One thing low-carbers hear a lot is that we don’t eat enough vegetables.  The USDA’s food pyramid recommends 3-5 servings of vegetables a day, but they also recommend 6-11 servings of grain, so they’re insane.  And since they define a  “serving” of vegetables as a half-cup of cooked veggies or a full cup of raw, most high-carb eaters I know don’t come close to that.  (Remember, corn and potatoes are not vegetables; they’re in the grain category.  Neither is ketchup.)

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