Being more open with my vegetable consumption is difficult.
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vamosporfavor
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I hear all the time the more colorful the veggies you eat, the better. Problem is, I mostly just like green vegetables (leafy greens, string beans, broccoli, green pepper etc)
What the best way to incorporate a colorful meal? ( corn, tomatoes, beets, and mushrooms are a big no)
What the best way to incorporate a colorful meal? ( corn, tomatoes, beets, and mushrooms are a big no)
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roast 'em all.0
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Don't eat them if you don't like them. I hate all of your hated veggies, except I'll put tomato in guacamole.0
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Put them in a tasty stew / curry / vegetable chilli. Then you can flavour them as you please while still getting the goodness.0
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I hear all the time the more colorful the veggies you eat, the better. Problem is, I mostly just like green vegetables (leafy greens, string beans, broccoli, green pepper etc)
What the best way to incorporate a colorful meal? ( corn, tomatoes, beets, and mushrooms are a big no)
It's not just vegetables. If you only like green veggies, get the rest of your colors with fruits. Same effect.0 -
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I don't think I've ever heard of someone not liking corn, but maybe it's just my ears.0
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The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.0 -
I hear all the time the more colorful the veggies you eat, the better. Problem is, I mostly just like green vegetables (leafy greens, string beans, broccoli, green pepper etc)
What the best way to incorporate a colorful meal? ( corn, tomatoes, beets, and mushrooms are a big no)
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Bell peppers come in red and yellow too. Do you like cauliflower (most people that like broccoli usually do)? They com in orange and purple too. Eat the rainbow.0
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Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.0 -
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.0 -
Really? And so why did so many pirates get scurvy?
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.0 -
Eat the ones you like and don't worry about the ones you don't like.
I second the "roast 'em" suggestion.
Some of those you mention can be sauteed a bit and then added to soups or to pasta dishes or whatever.0 -
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taco salad! you can put almost anything on that and it'll taste great0
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Red and orange peppers are just green peppers that have ripened. More beta-carotene, too.0
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Really? And so why did so many pirates get scurvy?
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.
I don't think he said they aren't important...I think what he's trying to say is that you don't have to force down a gazillion servings of veggies per day or meet some magic ratio of green:colored varieties per day. many people on MfP act like veggies are all that matter and the be all end all of healthy eating...meanwhile their other macro nutrients are sadly lacking, especially fat.
To the OP...I like mine roasted personally...but I love veggies...especially the ones that you have on your "NO" list.0 -
Scurvy dog pirates hunted moose and deer on the ocean?
Really? And so why did so many pirates get scurvy?
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.
ETA: This is a real thing practiced by some first nations people (at least in the Yukon)
When my buddy gets a moose, the call goes out to grandma to come get the stomach and make a traditional stew type meal from the contents...0 -
Scurvy dog pirates hunted moose and deer on the ocean?
Really? And so why did so many pirates get scurvy?
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.
They got scurvy because they didn't know how to prevent scurvy, as long as we're talking about pre-1800s.0 -
No, But they were eating the meat they brought with them and not getting fruits and vegetables. That meat came from hunted animals, I would assume.
Scurvy dog pirates hunted moose and deer on the ocean?
Really? And so why did so many pirates get scurvy?
Stomach content of hunted animals.
Where do you get your vitamins A, C and K?The importance of eating veggies is grossly overstated.
They are awful as a fuel source (good for fat people wanting to get thinner in this respect though).
Though they contain a good amount of vitamins/minerals, they certainly aren't the only source. Vitamins/minerals are one of those things you don't get extra credit for, there is no difference between getting enough and getting much more than you need. Getting enough is pretty easy to do without effort, most people do not have nutrient deficiencies, even if they hardly eat any veggies at all (or take multivitamins).
Don't feel bad if you aren't eating piles of veggies every day, they aren't nearly as important as some would have you believe.0
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