Serious lack of greeens... What ones do you like best?

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  • PurpleCoyote
    PurpleCoyote Posts: 24 Member
    I'm a bit of a fan of greens, I love peas and green beans, but I'm a huge fan of asparagus, green peppers, any kind of cabbage, leeks, spinach and I do really like pak choi too. Mmm hungry now :)
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    I really like cabbage and Brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts when fresh and not over cooked are VERY tasty. My husband disagrees but he does like them better roasted than over cooked like so many others do!

    never tried them raw hmms

    Not raw. Just not over cooked. Cut them in half. Spray them with a fine mist of olive oil or cooking spray. Add salt and fresh cracked pepper and maybe garlic powder. Cook in the oven in a single layer on 375ish until the edges start to get a little crisp (Not black!) which is about 35 minutes maybe. Note that this does NOT work with frozen. You need fresh. Frozen has too much water loss.

    must try it :D
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Spinach. It is affordable and is super-duper full of good ingredients. I put it in my smoothies, scrambled eggs, and use it instead of lettuce in my salads.

    does it taste better raw than canned? canned spinach makes me gag. IN YOUR SMOOTHIES O.O whats that like?

    Not gonna lie... the thought of canned spinach made ME gag too!! It is fine in smoothies- no taste change at all... just looks... odd.

    ok sweet so going to try it :D
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Spinach. It is affordable and is super-duper full of good ingredients. I put it in my smoothies, scrambled eggs, and use it instead of lettuce in my salads.

    does it taste better raw than canned? canned spinach makes me gag. IN YOUR SMOOTHIES O.O whats that like?

    Not gonna lie... the thought of canned spinach made ME gag too!! It is fine in smoothies- no taste change at all... just looks... odd.

    IMO canned greens should be outlawed. They are overcooked to the point that they've lost most of their nutrition and taste slimy. Frozen is good because they don't need cooked further, just warm and eat. But fresh is best. And they cook up in just a few minutes so canned doesn't really save much time.
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    My favourite green veg is peas and green beans I think. I could eat peas with every meal, there is no other veg that passes that test. When I was a child my mum used to have to hide the green beans until I'd eaten some of the other food or I would only eat beans. These days unfortunatly I live away from home and in a flat, so no more fresh form the garden beans for me =( which is the reason I'm less keen on them now unless i'm at my parents'.

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