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diet gurus we had been following all those years? And asking ourselves that question gave us a quick answer: Duh, of course we could! You can still be a vegetarian Trim Healthy Mama, as we outline in Chapter 25 , “Heads Up: Vegetarians!,” but one of our biggest reasons for eating a plant-based diet was fear—and that’s no way to live!
    Letting go of all our past food theories felt like skydiving out of an airplane: terrifying yet exhilarating. Incredibly, we soon came to learn science backs up God’s word over and over again.Butter is rich in antioxidants and boasts high amounts of selenium, which shields the body from free radical damage. It is rich in iodine, which is essential to thyroid health and protective of breast and ovarian cancers. It contains a readily absorbable form of vitamin A and is an excellent form of vitamin D, which maintains strong bones and lowers the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. If you’re still having some trouble shaking the “butter is bad” theory, you may need some therapy. Try saying this a few times: “Oooh, I love me some buttah!!!”
WHAT ELSE GOES ON MY PLATE?
    You’ve got Three Amigos that help you master S meals.
    1.Non-starchy Veggies
    Remember, we don’t want blood sugar to be the chief fuel in an S meal. It is fat’s turn to “burn, baby, burn.” Aside from protein, which is the anchor of all meal types, non-starchy veggies are huge players in S meals as they have minimal effect on your blood sugar. “What’s a non-starchy vegetable?” you ask. Basically any vegetable that is not a root vegetable (like a potato, sweet potato, or carrot) or a starch (such as corn). That still leaves you with literally hundreds of choices. We want you to eat plenty of non-starchy veggies—oodles of them, all scrumptiously prepared. And don’t get all caught up with counting the carbs in them or limiting amounts like many low-carb diets suggest. They are low enough in carbs that they will not cause much of a rise in blood sugar even with large helpings.
    Non-starchy veggies are in the Fuel Pull category. We have an example list of them in the chapter on Fuel Pulls (see this page ) for you to look at. For interest’s sake, we count onlynet carbs on Trim Healthy Mama, which is total carbs minus fiber. Most non-starchy veggies have between two and six net carbs, with a few slightly higher and some even lower. Lettuce and other leafy greens have the lowest amounts of starch of all vegetables. They have less than one gram of carb per serving and minuscule calories. That is ridiculously low, so filling up on them makes perfect sense. Any form of tasty animal protein like chicken, beef, or salmon over a nice, BIG plate of lettuce with succulent dressing makes a quick, complete, slimming, and inexpensive meal.
    Sadly, non-starchy veggies are usually overshadowed by sides like potatoes and mac and cheese—but that’s about to change! Non-starchies can also accompany E meals, but when they are paired with fats in an S meal…“oh my.”
    Many conventional diets want you to eat lots of vegetables, but dry leaves and stalks are unappetizing to most of us. We have to force ourselves to be good and try to get our quota in, and some of us avoid them altogether (you know who you are). There is nothing worse than being told not only to eat more broccoli, but to eat it dry and unsavory. This goes against human taste buds, we think. But broccoli is delicious tossed with butter and sea salt, or made into a creamy casserole. Roasted veggies with coconut oil—divine! Sautéed veggies with a peanut Thai sauce—yum! Cauliflower creamed up with butter and sea salt—a great sub for mashed potatoes!
    Speaking of which…time for your first little quiz.
    Question: If you pair mashed potatoes with an S meal what happens?
    Answer:
    A. You get the hiccups
    B. You feel the urge to scratch your left ankle
    C. You have second helpings
    D. No body fat will be burned
    Got the answer? Not yet?