How do u make your fruits and veggies taste better

sljohn84

I'm not the healthiest eater and didn't really grow up eating healthy so anyone have any tips to help me with new foods?

drmerc

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melaniecheeks

Well, most fruits taste pretty good on their own! Try a bunch of grapes, kept in the fridge so they're nice and cold. or a banana smooshed onto a slice of toast.

vegetables can have quite a strong taste when eaten on their own, and it can take a few times until your tastebuds adapt. Many of them are good with a cheese sauce (cauliflower and brocoli and leeks especially), or chop them small and add to a tomato pasta sauce (courgette, carrot, mushroom). Or slice them finely and add to a stirfry.

ValerieMartini2Olives

Fruit tastes good on it's own. I don't add anything to it, except for maybe other fruit.

As far as vegetables, I tend to prefer them raw with light ranch.

freddykid

They taste better when I eat them... I cut apples into slices and pack them in baggies so it takes longer to eat them. Banana slices on peanut butter toast is amazing. I try to hide some veggies in all my home cooked meals or just make a side dish that is easy to eat. It doesn't really have to taste good if you can eat it fast.

freckles_cmj

Just keep trying them..it takes most people several times before they really like a food that is new to them. I hated Brussel sprouts growing up but give me a plate of them now roasted with garlic..yummy!

and I see drmerc still has nothing better to to than troll....:huh:

freckles_cmj

oh if you like smoothies...try adding a hand full of green leafy veggies to it..like kale or spinach, easy way to get the greens in if you are not a fan...the sweetness of the fruit sort of hides the greens.

gmallan

What about stir frying some mixed veggies in an Asian style sauce (soy, chilli, lime, fish, oyster etc). Yum!

katy_trail

when you're trying produce, especially veggies, try different versions- roasted, fresh, frozen, grilled, often the same food has a different taste or texture.

krickeyuu

Most veggies benefit form a little fat--add a tad of butter, olive oil or parmesan cheese. Grate squash and/or carrots into pasta sauce. Make soup or stew with onion, celery, carrot, potatoes green beans, peas, etc. Veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus and green beans get a great flavor from roasting in the oven at about 400F for about 20 minutes. Or grill squash, eggplant, portobello mushrooms on on outdoor grill.