Not all latins are mexicans. In the caribbean we like mexican food, but we eat plenty of other foods. We use plantain in a variety of ways: boiled, fried, mashed, etc. I would like to know the nutrition facts including the caloric count for them. Does anybody knows it? Thanks.

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/search.php?search_type=&searchpro=plantains

Hola, use above link to find the calories of the plantains fix any way. I am a big find of platanos fritos y mofongo, so I will be using it myself.

Good luck

Thank you, I was looking for something like this....

You are welcome, It has been working for me.

Hola JossyVila

Thank you so much for the web, I am also a BIG LOVER of platanos fritos. Your generosity sharing this web site will help me a lot.  Thank you again.

^_^ great I was about to ask a question on this. Since my family loves to cook with Platanos and of course other veggies. I was wondering if you know where I can find the calorie count on the Yuca and Yautia.

 Thanks

 Hello: this is helping me also with my counts, I have gone down 2 sizes in clothes and haven't started my exercise project yet. You know excuses waiting to clean up a room to make it a gym. LOL..

Here is the calories for Yuca and Yautia I couldn't believe I found it. It is the same site it is a matter of searching I useYuca in my Habichuelas and tell my husband they are Puertorican potatoes so he would eat them. :-) 

Yuca 

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/115729.html

Yautia

^_^ Hi Jossy that is really funny did he eat it? 

I thank you for the information now I can still eat my fav. veggies.  

Hello, Jossy and Althena

I know it is hard to find out how are the puertorican food good or not like rice ,beans ,etc..I will like to know how much is the Guineos are they good to it and la batata....I just started today the plan and I will like to loss with them but hey I am just started.....How are you two doing with it...no side effect? 

Hi Letty

 Welcome its great that you started ^_^, I recently began mine too its been 1 or two weeks. Me being from puerto rico we are used to frying a lot especially the Plantains but I found out thanks to Jossy and the website they told me about. The Guineos are bananas except in the green form which I like them boiled and plain I eat half of one. The batata is sweet potato that isn't my fav. but I prefer to eat it when its been oven roasted. But check out the website that jossy posted for the amounts in the Guineos and batata, which in english they are Green Bananas and Sweet potato.

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/search.php?search_type=foods&searchpro=banana

Alli has changed how I read labels greatly like today my brother wanted those apple turnovers in the package that thing had 430 calories and 22 fat O_O I was like NO way I used to eat those hahahah. But the way to go is to follow the serving sizes on all the labels and check labels for fat, everything i have bought is fat free, ohh and I just found out today that there is a Ham that is fat free, I didn't know that til today.

Letty to get you started you should check out the alli meal plans, they have recipes you can eat for a whole week, the sizes and not to mention the shopping list of the things needed. That can get you started on the right foot. Once you do the 3 days then take the pills and you should have no side effects. Don't forget the VITAMIN very important.

For me its going good I exercised for 60 mins 5 days a week just playing DDR and that big ball thing I just got forgot the name its a very Huge ball.

But GOOD LUCK ^_^ 

Hello  Althena,

Thanks for the information, it is very important to me to know as much as I can because I've been doing Weight Watchers for about 3 months and I have not lost any weight yet... so I got the pills to help me with this... I have tryed about every thing and nothing has worked at all so I do hope I do lose weight with it.....but there is so many people that are saing so many negative thing about it that it mays me think about it.... but I will be using it for at least a couple of weeks to see if I loss weight..... If you do not mine me asking have you lost weight yet with it...

I have not lost much weight yet, one of my biggest problems I use to many excuses not to exercise. The good part is, I have lost inches, I was a size 16 now I am down to a size 14, and I am still on my first bottle. Letty, the good part of this pill is that you would try your best not to eat fat so you won't have bad after affects. My sister and I are doing this together, she has also lost inches. I know what you mean, I am also from Puerto Rico and lord do we love to eat. I just started watching the biggest loser on tv and I have learn so much from them. Letty that is a big motivator for me. I tape the biggest loser on my DVR, now I am planning to start using the treadmill while I watch the show. (I promise). If you don't mind me ask what bad things have you heard, We maybe able to tell you if they are true or not. I have my sister, her cowork and now you and Althena to talk to about this issues.

 Althena, yes my husband does eat them he loves them, He alos lovers loves chicharones de celdo o los de Bayamon y pinchos I toke him to Piñones he wanted to stay. I would be going back to Puerto Rico en Marzo 13,, this is why I promise to get on that treadmil.. Stay in touch guys

Hello Jossy and Althena

Well I have tried everything to lose weight and when I started taking the pills I also started reading the posting in the web page (here) some are complainning because it dose not work for them....that they have follow to the T and no weight has come down....I could say that I have not had any side affect the only thing that I have notice is that I am not hungry I dont crave soda, candy, chocolate or any of the porquerias I am us to eating....

and because I have not had any side affect I feel that it is not working.... I am also doing WW for 3 months but have not commited to it like I am suppost to do.... but I am hoping that this pills will help me to stick to eating right..... and Jossy, believe me I truly understand what you say EXERCISE is not easy especialy when you come out of work and have to come home with the kids are around... I also see the biggest losser and I love to see Jill how she motivate them and then at the end how they look it is amazing to me to se the before and the after I wanted to go to that show to get help.... but I will be starting my exercise today I will be doing some spinning at home and some of my firm dvd.... I really hope this works

Q's Where are you girls from? I am from connecticut.....

Connecticut, I just drove by there, My Family lives in Springfield Mass. I live in the Washington DC metro area.  And of course you know we are both from Puerto Rico.. :-)