Fruit and Veg

KBles
KBles Posts: 21 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been picky all my life when it comes to food, for years I have been eating all the wrong things. I want to make a change in my life but finding it hard as most of the textures of fruit and veg put me off. I can eat carrots, potatoes and broccoli ok. But really that’s about it. I use a blender on a lot of foods now as it’s not the taste more the textures.

I want to try more things or give suggestion for food that can help me lose weight and I am used to eating a lot of meat.

Thank You

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  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    In season right now are peaches and melons. Delicious!
    Salads are great.
    Banana/date smoothie is great. Same with pinepple/valencia.
    You can make a "green juice" if you have a juicer.
    Tomatoes and cucumbers are fantastic in just about everything (and free if you grow them)

    I made the switch from meat eater to fruit eater about 6 months ago. You need to eat a LOT of fruit and green leafy vegetable to keep satisfied with it. Keep it up, it will be the best decision you ever made.
  • beattie1
    beattie1 Posts: 1,012 Member
    If it's the texture of veg you don't like, how about making soup with them? I add pieces of chopped up bacon to chopped onion & carrot and fry them up in just a tiny amount of oil. Add any other veg you'd like to try or have to hand (celery, tinned tomatoes, chopped up potato, a handful of lentils to add body and protein) and water. I usually add a stock cube, or part of one for seasoning. Stir, and simmer til done. If you want it chunky just eat it as it is, or blend to get rid of the obvious veggyy-ness.

    Do you like raw veg? I HATE cooked mushrooms (texture again) but find they're OK raw. Raw carrot sticks are quite different from grated raw carrot and they're both different to cooked. Have a bit of an experiment & see - the veg you are able to eat are a good start.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Which texture? When cooked or raw?

    If you can deal with mashed potato, try mashed root veg instead (carrot/swede/celeriac/parsnip).

    Roast aubergine and make baba ganoush with it.

    Chop up the veg into very small pieces and add it to other food (tiny peas in risotto or mushrooms and carrot in a bolognese for example)
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    You could also try fruit or veg crisps. Apples and pear work well, as do kale, parsnips, beetroot, carrot, and sweet potato).
  • grimsin
    grimsin Posts: 78 Member
    I steam most of my veggies, gives them all a nice soft texture :P
  • KBles
    KBles Posts: 21 Member
    Thank you

    I do make alot of soups which is easy and nice. Just need to make more I think
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    Thank you

    I do make alot of soups which is easy and nice. Just need to make more I think

    Which texture do you have the issue with? Strawberries are completely different to apples, and sweet potato is completely different to mushrooms.
  • KBles
    KBles Posts: 21 Member
    Its hard to explain, but sometimes i try and eat things and I just start gagging, don't mind so much when there boiled,

    I liked carrot/swede mash and soups, Just stops me eating alot of recpies because of how they are made

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