Does anyone else eat raw veggies plain?

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  • mamaclose
    mamaclose Posts: 179 Member
    99% of the time I eat my veggies plain. I will dip in hummus on a very rare occasion. For salad I make my own Italian Hemp Dressing.
  • Julicat6
    Julicat6 Posts: 231 Member
    sure, cucumber, carrots, summer squash, sweet peas, corn, spinach. I use about 1-2 TBS of dressing(lite Vinaigrettes) on a big salad, I like to taste the veggies.
  • bllowry
    bllowry Posts: 239 Member
    I keep two 2 quart bale jars in my fridge, one filled with broccoli, one with cauliflower just so when I feel like munching, I grab a handful and eat without guilt. I actually don't eat salad dressing unless I make one, as I think the prepared ones taste greasy.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Lately I've gotten into the habit of eating raw veggies like spinach, romaine or shredded carrot by themselves or on the side of a meal.

    For example I'll have a grilled chicken sandwich and a cup of plain raw baby spinach leaves. & I'll stuff as much of the spinach into the sandwich as possible, then I'll just eat the rest of the spinach little by little between bites of the sandwich. I've found that doing this really helps increase my fullness with VERY little caloric sacrifice (10 calories for a cup of baby spinach leaves!) and the flavor of the chicken (or whatever my main course is) easily balances with the blandness of the plain veggie. In fact I've kind of grown to enjoy how fresh some veggies taste by themselves.

    I just wanted to share this because I know a lot of people feel like if they eat vegetables it HAS to be dipped in ranch or have shredded cheese on top or boiled with butter or something. But I encourage you guys to try to simply eat them plain sometimes to accompany your main course, and see if you like it. You can get the nutritional benefit of the veggie but save a LOT of calories, 'cause usually those dips & cheeses have more calories than the veggies themselves.

    There are some veggies that I love to eat raw, without any dressing or dip (I never cared for "veggie dip" anyway)

    baby spinach leaves (omg!), carrots (of course), broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, bell peppers...

    that's all I can think of now. I'll probably think of a couple more after I click "post" :laugh:
  • erinbolton
    erinbolton Posts: 28 Member
    I LOVE raw veggies!! they are my favorites

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