I HATE vegetables!
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Try fresh veggies dipped in hummus. Use celery it's crunchy and can easily take the place of chips. If you make your own hummus you can throw a red pepper in the food processor or a cup or two of baby spinach. As for the brussel sprouts, I don't know how you've prepared them before but, my two favorite ways are to either cut into qtrs, steam them until tender but still bright green, then make a dressing of 1/2 squeezed lemon juice, and two tbsp olive oil, fresh garlic and fresh or dried dill. drizzle the lemon dressing over the steamed veggies and voila! The second way, cut in half put in a glass baking dish, toss with olive oil and chopped garlic. Cover the glass dish with foil and roast @ 450-475 for 15-20 minutes. Take the foil off, stir around and test. If you want them softer toss them in with out the foil for about 5 minutes.
For prep time, roasting always seems easiest. Just chop veggies toss with olive oil and put in a glass baking dish, cover with foil throw in the oven 20-45 minutes depending on size of vegetable and while they are roasting you can cook whatever else you are planning.0 -
I used to hate veggies too, and I'm still not particularly fond of them but I try my best to hide them in things like a smoothie.
Here is my smoothie recipe and you can't even taste the spinach (believe me, I was leery too - but you can't taste it):
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 banana
1 tbsp flax seed
2 or 3 cups baby spinach
Water/ almond milk
BLEND and enjoy
I add lots of water to mine so it has a 'juice consistency' and is super refreshing. 0 -
Maybe try grilling some. We love grilled red bell peppers, Zuchini and squash are good this way too. Corn on the cobb too, but, its more of a carb, I guess.. I eat it because we love it so!
A stir fry is a good way to cook onions, peppers, zuchini, mushrooms, etc. I just slice up some chicken breast, add veggies and saute (I use low sodium soy sauce.. I know it's still high in sodium, but we use it sparingly)
What about in soup. I make veggie soup in the crock pot with lean ground beef, a bag of frozen vegetables, canned tomatoes, and a little broth. My whole family loves it that way!0 -
oh and another thing - i put a couple cups of spinach into my fruit smoothies in the morning with a little peanut butter. i can't taste the spinach at all! it gets masked behind the fruit flavors. here's my recipe:
2.5 cups spinach
.5 cup water
.5 cup almond milk
1 tablespoon peanut butter
1 cup frozen blueberries
.5 cup frozen strawberries
1 whole banana
so good!!!
I am going to try this.... Thanks!0 -
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On top of disguising vegetables you can put yourself on an attitude modification plan (and I don't mean that rudely, it's just what my mum always called it!).
Tell yourself that you don't dislike vegetables, appreciate their bright colours, when you're eating them try to see positive things in veggies any way you can ("hey! the texture of these carrots is nice and crunchy" or "I love the bright green of this spinach, I want a dress in this colour!" find ANYTHING positive and repeat it to yourself). The idea is to reprogram yourself to associate positive things with vegetables (or exercise or whatever).
Dragging your feet and reminding yourself that you hate vegetables (or exercise or whatever) isn't going to make it easier, but trying to reset your mental outlook on them can help!0 -
I love to roast veggies and it is insanely easy.
One of my favorites to roast is zucchini. chop, put it a pan with a little bit of oil salt pepper and roast in oven at around 350 (or higher)... I also like to add cherry tomatoes, and onions in there. you can add whatever!
Some times I put some pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese on the veggies and put it back in the oven to melt the cheese. yum!0 -
Here is my veggie staple. Takes a little prep time but if you make a huge batch at the beginning of the week you'll have plenty enough for 3-4 days. The batch below will generally provide 10 - 12 servings. Also, you can swap different veggies as desired.
Rinse and repeat:
1-2 Red Onion
3-4 Peppers (Red, yellow, orange, green)
1-2 Large containers whole mushrooms
3-4 Heads of fresh broccoli
2-3 Fresh Zucchini
2-3 Fresh Squash
1 - 2 Small Bags Carrots (Sliced diagonally)
3-5 cloves fresh garlic
2-3 tbsp fresh ginger
4-6 tbsp of both Coconut Oil and Toasted Sesame Oil
Bragg's Liquid Aminos (Tasted like Soy Sauce but all natural...check the Whole Foods section)
Sprinkle salt and pepper on top
Slice, dice, all of that and heat at 400 to your desired tenderness. Keep the Bragg's handy as you can use more as needed if the pan starts to dry out. NOTE: I use a large broiling pan when making this much so if you don't have this you may need 2 smaller pans or cut ingredients in half.
Usually serve with either Quinoa or Brown Rice. I also make a Protein fresh daily to go along with it.0 -
I"m not a fan of theirs either. But, I am getting at least 3 cups a day by hiding them. Here are my go-to's:
* Baby Spinach- It has no taste when you put it in a smoothie. I stuff 2 cups of baby spinach, with half banana,and maybe some berries, into a blender, and it's yummy w/o the taste of veggies. Look up "Green Monster" recipes online. Some people add yogurt, etc.
*Buy, look up online, or go to your library and find books for children that are "fussy" eaters, etc. They show you how to make all sorts of foods packed with veggies that a child (or you) won't detect. I like "The Sneaky Chef" she has a book, and a fabulous website.
Good luck!0 -
If you have a deficiency or health problem your sense of taste could be off. If you're a sugar or carb addict that could also be messing you up. It's also common for "fresh" produce in stores to not be very fresh, and therefore kinda yucky.
If you get really fresh, ripe, high quality produce it should be extremely tasty and pleasurable without doing anything fancy to it. If it isn't something's wrong- but it's fixable if you're motivated.0 -
I find vegetables are more appealing when they are fresh and high quality. Have you tried going to a farmer's market for fresh, natural produce? It tastes better than what is in the supermarket. I usually have mine plain, but I get the produce from a farm co-op. Also, I grow my own herbs and a few vegetables. Food processor helps with the prep. I use mine several times a week.0
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Not complaining... just asking for ideas to make veggies more platable. No complaints ... just truly seeking ideas. And, by the way, I don't eat fast food or anything loaded with sugar. Just not a fan of the texture and taste of veggies.
I don't like many veggies either. Basically, I like peas, corn, potatoes and lettuce. :laugh:
I have moved from ice burg lettuce, to romaine, to spring mix. I also can eat the itty bitty teeny tiny carrots- still don't care for the bigger ones.
A lot of it is texture for me too. I'm just going to keep trying them and hopefully learn to like more and more.0 -
That actually sounds like it will taste very good. I just bought some cauliflower and I am going to give that a whirl.!I buy frozen cauliflower and I like it with spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese. I copied it from one of my friends diaries. I'll try anything once. But this I like.
Thanks. 0 -
I used to be the same way. I started with chinese stir fry. A little sauce can go a long way with some nice crisp veggies. Making your own salsa and add it to some lean steak or chicken tacos. You can add lots of veggies in there. I make a killer veggie lasagna too. You just need to try different ways of cooking them to adjust the texture of flavor to your palate. You'll find taht as get used to them one way there will be more and more ways you'll like them. Good luck!0
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Also, try pinterest for recipes. You can do a lot. Zucchini chips (and sweet potato). Zucchini and carrot fries. Oven roasted broccoli and asparagus, etc.0
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I concur with other MFPers that roasting in aliitle olive is the way to go. Tastes amazing.
Also, I add lots of veg to soups and stews, whatever I have in the fridge - just bung it in 0 -
I used to hate them to but I learned to like them over time.Ive been bbqing mine.I put them in some tin foil with a little olive oil and some spices and wrap itup and toss on the grill.0
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You can also create your own hummus and dip celery into it.
Cucumber, tomato, minced garlic, and soy sauce also does the trick.0 -
Roasting makes almost anything tast amazing! Mix your veggies with a bit of olive oil, a little salt, maybe some red pepper flakes, thrown them in the oven and enjoy.
This! ^^^0 -
Roasting makes almost anything tast amazing! Mix your veggies with a bit of olive oil, a little salt, maybe some red pepper flakes, thrown them in the oven and enjoy.
This! ^^^
Agreed....I roast, or grill, almost all veggies....toss in olive oil sprinkle with Montreal Steak Seasoning (yep, it is totally good!) stick 'em in the oven or on the grill until slightly browned. :glasses:0 -
I wasn't much of a fan of vegetables, either, but I wanted to learn to like them. I started going to the farmers' market, and now go every week. Veggies are SO much better when you eat them fresh.
When we moved into our house six years ago, we started a vegetable garden. There's something so satisfying about eating what you grow. Now I throw veggies in wherever I can - especially tomatoes and yellow squash. I love to saute them with chicken in a little white wine and chicken broth, and serve over a tiny bit of pasta (about 1/2 cup) that's been mixed with fresh spinach.
Green beans and carrots are two other favorites, and again, are much better when fresh.
Everyone who has recommended roasting is absolutely right. I even like brussels sprouts when they've been roasted with olive oil.0 -
Agreed, cauliflower and broccoli, chopped up and roasted under the broiler, brings out the natural sugars that caramelize.
But I have to say peppers are my favorite. Red, orange, yellow and purple are sweeter than the green ones. They are fabulous raw and even better grilled on the BBQ. Very little work involved, you just cut them in half clean out the seed and throw them on the grill beside what ever you are cooking for dinner.
But if you really want to fall in love with vegetables, grow them. The ones you buy in a store or even a fresh market have been sitting around for days, been shipped in trucks and what ever. They lose vitamins and taste. Veggies can be grown anywhere. In a pot on an apartment balcony or in a garden in a yard. Cherry tomatoes, radishes, peppers. I have even grow potatoes in a bucket. It is really satisfying in so many ways.0 -
someone mentioned above but i will repeat--roasting veggies is to me, the tastiest way to eat them. DO NOT use frozen--they will turn to mush. chop up your veg (any root vegetable like beets, carrots, squash, and brocolli, cauliflower, kale), mix with a little bit of olive oil, S&P and whatever seasoning you like (i usually like chili flake, cumin and coriander) and put them on a cookie sheet for up to half an hour in a HOT oven--like at least 400 degrees F. shake them a few times while they're cooking so they don't burn in one place. to me, this is like veggie candy!0
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Juice 'em. Use the juice to make smoothies.
Some of the methods I'm seeing here make it almost pointless to eat the veggies at all. If you're going to destroy the nutritional value, or coat them in sugar and/or fat, I personally would just not bother. I happen to love veggies, but if I didn't I'd hide them raw in smoothies. Good luck!0 -
I hate veges too
But I found a recipe on here somewhere for a pizza using cauliflower in the base and I love it.
I do a small bowl full of frozen cauliflower and broccoli in the microwave for 6 minutes.
Put it in the food processor and munch it up. Into a tea towel and squeeze out as much water as I can. Then an egg white and 1/2 a cup of mozzarella cheese. Mix it up and then spread as thin as you can on baking paper, and bake until it is golden brown.
Then top with pizza sauce, I put baby spinach leaves, lean salami and a tiny bit of feta cheese, then lightly sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake in the oven until every thing is melty
Works out -depending on cheese etc 300-400 cal I have it for dinner and I'm not hungry later0 -
OOO, I love veg, love brussel spouts and parnips, mmmm nom nom. But I didnt use to love them when i was younger, you know what they say its a aquired taste, I would just try eating them more and you will get used to them, I sometimes have chicken with peppercorn sauce and the sauce is youm for the veg.0
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LOL, when my daughter was little she used to dip cooked broccoli in ketchup!
Point is you gotta find your thing, so try some of these wonderful suggestions, even if is seems weird to you, something may click for you.0 -
I wouldn't be a huge fan of veggies either. Try brocolli in with pasta and sauce or in curries, you can't really taste them that way. Or season them well if you're having them with no sauce. : )0
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I am not a big vegetable person. (Not including spuds of course!)
I've tried a few different recipes now, where veggies are the main ingredient and was shocked when I loved them.
A few things I've tried:
Zucchini Pizza- Slice a courgette/zucchini in half, coat with a little oil and grill both sides until soft. Spread with tomato paste, season with some dried oregano and basil. Add toppings : ham, peppers, mushroom, pepperoni, cheese - anything you would put on a normal pizza. Cook in oven until cheese is melted. Really filling, simple and quick. I was surprised at how good this was- I hate Zucchini!
Stuffed Portobello mushrooms- Broiled/ Cooked under a grill , stuffed with cooked sausage (take the sausage out of the casing and brown in a pan), onion, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, spinach, basil, parsley and cheese. So good, also quick and easy.
Sweet Potato fries- I wouldn't eat these all the time, but much better than eating white potato fries. You can find tons of recipes by googling. My favourite is adding paprika, garlic powder, pinch of cayenne and mixed herbs.
There are so many ways to dress veggies up and make them more exciting. I really look forward to my veggie dinners now.0 -
thanks for this post !! I not a huge vegetable fan,... but not a fan of cooking either so I kinda do the raw thing. This way i found I could eat peppers /sweet peas/rocket etc but it will probably never taste "good" to me just "good for me".
Hopefully my taste buds will change and I will learn to like 'em. May try the jucing recipes mentions as I love fruit and disgusiing veggies this way may be the way forward.0
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