As with any bodybuilding method, you want to fit in as many vegetables a day as possible while on the Anabolic Diet.
I struggle to get my veggies down. I used to be far worse, never eating a single green, leafy bite, but now I’ve conditioned myself to sometimes even crave a small salad. I never thought I’d see that day.
I largely focus on eating spinach, broccoli, and carrots. Those are my primary veggies, and I really don’t deviate more than that, although I should. I will often mix up a large salad for the day made up of those three, along with two or more chopped up hard boiled eggs, and a tablespoon or two of bleu cheese dressing. I will also often cut up an avocado and toss it in as well. I will have some of the salad before every meal.
I also, as mentioned in a previous post about how to fit more vegetables into your diet, like to grind frozen broccoli and spinach into my shakes. Frozen cauliflower blends well, too.
HOW TO COUNT CARBS FROM VEGETABLES
The answer here is simple: don’t! I don’t count a single carb from my vegetables. Even if I’m eating slightly more carb-dense veggies — like carrots — the nutritional benefits I get far outweigh the harm of eating a couple carbs.
If I ate over 30 grams of carbs a day from the vegetables I listed before, then my body would be very happy. Honestly, if you’re eating that many veggies, then you are going to get far more good than bad from such an insignificant carb intake.
THE FINAL SAY
Eat as many fibrous vegetables as possible on the Anabolic Diet and don’t count them toward any carb total. Coming up with an excuse not to stuff yourself with healthy, beneficial veggies is unnecessary.