Here we go again!
Dr and Mary McDougall did a webinar with Chef AJ yesterday and they did a 45 minute slide show entirely on the Mary's Mini. Some highlights:
Remember this is a DIET, and diets mean temporary and suffering. The suffering from a Mary's Mini is the monotony - just ONE starch for 10 days.
Even though it's "temporary suffering," you CAN follow the rules of a Mini for a lifetime, though.
Beans, peas, and lentils - No, they're too high in protein to be the starch on a mini.
Winter squashes - Yes, they're wonderful for a Mini because they're so low in calories per serving.
Fruit - Yes, 1-3 pieces a day.
Coffee and tea - Some debate between Dr. McD and Mary on this. He said an emphatic no, but Mary said people love their coffee or tea in the morning and said yes to decaf, but black, nothing added.
They answered many other questions, too, in the 2 hour webinar. So far I only got through the slide show part and will watch the rest later today. Here's the link on Chef AJ's page, and they usually appear on Dr. McDougall's about a week later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aywEiTjwKgBTW, Dr. McDougall will appear monthly on Chef AJ's YouTube page, they all agreed.