Any vegetable you feel is a waste to eat?

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  • CalynZeigs
    CalynZeigs Posts: 34
    Funny thing about corn is that, as we've bred it to be sweeter and lighter in color, it's lost nutrients and gained sugar. (some varieties are 40% sugar now!) Yellow corn, or even better yet, multicolored "Indian corn" is far more nutritious.

    NY times quotes:

    Corn with deep yellow kernels, including the yellow corn available in our grocery stores, has nearly 60 times more beta-carotene than white corn, valuable because it turns to Vitamin A in the body, which helps vision and the immune system.

    and

    Build a sweeter fruit or vegetable — by any means — and we will come. Today, most of the fresh corn in our supermarkets is extra-sweet. The kernels are either white, pale yellow, or a combination of the two. The sweetest varieties approach 40 percent sugar, bringing new meaning to the words “candy corn.” Only a handful of farmers in the United States specialize in multicolored Indian corn, and it is generally sold for seasonal decorations, not food.

    Here's a link to the full article:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/breeding-the-nutrition-out-of-our-food.html?pagewanted=all

    No wonder the country has such a weight problem, even our 'healthy' food is full of sugar.

    I had to read a book a few years ago in University called The Omnivore's Dilemna and I was surprised how much corn North Americans eat, from hidden sources, Corn is used in EVERYTHING. even in making plastic lol. Just about everything in the supermarket has corn in some shape or form.

    Yeah, I'm allergic to corn, lung collapsing allergic. It's not that much fun trying to find foods in the country that don't have corn of some sort in them. You'd be amazed how many of the crazy named ingredients at the end are derived from corn sources -.- It's extremely frustrating.
  • wswilliams67
    wswilliams67 Posts: 938 Member
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  • Tw1zzler
    Tw1zzler Posts: 583
    Kohlrabi... blech.....
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    All of my life I thought I loved iceberg lettuce. When I learned just what it is - nothing - I consider it as a waste. It's crispy and has water, but to me, iceberg is just something to hold all the crap that I use to put in a salad, making me think the lettuce is tasting good.
  • lik_11
    lik_11 Posts: 433 Member
    Half a head of iceberg lettuce has significantly more alpha-carotene, an antioxidant, than either romaine lettuce or spinach- it's NOT a wasted vegetable. Personally- I hate the stuff, but it's not nutritionally bankrupt.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Corn isn't a vegetable but it is delicious.
  • lintino
    lintino Posts: 526 Member
    Zucchini. What's the point of it? And then people go and waste perfectly good ingredients making zucchini bread. Even worse, chocolate zucchini bread.


    Mmmmyum - Curried zucchini pancakes!!!!
  • learnerdriver
    learnerdriver Posts: 298 Member
    cauliflower, asparagus + cabbage- we have an IBS household.
  • DalekBrittany
    DalekBrittany Posts: 1,748 Member
    Iceberg. I know it has some nutritional value, but to me it's not very filling and I find I put more toppings on a salad of iceberg than I do with spinach or romaine or frisee, etc.

    Other than that, I haven't met a veggie I don't like. Unless you count acorn squash as a veggie. If so then there's just the one! lol
  • SabrinaLC
    SabrinaLC Posts: 133 Member
    Celery. Waste! lol

    And corn isn't technically a vegetable.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I agree with the iceberg lettuce.

    Personally, this Memorial Day WKND corn has cleaned me out like a charm. YUM, slathered it with butter, parmesan and chili powder.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    corn is a good vegetable
    eat which ones u like
    just eat them
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    iceberg lettuce is not a vegetable and has no nutrionakl value
  • DalekBrittany
    DalekBrittany Posts: 1,748 Member
    iceberg lettuce is not a vegetable and has no nutrionakl value

    Yes, it is. and Yes, it does.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    celery or okra.
  • rebbylicious
    rebbylicious Posts: 621 Member
    Corn just tastes good.

    But celery? What IS the point of celery?

    Celery is the vehicle to eat lots of blue cheese dressing and peanut butter. ;)
  • JohnnyCashMoney
    JohnnyCashMoney Posts: 142
    Iceberg lettuce has relatively no nutritional value. Switch to Romaine, at least.
  • CrazyTrackLady
    CrazyTrackLady Posts: 1,337 Member
    I try to avoid foods that come out in the same condition they went in. Even tho I love corn, I don't eat it.

    For me, not a fan of brussel sprouts or lima beans.

    And what the heck is a rutabaga, anyways?
  • anemoneprose
    anemoneprose Posts: 1,805 Member
    Mmmmyum - Curried zucchini pancakes!!!!

    I'm sure this is great, but I think it might really be stretching the definition of 'pancake'.

    Celery raw is yukkers, but it's essential in many (most, 99% of my) soups!

    Have happily eaten a whole can of that 'salad crisp' corn for a midnight snack on hot summer nights. Iceberg lettuce is insulting on every level.

    Wasted vegetable? I don't know. I love mushrooms but always feel I've cheated myself a bit with them.
  • Monny287
    Monny287 Posts: 109

    But celery? What IS the point of celery?

    Totally agree! But that's mostly because I hate celery. I also agree with corn, though I admit I still eat it on occasion.

    Iceberg lettuce - Ugh, don't get me started. I made a perfectly nice iceberg and spinach salad last week because I wanted to stretch my spinach further for lunches. A day after I made it, the iceberg lettuce was wilting. By the end of the week, I had to toss the whole thing. And for what? Seriously! The Romaine lettuce I bought this week is holding up much better and is better for you.

    Other than those, though, I don't really have any "useless" veggies. Even those I hate--like Brussels sprouts and peas--I concede still have nutritional value. I just wish they didn't, so I could justify not eating them!
  • fastfoodv
    fastfoodv Posts: 41
    No. Eat a wide variety and enjoy your colors. Darker colors typically contain more nutrients. Try to include at least one serving of green leafy veggies per day.

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