From KT – July 8, 2014
Dear DaVita HealthCare Partners Teammates,
Oops! I forgot to list my colorful choices.
I had 2 big bananas, one in mid-am, one in mid-afternoon. Would be 2.5 servings. Had one good sized green apple. 1.0 serving. Had spinach with dinner. 1.0 serving. Had small amount of carrots at lunch. .5 serving.
I need Village Vitality to say if I have the estimates right from the 2 large bananas and the one good sized green apple.
When I am in La Casa del Mundo, our Denver headquarters, I usually have 2 full servings of vegetables at lunch. And my assistant asked for the lunch here in Washington DC to have a good amount of vegetables. Instead they only had a rice dish with some carrots mixed in. Darn!
Let’s charge this health mountain together folks! kt
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Andrea said,
July 8, 2014 @ 5:39 pm
Hi KT, I think you have the correct calculations. I’m used to Weight Watchers which uses a point system. The lower the number of points, the better. For example, there really isn’t a serving size for most vegetables since the point count for most vegetables is 0. That means you can eat as much as you want, as long as you have at least five servings a day. Same holds true for most fruit. The more fat, carbs and calories something has in it, the higher the point count, and the sooner you reach your point limit for the day. I like the idea that Colorful Choices lasts six weeks. I look forward to being able to make Colorful Choices work with my Weight Watchers plan.
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Duane said,
July 9, 2014 @ 1:10 pm
You look too thin KT. You could use some more banannas!
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Village Vitality said,
July 17, 2014 @ 2:19 pm
Here are some typical serving size examples:
Vegetables
•1 cup of most fresh or cooked vegetables
•1 cup sliced fresh vegetables
•1 cup vegetable juice
•1 cup cooked beans
•2 cups leafy greens
Fruits
•1 cup of most fresh fruit
•About 8 large strawberries
•1 cup diced fruit (fresh, or canned without syrup or added sugar, is best)
•1/2 cup dried fruit
•1 cup 100% juice
•About 32 seedless grapes
•1 large orange
•1 small apple
•8” banana
•1 medium pear.
If you’re watching calories for weight control, limit beans (like black, navy, pinto, kidney, white, garbanzo, lima, and lentils) and starchy vegetables (like potatoes, sweet potatoes, green peas, and corn) to 1 serving/day and fruit to 2 servings/day.
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Andrea said,
July 17, 2014 @ 11:13 pm
Actually the advice about starchy vegetables and beans is contrary to what Weight Watchers advises. Beans are a great source of protein and fiber and an important part of weight loss and healthy eating. All dried beans are power foods on WW and the serving size is 1/2 cup. We are encouraged to eat beans, and there is no limit to the number of servings per day as long as the serving size is adhered to. Peas and corn are also power foods on Weight Watchers and we are encouraged to eat as many servings of those as we want, provided we adhere to the serving size which is 1/2 cup.
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