Help eating more veggies

This reminds me of my mom. She will legit not eat anything green. If she has a pea, she will vomit. (Something about the texture or the "pop" she says)

lol...anyway. Something I've been doing lately is spreading fresh broccoli florets on a sheet pan, sprinkling them with salt, pepper & whatever, and baking them. I feel like carrots are an easy one to jump on immediately, you can eat them raw with low-fat dressing or hummus. Cooked, they have a sweetness all their own. Do you like sweet potatoes? They are excellent baked into wedges or "fries", even mashed up. I mash up cauliflower too, with a bit of reduced fat sour cream..nice substitute for mashed white potatoes.

These sound like things I want to do. Delicious! Thank you for sharing!

There are several ways to incorporate vegetables into your daily regimen
I don't personally like to have some vegetables on its own and it's just hard togetti g them if you're not including it in the preparation of your foods that's how I get most of them in
My secret is; (you'll definitely need a food processor -I use a mini food processor- or a food chopper of some sort unless if you don't mind taking the time to finely chop them by hand)

Soups
Spaghetti sauce
Smoothies
Seasoned rice
I love this one; in a blender blend Orange juice with Spinach -you don't taste the Spinach at all
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I pretty much do what LorinaLynn does with the frozen veggies but I'd like more variety so I'm bumping this thread to save in my topics because there are so many good ideas in it.

My goodness such amazing feedback! I'm sorry I can't reply personally to all of the posts but THANK YOU for all of the ideas! They sound amazing!

alijane9: I do enjoy spinach and asparagus. The only true restriction I have are onions, I have a cramp like allergic reaction when I eat too much of them.

Some of you mentioned mashed potatoes, LOVE that! So I'll try the cauliflower idea sometime!

I've bookmarked the thread so I can try some of these recipes, seasonings and blends. Again, thank you so much! I'l try a few and let you know how things go!

*hugs for all!*

Fantastic: that is two more kinds of green vegetables than many people will eat!! Spinach is arguably the most nutritious of the greens, if you ate that every day for the rest of your life in a variety of ways from sweet smoothies to cheesy lasagne (so you did not get bored) you would be doing right by your body.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2626/2

There are many great ideas here!! Here's what I used to get my kids eating & loving vegetables. I get Green Giant - 100% Natural Valley Fresh Steamers -12 oz Bag - Garden Vegetable Medley (Peas, Potatoes,Peppers, & Herbs). 160 cals for whole bag. Our freezer is always full of those. Cook 8 min in bag and serve. Yes, Raw vegies would be the healthiest but this will ease you into it & get you to love vegies of all types. I noticed Walmart always sells out of this one so I get them early in the day after the shelves are stocked. Keep up the great work & Good Luck to you!!

I love Rainbow Slaw - Broccoli, Cauliflowers, Carrotts, you can get it in the produce department of your local store. I add a little Marzetti Fat Free Sweet and Sour dressing. Very tastie low calorie and you are getting a vegatable

I am picky about vegetables, too. Some things I've tried doing to sneak in more veggies:

1. Hide lots of small cut up veggies in soups, chili, or pasta sauces. The smaller the dice, the less offensive I find them. Usually it is the texture I dislike, even more than the taste, and this hides both pretty well.

2. Mix them into a crockpot meal of meat and some sort of sauce. For example, chopped up onions, bell peppers, and carrot strips go nicely with chicken and barbecue sauce. You could also use teriyaki, Italian dressing, salsa, etc. The combinations are endless. I find that by the time they have cooked in the crockpot all day, they are soft enough to blend into the sauce without being too noticeable.

3. I also eat veggies that don't seem as much like veggies - like tomato soup, salsa, pasta sauces, bean dips including hummus, vegetarian bean-based chilis, etc.

4. The veggies I do eat straight up are best when roasted in the oven with a little nonstick spray or spray butter, salt, garlic or onion powder, pepper, and maybe a hit of cayenne or red pepper flake. You can do this with squashes, zucchini, asparagus, any type of potato, carrots, etc.

5. Dip raw veggies in hummus flavored with cayenne pepper, salsa, or a low-fat dressing you like. If you are also picky about dressings, like me, you can use plain greek yogurt flavored with spices you like. The sauce you dip the veggies in can hide the taste of the veggies pretty well without having to be something unhealthy.

6. The V8 Fruit and veggie blends are pretty good if you like that sort of thing. It gives you a serving of veggies.

7. Mix shredded carrots or sweet potato into a sweet greek-yogurt sauce with raisins or other dried fruit.

8. Cut them into tiny pieces, hold your nose, and chew fast.

Make green shakes with spinach!