Dasheens or Taro

by Chloe Fernandez
(Brooklyn, New York, USA)

I had a vegetable called Dasheen on my second day of the cabbage soup diet. I've heard that its a starchy vegetable. Do I have to start the diet over, or are we allowed to have Dasheens on the vegetable day?

Dear Chloe,
dasheens also known as Taro are tropical starchy roots. I would not recommend them for the cabbage soup diet. On the other hand I don't think that you screwed it up yesterday. If hunger isn't overwhelming please continue with your csd week. I'm sure when sticking to the diet plan on the remaining days you should still see an impressive weight loss.

All the best,
Gabriela