had never though of. My answer here is starting to have some incongruence. Green beans don't have enough carbs to count as a starch. You would just have to eat way to may of them. 

For general use; count anything that is not listed in Thive that is hirer in carbs as a starch. Beans, bread and what not. This way you don't over eat carbs. Im not suggesting they are optimal just training to mitigate eating 400g carbs at a meal. 

I know how this thread could confuse people so if after reading this you still have clarifying questions please ask. 

Jeff-

That's kind of what I expected, but I wanted to make sure I was tracking correctly with your thinking. Peas (fresh or frozen) and green beans seem to be on par with other approved veggies when you look at the carb count, so I've been using them for lunch and dinner. 

Thanks as always for your response.