I'm now completing the second day on the Zone and I was just wondering about spices, Olivio Buttery Spray and lemon juice, can we use them without affecting the zone? Thank you, Jennifer

Spices and lemon juice are no problem.
Check the fat on the Olivio Buttery spray.
See how much and what type, it might be negligible, but maybe not.

The juice from a couple lemon wedges is negligible, but if you use a significant amount consider it as part of the carbohydrate in the meal, just as you would with any other fruit juice.

Thank you both!! According to the Olivio spray there is no fat or calories in 5 sprays, only 15mg of sodium. I'm doing fine without
using anything but I just wanted to make sure in case I want to try some spices on the veggies or protein. Thanks again!! Jennifer

Watch it on that butter spray. A single spray or "serving" may indicate a very low amount of fat, probably negligible, and therefore they are able to report it as zero. But, if you use a more significant amount, you may be taking in a large amount of fat without being aware. Also, the fats that are used in that spray may not be good zone fats. If you have the bottle and can see the label, they actually list "soybean oil" as the primary oil, rather than olive oil.

A better choice would be to purchase a pressurized spray container from a kitchen supply store (or Pampered Chef), and fill it up with your oil of choice. I usually put peanut oil in mine, because I use it often for dusting pans with oil for cooking.

good point.
1 serving could have .499 grams of Fat and legally be listed as 0 grams of Fat.
And manufacturers can make their serving size whatever they want to make the nutrition look how they want.
So, they can say 1 squirt (how big is a squirt?) is 1 serving or 2, whatever it takes to just stay under .5 grams of fat so they can round down to zero!
So, several "servings" could really add up with unfavorable fat.