Some lunch ideas & vegetables
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SOrry if this was already in the answers, I din't read them all.
If you have a blender that your mom won't get mad about you using, you can throw veggies in a fruit smoothie. I put a handful of spinach, and even frozen kale in mine, you would never even know ht difference. Add a scoop of whey protein and you have something nice and balanced. good luck!0 -
Ranch is totally fine, as long as you log it into your daily count. Ranch is a great way to choke down some raw carrots, I think.
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Try dill dip or ranch dressing dip made with 0% greek yogurt... low cal, high protein. Tasty as hell...
1 16oz container of fage 0% non-fat greek yogurt (260 cals/container)
1 pkg of dry hidden valley harvest dill dip (70 cals) or 1 pkg of dry hidden valley ranch dip (80 cals)
Figure it at: 330/container for dill, 340/container for ranch. I eat about a half cup at a time generally and that's... usually more calories for carrots than the dip by the time i'm done. A 1/2c is 82.5 for the dill and 85 for the ranch.
Goes good with green peppers, carrots, celery (use instead of cream cheese/peanut butter), cauliflower, brocoli, etc... goes great and it's good for you, bonus protein!
(The ranch dip makes a great salad dressing too for a fraction of the calories of normal salad dressing, for the ranch dressing in my fridge right now: 140 calories for 2tbsp... my greek yogurt ranch is 22 for 2tbsp... and it actually has a better consistency and tastes better.)
Edit: Advice on hummus... Look for the one that has like 3 types in the same container. It's usually only marginally more and it will give you three types to try, I absolutely can't stand red pepper hummus, by its the only kind my eldest will eat. I love garlic hummus but he wont touch it. The SO wont eat garlic or red pepper if she can avoid it and wants it plain or with extra lemon... so don't get discouraged if you don't like the first hummus you try, there are ... a LOT of flavors of it.0 -
DisturbedOne1 - about shopping for teenage boys, so what your dad goes through! I always just happen to bring up to the cashier that I've got a teenage boy. (Why else would I be buying 7 half gallons of whole milk along side 2 half gallons of 1% and all the other stuff he eats?)
I went to McDonald's for him the other day, took out my list, and said, "Hi, my bottomless pit teenage son needs...20 chicken nuggets and 2 large fries. Nothing for me. It's all for him." (Okay, I added on hub's burger and pretended it was for my son as it made the story better.) The cashier was so sweet! He replied, "I'm always hungry too! I know what you mean!"
Oh god my brother is a bottomless pit too! When we to McDonald's whoever goes to get it depending on if we're with our mom or dad, they have to get him like 5 of those cheeseburgers. I can barely eat 2 and I'm full. He can eat bowl after bowl of his Cheez Its and still eat those 5 burgers! It's crazy how much he eats! I eat like a bird! When my dad goes shopping, it's 50 boxes of Cheez Its for my brother and a box of cereal I pick for myself haha! He of course gets us lunch & dinner but it's still a lot of crackers! Haha!0 -
SOrry if this was already in the answers, I din't read them all.
If you have a blender that your mom won't get mad about you using, you can throw veggies in a fruit smoothie. I put a handful of spinach, and even frozen kale in mine, you would never even know ht difference. Add a scoop of whey protein and you have something nice and balanced. good luck!
Oh yeah I've heard of those! My dad's friend has to go on a diet because of health reasons (she's not overweight or anything but eating certain foods gave her stomach pains and stuff) so she was making those green smoothies for herself. Apparently they fill you up really well!0 -
What about the little pre-peeled/washed carrots and maybe a little lettuce on the sandwich? do you like cottage cheese and fruit?
Lunches are hard for me too and I am allowed around the stove since it is mine ;-)0 -
Try dill dip or ranch dressing dip made with 0% greek yogurt... low cal, high protein. Tasty as hell...
1 16oz container of fage 0% non-fat greek yogurt (260 cals/container)
1 pkg of dry hidden valley harvest dill dip (70 cals) or 1 pkg of dry hidden valley ranch dip (80 cals)
Figure it at: 330/container for dill, 340/container for ranch. I eat about a half cup at a time generally and that's... usually more calories for carrots than the dip by the time i'm done. A 1/2c is 82.5 for the dill and 85 for the ranch.
Goes good with green peppers, carrots, celery (use instead of cream cheese/peanut butter), cauliflower, brocoli, etc... goes great and it's good for you, bonus protein!
(The ranch dip makes a great salad dressing too for a fraction of the calories of normal salad dressing, for the ranch dressing in my fridge right now: 140 calories for 2tbsp... my greek yogurt ranch is 22 for 2tbsp... and it actually has a better consistency and tastes better.)
Edit: Advice on hummus... Look for the one that has like 3 types in the same container. It's usually only marginally more and it will give you three types to try, I absolutely can't stand red pepper hummus, by its the only kind my eldest will eat. I love garlic hummus but he wont touch it. The SO wont eat garlic or red pepper if she can avoid it and wants it plain or with extra lemon... so don't get discouraged if you don't like the first hummus you try, there are ... a LOT of flavors of it.
Greek yogurt ranch sounds yummy! I'll try that! My dad likes the red pepper hummus too I think. I don't remember if I tried it or not but next time he gets it I'll try it! Garlic hummus sounds really good actually haha! Thank you!0 -
What about the little pre-peeled/washed carrots and maybe a little lettuce on the sandwich? do you like cottage cheese and fruit?
Lunches are hard for me too and I am allowed around the stove since it is mine ;-)
I love cottage cheese & fruit I just haven't gotten it in a long time! Haha my mom is like "this is my kitchen and I don't like anyone else messing with it!" So I'm screwed haha! When I'm at my dad's I could use his stove for whatever I wanna make haha! But my mom is a weirdo haha! I'm gonna get some carrots today & give them another try. Thank you! 0 -
1) Lunch ideas:
Hummus and Pita (and if you can stomach it, dip some baby carrots in the hummus)
Yogurt with granola, seeds, fresh or dried fruit (watch the calories/fat in the granola though, sometimes it's ridiculously high!)
Lettuce wraps (if you like lettuce) like a sandwich but using lettuce as the "bread/tortilla"
Chicken pepper wraps >> whole wheat tortilla, spread a mix of light cream cheese and a touch of mayo across the tortilla, add some red pepper jelly (I know you said you hate veggies, but red pepper jelly is divine ... it's sweet and spicy and not at all veggie like), add chopped (leftover) chicken, and whatever veggies/lettuce you can tolerate. This is one of my favourite lunches because it tastes like an indulgence but isn't!
Rye crackers topped with light ricotta cheese mixed with italian seasoning ... again if you can manage it chop up a sweet red pepper super small and add to the ricotta cheese mix
2) I'm the opposite of you. Love a good variety of veggies (this has been a work in progress, I was a very picky eater growing up), but HATE most fruit. I find for me it's a texture/ripeness thing.
If you're trying to work in veggies, my tip would be spend time in the produce section finding the very best veggie there is. If something looks over ripe or just plain dodgy to begin with I can feel myself start to gag before it ends up near my lips.
Also maybe try new veggies when eating in restaurants. I figure most good restaurants are going to cook something to perfection, so it's a good place to try new things. That's how I learnt that I love grilled pears and figs on a salad (although I can't seem to bring myself to eat them at home yet). And don't be too hard on yourself! If you truly detest something, then so be it.0 -
You can grate any veggie into tuna or egg salad.Pizza is great,even veggie pizza! green peas are good with mushrooms,onions carrots ,celery,one or all.
Have you ever tried a really yummy home made veggie soup? Stuffed mushrooms or onions? Good luck.Just trying is a big step.0 -
I was going to suggest hummus. If you buy and don't like it, is there another family member that would eat it?
It will take time and experimenting to figure out what you like.
Could you buy a vegetable and then have your mom cook it with dinner?
Is there a specific reason she won't let a 19 year old touch the stove? Not trying to be snarky, just asking. My 14 year old made pancakes the other day and makes homemade brownies. He doesn't make full meals. He'll help stir, flip over food, take things out of the oven.0 -
1) Lunch ideas:
Hummus and Pita (and if you can stomach it, dip some baby carrots in the hummus)
Yogurt with granola, seeds, fresh or dried fruit (watch the calories/fat in the granola though, sometimes it's ridiculously high!)
Lettuce wraps (if you like lettuce) like a sandwich but using lettuce as the "bread/tortilla"
Chicken pepper wraps >> whole wheat tortilla, spread a mix of light cream cheese and a touch of mayo across the tortilla, add some red pepper jelly (I know you said you hate veggies, but red pepper jelly is divine ... it's sweet and spicy and not at all veggie like), add chopped (leftover) chicken, and whatever veggies/lettuce you can tolerate. This is one of my favourite lunches because it tastes like an indulgence but isn't!
Rye crackers topped with light ricotta cheese mixed with italian seasoning ... again if you can manage it chop up a sweet red pepper super small and add to the ricotta cheese mix
2) I'm the opposite of you. Love a good variety of veggies (this has been a work in progress, I was a very picky eater growing up), but HATE most fruit. I find for me it's a texture/ripeness thing.
If you're trying to work in veggies, my tip would be spend time in the produce section finding the very best veggie there is. If something looks over ripe or just plain dodgy to begin with I can feel myself start to gag before it ends up near my lips.
Also maybe try new veggies when eating in restaurants. I figure most good restaurants are going to cook something to perfection, so it's a good place to try new things. That's how I learnt that I love grilled pears and figs on a salad (although I can't seem to bring myself to eat them at home yet). And don't be too hard on yourself! If you truly detest something, then so be it.
I really don't know why I don't like veggies I really wish I did! When I was little I apparently ate everything that was put in front of me. But now I don't like veggies or anything really spicy. I have kind of learned to enjoy eating corn on the cob (but I won't eat it when it's not on the cob?) but I've heard corn is kind of useless (for lack of a better word) I've never heard of rye crackers they sound yummy! Even the lettuce wrap sounds good and I don't really like lettuce either I'll have to try that!0 -
I was going to suggest hummus. If you buy and don't like it, is there another family member that would eat it?
It will take time and experimenting to figure out what you like.
Could you buy a vegetable and then have your mom cook it with dinner?
Is there a specific reason she won't let a 19 year old touch the stove? Not trying to be snarky, just asking. My 14 year old made pancakes the other day and makes homemade brownies. He doesn't make full meals. He'll help stir, flip over food, take things out of the oven.
I would have to try the hummus at my dad's because I know he likes it.
I've asked my mom and she says it's because she just doesn't like anyone doing stuff in her kitchen. She doesn't even really like my step-dad doing dishes, stuff like that. My mom says I can learn by watching like she did but I don't learn that way. My dad will let me do whatever I want on his stove though haha! Maybe it's a weird mom thing0 -
OP I was where you were only 4 years ago!
Up until I was 21, I couldn't eat vegetables. Or rather, I wouldn't. I'd gag and couldn't even swallow any without spitting it out. My parents tried for years and never gave up, but I never got over it, and then I moved out when I was 19 for college and still never changed. I then ended up with a partner who didn't eat vegetables either!
When I was around 21 I went out for a meal and ended up finally trying the side of veggies on my plate. It was a simple side of broccoli, peas and corn and it was all steamed. I realised wow, ok, this is ok.
It took a couple more years (when that relationship ended finally) for me to totally get over my fear of vege, haha. Now I don't love EVERY vegetable, but I like the majority of them, so for me that is huge progress.
So, what helped?
For me, I'm a huge texture person. I still struggle to eat lettuce salads because mentally, I feel like I'm an animal crunching away on lettuce. However, I have no problem eating lettuce in side of things. Completely mental!
The vege I find easiest to eat are carrots, corn, cauliflower (I mean really, it has no taste, so it will just be a texture thing to get over!) and weirdly enough, scary looking broccoli.
Sometimes I find that I've discounted a vege, eat it now at 25, and realise that I like it now. Like tomatoes. They are suddenly something I like only within the past 6 months.
I guess your tastebuds really do change! The only way to get over it is to try, try, try again. I find with vege it's actually really easy to eat almost any of them if you have a bite of something you like on the same fork.
Keep working at it! Oh, and start learning to cook. I didn't learn to cook properly until the last couple of years and it has opened up so much to me, and I met my husband AFTER I learned to cook thankfully! The only way to learn is by doing, not watching, and your mom should know that. It's so easy to hide a ton of vege in thai and indian curries (I'm completely happy eating vegetarian meals now!).0 -
OP I was where you were only 4 years ago!
Up until I was 21, I couldn't eat vegetables. Or rather, I wouldn't. I'd gag and couldn't even swallow any without spitting it out. My parents tried for years and never gave up, but I never got over it, and then I moved out when I was 19 for college and still never changed. I then ended up with a partner who didn't eat vegetables either!
When I was around 21 I went out for a meal and ended up finally trying the side of veggies on my plate. It was a simple side of broccoli, peas and corn and it was all steamed. I realised wow, ok, this is ok.
It took a couple more years (when that relationship ended finally) for me to totally get over my fear of vege, haha. Now I don't love EVERY vegetable, but I like the majority of them, so for me that is huge progress.
So, what helped?
For me, I'm a huge texture person. I still struggle to eat lettuce salads because mentally, I feel like I'm an animal crunching away on lettuce. However, I have no problem eating lettuce in side of things. Completely mental!
The vege I find easiest to eat are carrots, corn, cauliflower (I mean really, it has no taste, so it will just be a texture thing to get over!) and weirdly enough, scary looking broccoli.
Sometimes I find that I've discounted a vege, eat it now at 25, and realise that I like it now. Like tomatoes. They are suddenly something I like only within the past 6 months.
I guess your tastebuds really do change! The only way to get over it is to try, try, try again. I find with vege it's actually really easy to eat almost any of them if you have a bite of something you like on the same fork.
Keep working at it! Oh, and start learning to cook. I didn't learn to cook properly until the last couple of years and it has opened up so much to me, and I met my husband AFTER I learned to cook thankfully! The only way to learn is by doing, not watching, and your mom should know that. It's so easy to hide a ton of vege in thai and indian curries (I'm completely happy eating vegetarian meals now!).
I'm glad it isn't just me! It's weird, my parents told me I ate anything they put in front of me when I was little so I don't know what happened to make me hate veggies. Carrots I have found I can usually eat with ranch or something, but I still kind of get that scrunched up face but I can choke it down. Corn I haven't gotten over haha. My step-dad told me when I was little I couldn't leave the table until I ate my corn (poor guy tried to put his foot down) and then my gagging on veggies happened and I threw them up (graphic!) my dislike baffles my dad. He's like "corn is a kid's vegetable!" Tonight my mom made this chicken stuffed with spinach and pepper jack cheese and I was able to eat it and I felt pretty proud of myself! Luckily my dad loves it when I make dinner at his house and I've been learning to cook pretty quickly. I'm still working on cooking chicken properly (it looks cooked on the outside but the inside is totally raw! But my dad helps me so there's that!) my mom said she learned by watching her mom but I don't learn that way. I mean, I like to watch so I see the general idea of how it's done, but I still wanna try it myself but she won't even let my step-dad cook so what can ya do? Haha! Thank you so much! I thought I was crazy with my intense dislike of veggies! Haha!0 -
I like aldi's single packages of Buddie meats, they have chicken, ham, and turkey, buy multi grain bread, have a fresh fruit and a side dish of cottage cheese,
This helping you also helps me to remember different foods to eat.also tuna sandwich..0
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