I would very much like some eating advice...

alazarus

Try making smoothies? Just throw some of the fruits you like into a blender with some skim milk, non-fat yogurt, or OJ. I'm sure you can find lots of healthy smoothie recipes online.

shawtsy

Well, even if it isn't texture, the purees would be easier to blend into foods you do like until you get used to them. Spinach in brownies. Spinach and apples smoothies. Squash in mac and cheese. Luckily, there is a big benefit to not liking condiments! :laugh: That is one battle a lot of people have trouble with. Good luck!

jessicaboepple

You should keep a bowl of fruit that you like out on a table or counter where you can see it! This way, you're more likely to have a healthy snack. Avoid buying unhealthy foods. If you need access to some quick meals, try the Lean Cuisine frozen meals. They're pretty tasty, low-calorie, and healthier than poptarts! Also, be willing to try new things! Sometimes the uncommon or strange looking food tastes the BEST. Lots of vegetables taste really good if you season them well. Instead of just salt and pepper, try some seasoning salt or preprepared italian (or whatever) seasonings. You can also experiment with candied vegetables or adding tasty melted cheese. ;0 Sneaking veggies into sandwiches (or really anything) also helps.

sunbird0

you say you like fruit... here's an awesome way to sneak in some leafy veggies (which you ABSOLUTELY need).
Make a smoothie with your favorite fruits (good options are bananas, mangoes, anything SWEEEET) mix with ice, juice and/or nondairy milk like almond/soy/rice and add in some spinach. i promise, all will you will taste is fruit. the only way you will know there is spinach in there is because it will be green. once you are in the habit of drinking these, you can add more and more spinach (or kale, chard, whatever) and maximize the nutritional benefits. also, feel free to add protein powder ( my favorite is sun warrior: sunwarrior.com)

hope this helps!!!

resortmom

My advice is to journal faithfully and watch your carbs and proteins...sounds like you might be going over your allotments of those in a day if you're not eating many veggies. Can you try fresh spinach on your bologna sandwich? And try the white wheat bread...part of the psyche is the look of brown bread too. If you're eating white, you might fool your brain! Try to introduce one new food every couple of days that you "thought" you didn't like. And go ahead and eat those canned green beans...you can eat the whole can! Watch the portions of the peas and corn because they're carbs too. Looks like you're doing well with your weight loss and exercise too. Don't beat yourself up!
I sit with the food database and enter foods just to see what the carbs & fats & protein counts are...you can always delete them if you're not going to eat them, but you'll find out which ones you need to try to eat.
I'm just a grandma of 9 little ones trying to get healthy for myself so I can play harder with them!

JohnnyNull

If I was nice, like the above posters, I'd say to make small changes over time.

However, it's my opinion that you need to change your diet to change your health, and you are coming off as childish. Suck it up and eat something green.

sheddingthelbs

you say you like fruit... here's an awesome way to sneak in some leafy veggies (which you ABSOLUTELY need).
Make a smoothie with your favorite fruits (good options are bananas, mangoes, anything SWEEEET) mix with ice, juice and/or nondairy milk like almond/soy/rice and add in some spinach. i promise, all will you will taste is fruit. the only way you will know there is spinach in there is because it will be green. once you are in the habit of drinking these, you can add more and more spinach (or kale, chard, whatever) and maximize the nutritional benefits. also, feel free to add protein powder ( my favorite is sun warrior: sunwarrior.com)

hope this helps!!!

I'll give that a try, thanks!

My advice is to journal faithfully and watch your carbs and proteins...sounds like you might be going over your allotments of those in a day if you're not eating many veggies. Can you try fresh spinach on your bologna sandwich? And try the white wheat bread...part of the psyche is the look of brown bread too. If you're eating white, you might fool your brain! Try to introduce one new food every couple of days that you "thought" you didn't like. And go ahead and eat those canned green beans...you can eat the whole can! Watch the portions of the peas and corn because they're carbs too. Looks like you're doing well with your weight loss and exercise too. Don't beat yourself up!
I sit with the food database and enter foods just to see what the carbs & fats & protein counts are...you can always delete them if you're not going to eat them, but you'll find out which ones you need to try to eat.
I'm just a grandma of 9 little ones trying to get healthy for myself so I can play harder with them!

Lots of people mentioning spinach, I'll get some tomorrow. Thank you very much!

If I was nice, like the above posters, I'd say to make small changes over time.

However, it's my opinion that you need to change your diet to change your health, and you are coming off as childish. Suck it up and eat something green.

Yes, I'm pretty much acting like a child in the way that I don't want to eat it. But there are quite a few foods that I throw up after eating, I don't think that's very healthy either. I'm asking to get ideas for different things, I see nothing wrong with asking for advice. And I thank you for yours.

(Also, I do eat greens. Green beans and peas count, yeah?)

darling_nickie

You will be suprised the less processed over salted foods you eat the better everything else tastes. You can't have a narrow mind about food if you want to be and stay fit...swap things like white bread for whole grains...white rice for brown...easy trade offs. IMO sweeten things with honey or agave and stay away from processed sugar...every once in awhile is ok but don't let it be a staple. Make your own veggie pizza...cheaper and tastes better...left overs taste better too. Lean meats are good, chicken, fish, seafood...even canned tuna is good for you...swap butter for extra virgin olive oil...its a fat that is much better for you. If you like easy meals like hotdogs why not try something organic or all natural? Maybe even Hebrew National? At least its all real meat...I would say move toward natural foods and then try reducing things like fat and sugar...one step at a time. Oh and I like to throw apples and grapes in my green salads...or even clementines. Gives it sweetness that is good for you and lettuce really is mild in flavor so the fruit is the highlight. Maybe even try a raspberry viniagrette.

mytime60

It is just a matter of retraining your taste buds. I hated yogurt my whole life; and i tried it many times. After a surgery a couple years ago, my doctor said I needed to rebuild my bacteria and suggested yogurt. When I asked her if there was anything else, cause I hated yogurt; she told me to suck it up and eat the yogurt. (Can you tell we've known each other awhile.) Anyway, I did; and know I eat yogurt almost everyday. Take baby steps and just make little adjustments. Heck I even eat parsnips and cooked carrots these days. Wouldn't touch them even five years ago.

gailygail99

u gotta stop eating those veggies in a can!! if youre not going to eat them fresh, at least eat them from frozen!! nuts, yogurt, turkey, chicken and you should start adding one new fresh veggie a week and go from there. good luck! feel free to check out my diary!

jleegirl

I like to buy the small containers of yogurt and stick them in the freezer. the next day you have a frozen yogurt. it's frozen so it takes a long time to eat and you can almost pretend you're eating some ice cream. i even like to get the fruit on the bottom, i don't mind eating the plain yogurt and the fruit on the bottom feels like a treat.

-tip- yoplait is not a good choice for this because of the shape of the container.

sheddingthelbs

Thank you all for your helpful posts. I've got a good list for tomorrow and then I'll see how everything goes. Again, thanks to everyone who responded!

JohnnyNull

Touché!

bumcheeks

Hi!

I have found that eating a good breakfast will really set up your mindset for the day and help you to not crave too much between breakfast and lunch.

I usually have:
1 cup of All Bran flakes (the tubular stuff tastes awful)
1/2 to 1 cup of skim milk
1 tablespoon of No Forme yoghurt (yum!)

You could add strawberries or blueberries if you need a stronger sugar hit?

The key is to constantly graze - 6 med meals per day as opposed to 3 large meals with 3 small snacks.

When you shop - stick to the outer edges of the supermarket. Think meats, greek salads, eggs etc.

A hard boiled egg is a really filling and yummy snack. You could have two if you get hungry too often. I find drinking 500ml of water before and after the 'main' meals makes me eat slower and feel fuller sooner. It also will satisfy the standard drinking amount and flush your system out.

Hope that helps!

P.s have you thought of making a minestrone soup? You could start with the veges you like and add thinks like potato and the yummier stuff as you go?

Pebble321

Well done for recognising that pizza and pop tarts are NOT the way you want to feed your body.
There is lots of good advice here, and I agree with most of it. You are an adult and do need to take responsibility for looking after your body. But, you don't have to spend every meal eating things you really hate - I think it is better to gradually introduce new stuff, don't give up after one bite, don't stare at it resentfully with the "I hate you" mentality, try and convince yourself that you WILL eat at least one bite, one spoonful, you might just be surprised
There are so many yummy yummy veges out there and lots of great ways to cook them, you just have to find what works for you.

Some more ideas:
- grated zuccini disappears into things very easily, and doesn't add much taste or texture. I put it in meatballs, soup, pasta sauce, tuna patties, just about anythinge else that doesn't stand still.
- do you eat pumpkin? You can use pureed pumpkin in pasta sauce or lasagne, casseroles or other places where you might see tomato. As long as you log it and stay aware of the cals it isn't a bad choice.
- vege patties are delicious and easy to cook - a little bit of mashed potato or sweet potato, grated zuccini, finely diced red capsicum, finely chopped baby spinach mixed all together with an egg. You can add tuna, corn, peas, spring onion, finely chopped chicken or other meat. Make them into little balls and cook them in a pan with cooking spray or olive oil. A painless way to get in lots of veges You can even serve them as a burger or a sandwich if you want something a bit more familiar.
- if you like canned green beans, you might even find that you like them better fresh! Steam them (I do them in the microwave) and add a little bit of olive oil (optional), a squeeze of lemon juice and some black pepper and a little bit of salt.
- What about cherry tomatoes? They are a fruit not a vege and are such tasty little bundles, I eat them for snacks.
- Or snow peas (sugar snap peas) - crunchy and delicious.
- I put baby spinach in almost everything - try scrambled eggs with some finely chopped baby spinach and a little bit of fetta.
- Quesadilla with spinach, grated zuccini and low fat grated cheese.
- Avocado with anything (it's almost the end of avocado season here, hopefully they are coming in where you are).

Good luck!

lemonychick

Hi. Great to read your original post as I too am an extrememly fussy eater.
I don't eat vegetables (except pototoes), fruit, seafood, processed food or any salads......
The list of things I do eat is very small!
I make sure that I take plenty of vitamin and mineral supplements and drink plenty of water......
I also hate cooking, I guess because I have no love of the ingredients.
Losing weight with these restrictions is a challenge, but one that we are capable of surmounting I'm sure (God, I hope so!)
Good luck!