Picky eater

lnorman0888
lnorman0888 Posts: 444 Member
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Help my fiancee is super picky! He hates basically every vegetable which is so opposite from me. Anyone have any easy health recipes they want to share 😀

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  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    I guess you need to google recipes for hiding vegetables for children. The dishes that immediately come to mind in this category are:

    Marcella Hazan's bolognese sauce for pasta
    https://leitesculinaria.com/84057/recipes-marcella-hazan-bolognese-sauce.html

    Zucchini tots
    https://www.skinnytaste.com/zucchini-tots/

    Vegetable lasagna. You can do this with any cooked vegetable such as grated carrots or zucchini that has been sauteed or leftovers. I use cottage cheese which is easier to find than ricotta.
    https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/11/food-lab-creamy-cheesy-ultimate-spinach-lasagna-recipe.html

    Also flavouring veg with something umami is a good strategy. Along these lines I would suggest trying these:

    I blanch the beans for a minute in the microwave to shorten the cooking time. Before you go to the effort of making this, try ordering this in a Szechuan restaurant.
    https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/szechuan-green-beans/

    I make this in the air fryer, but you could do this under the broiler
    https://www.seriouseats.com/2012/05/japanese-miso-glazed-eggplant-nasu-no-dengaku.html

    I would just use streaky bacon instead of more expensive Serrano ham here
    https://www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.uk/spanish-food-knowledgebase/andalucia/broad-beans-ham

    A lot of people who hate vegetables will eat roast vegetables
    https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-roast-any-vegetable-101221

    An easy veg dish I make that veg haters have been known to like is my mom's treatment of frozen peas to go with asian food. The smallest, tenderest frozen petit pois are best for veg haters. In a sautee pan fry some finely chopped garlic in oil or butter. As the garlic starts to colour toss in frozen peas, a small pinch of sugar and a few large pinches of salt. When peas are tender, serve.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    Another veg recipe in the cover with some umami category.

    https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/green-beans-with-miso-butter

    And veg marinated in a lot of garlicky vinaigrette served on bread might be a way to feed veg to haters

    https://arecipeforgluttony.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/in-portuguese-marinated-carrots/
    http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/13624/traditional-bruschetta.aspx
    https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/09/pan-con-tomate-tomato-bread-spanish-recipe.html
  • RunnerGirl238
    RunnerGirl238 Posts: 448 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    BTW, picky eaters are caused by mothers who don't get a varied diet during pregnancy. Taste in food is largely determined by what you get in the womb. It is a pity that a lot of women use pregnancy as an excuse to eat an unbalanced diet.

    Sorry, but nope. I will n=1 this. First kid is soooo picky, but I was a healthy, varied eater throughout pregnancy, quite intentionally. Kid 2 eats all and everything. Treated both pregnancies the same. Let's stop blaming moms on crap their kids do.

    To your question:
    I chop spinach, grate carrot and celery really fine into meatloaf.

    I chop mushrooms up fine for meat sauces.

    Add spinach to smoothies.

    Fritters- potato/zucchini...always a hit

    I also chop up cucumber, pepper, and carrots for every dinner. Then, if they don't like the veg with dinner, I know they will mush on those.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    I just went by this article. Of course there are other factors too.
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/apr/08/child-food-preferences-womb-pregnancy-foetus-taste-flavours
  • RunnerGirl238
    RunnerGirl238 Posts: 448 Member
    acpgee wrote: »
    I just went by this article. Of course there are other factors too.
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/apr/08/child-food-preferences-womb-pregnancy-foetus-taste-flavours

    Ugh. Just more fodder for moms to judge other moms. :)
  • karld70
    karld70 Posts: 46 Member
    Hi, I noticed most of the reply centre around sneaking in veg or other ways of making veg taste good, but if your other half genuinely dislikes veg {as mine does} these are probably of limited use.
    A simple delicious firm favourite of mine is homemade chicken tikka, lean healthy chicken, 0% yoghurt, a squeeze of lime and spices... Mild tasty and delicious.
    https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/chicken_tikka_and_naan_30521
    Recipe here.

    Prep the night before or even in the morning for that night and ten it's just 10 minutes under the grill (uk) broiler (u.s.)
    Serve with rice and/ or Naan and salad or whatever you like.
    Personally I like to serve in a pitta with salad like a kebab and it keeps the calories down. Enjoy
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    I also stretch spaghetti by mixing in 30% spiralized courgette.
  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
    At some point, sometimes there just needs to be some adulting involved and sucking it up and eating things that are good for you even if you don't love them. I was pretty similar to your husband and basically revolted against eating anything green. But eventually I started working vegetables into my diet. If he needs a stepping stone, you can making him vegatables with butter and cheese sauce, salads with lots of dressing, etc. Or put hot sauce on basically anything. But the more I ate vegetables, the more my pallet adapted to it. Now I eat salads and other vegetables for enjoyment, and don't need anything special to spice it up.

    As far as the comment regarding what mothers eat, that certainly doesn't fit my experience. My mother is a pescatarian who never had a single piece of meat and tons of vegetables during her pregnancy and was gifted with a son who loved meat and hated vegetables. I don't think it really tracks.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,960 Member
    I notice a lot of salad haters are willing to eat grilled salad. Choose a firm, dense salad like romaine, baby gem, iceberg wdges or radicchio. Belgian endive works too. Halve or quarter and drizzle olive oil on cut sides. Grill cut side down on a hot cast iron griddle pan that is very hot until edges are charred. Drizzle with ranch, blue cheese dressing or just some balsamic vinegar at the table. Even better done on a charcoal BBQ in summer.
  • kbmnurse1
    kbmnurse1 Posts: 316 Member
    Picky eater. LOL. Make him cook his own meals.
  • cahubbard6421
    cahubbard6421 Posts: 769 Member
    lnorman0888 wrote: »
    Help my fiancee is super picky! He hates basically every vegetable which is so opposite from me. Anyone have any easy health recipes they want to share 😀

    He probably believes, like me, vegetables are his food's food. Cant say I blame him.
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,330 Member
    kbmnurse1 wrote: »
    Picky eater. LOL. Make him cook his own meals.

    That's what my mom told me.. lol.. hey at least I learn how to cook! 😉😂
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    MikePTY wrote: »
    At some point, sometimes there just needs to be some adulting involved and sucking it up and eating things that are good for you even if you don't love them. I was pretty similar to your husband and basically revolted against eating anything green. But eventually I started working vegetables into my diet. If he needs a stepping stone, you can making him vegatables with butter and cheese sauce, salads with lots of dressing, etc. Or put hot sauce on basically anything. But the more I ate vegetables, the more my pallet adapted to it. Now I eat salads and other vegetables for enjoyment, and don't need anything special to spice it up.

    As far as the comment regarding what mothers eat, that certainly doesn't fit my experience. My mother is a pescatarian who never had a single piece of meat and tons of vegetables during her pregnancy and was gifted with a son who loved meat and hated vegetables. I don't think it really tracks.

    QFT

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