How do u make your fruits and veggies taste better

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sljohn84
sljohn84 Posts: 107 Member
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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?

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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
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    Sensa
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
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    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
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,041 Member
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    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
    freddykid Posts: 265 Member
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    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
    freckles_cmj Posts: 205 Member
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    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
    freckles_cmj Posts: 205 Member
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    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
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
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    What about stir frying some mixed veggies in an Asian style sauce (soy, chilli, lime, fish, oyster etc). Yum!
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
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    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
    krickeyuu Posts: 344 Member
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    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.

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