I don't like a lot of fruits or veggies. What do I do?!!?

My suggestion is to start eating them.

How can you not like any fruit or veg other than green beans...which I must say as someone that LOVES most vegetables, green beans are the least tasty or exciting!!

Try chopping vegetables small and putting them in tomato sauces for example, or even blend them in if you don't want to know they're there. What about cooking veggies into one pot meals so they take on the flavours of what they're cooked with- like a curry or a beef stew?

Maybe try the veggies in soups that way you can still get alot of them in but has alot of flavor. Try some of the fruits frozen like frozen grapes. My prob at my house is the fruit never lasts my kids love it so it gets ate up as soon as we buy it.

To me it seems odd to try to satisfy a chocolate craving with green beans, lol! But eating fruit instead of other sweets is a good choice. What about pairing dark chocolate chips with dried fruit? What exactly is it about fruits and veggies that doesn't sound good to you? Do you like olives because they're salty? If so, maybe try out a few types of stir fry with green beans, and each time add a new veggie in with it. My favorite stir fry has green beans, corn, kidney beans, carrots, and bell peppers.

Also, do you like V8? I personally don't but for some people who don't like to eat fruits and veggies it can help you pack in the servings in one swoop.

I'm not much of a fruit/veggie person either. I've been considering getting a juicer/nutrient extractor like a NutriBullet and getting a variety of them in one drink a day. You can use kale, spinach, arugula and fruits. That way I wouldn't have to force myself eat something I don't really enjoy. But then, what if I hate the drinks?? I have found that roasting vegetables makes them taste different and I love them. Roasted cauliflower, red peppers, carrots, and onions is my favorite. Just cut up vegetables and toss with a little olive oil. Add seasonings if you want and roast in oven until they're tender/crunchy. Keep exploring different ways to make things and you'll find some that you really like.

Roasting is one method that helps bring out the sugars found in some vegetables. Onions in particular will acquire a sweeter taste as they cooked.

First of all - I would not consider "canned green beans" a vegetable :ohwell: Try buying them fresh and steam them - or saute them - or munch on them raw! How about smoothies? You can add veggies into fruit smoothies and won't even notice them - experiment. Experiment - cook with them - put Kale in spaghetti sauce or in stews - Season them to your liking - roasted veggies are fantastic - it releases the sugars in them - put some olive oil, salt pepper and garlic on them - unless you don't like garlic! Best of luck - Your body will LOVE you for adding more fruits and veggies into your diet - step away from the candy for snacks btw - go for some light protein instead - a hard boiled egg - some chicken - a piece of light cheese - Good luck!:drinker:

I'm with you, you are not alone. I am very picky about the fruits & veggies I would eat, or should I say, I was picky...since getting diagnosed with type 2, and watching my carbs & sugars like a hawk, the stuff I use to eat, seems to not find it's way into my diary most days. I do use low sodium V8 (but add my own salt cuz it's just nasty) on occasion.

You do need to season the veggie stuff well, I find em pretty tasteless .... I'm trying though, at least on the veggie front...but I'd really love to go nuts on fruit and with DM now I can't. Figures, was never a fruit fan before, lol

Good luck trying to get em down.

I'm really trying new fruits and veggies. When I was little I love foods like peas, sweet potatoes, corn, apples, occasionally a banana even. But as I got older, I started to lose my appetite for those types of food. I adore black olives and green beans. That's the only thing that has stayed constant. I used to eat about one can of green beans, with a meal (grilled chicken, brown rice). Now I'll have about 3-5 cans. Just that. I need some good alternatives. Normally when I get hungry, I eat 3 Kit-Kats and 3 Reese's. So lately I've been trying to substitute that for green beans or something with less than 1120 calories total. Any suggestions??

You could have had a V8! They have it in fruit or veg varieties, 2 servings of veg per cup :happy:

For fruit I make Smoothies.

Or cut up and mix with Greek Yoghurt.

I've always loved Vegetables, but you could try a sprinkle of 'Vegeta' on them while cooking.

Or grate them all up and make fritters, with onion, a dash of nutmeg..some garlic...yum!

If you want to get healthier, you're gonna have to figure out a way to like it.

I don't care for fruit, but love veggies. I'm a fan of green beans myself, if that's all you can manage to eat, then keep eating it.... BUT If you're getting bored with green beans...


I put mayo or low fat cottage cheese on my sliced tomatoes. I grill diced potatoes in tin foil, and add ketchup or light sour cream. Celery and ranch (made with ranch dip packet and low cal sour cream is healthier and lower in cals than plain Ranch dressing) or with peanut butter. I make steamed broccoli with lots of spices instead of cheese or butter. I eat black eyed peas right out of the can as a soup. Pineapple sandwiches Yum.

You can also squeeze lots of fruits and veggies into smoothies.

I can eat all veggies without anything at all added... but if you're the type that doesn't like them, try them again *bc tastes change constantly* and start trying them with add ons... maybe you'll get used to it, or even begin to like them... Just an idea

Put 1 scoop chocolate protein shake with 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup banana and 1/2 cup frozen triple berries. (I use black, straw and rasp) add 3 ice cubes and blend. 263 cals /32 protein/35 carb
a runner friend puts a cup or two of spinach in his but I havent been that brave....yet.

I also take 1/2 c each frozen blueberries and raspberries warmed up a minute in the microwave and add splenda. I need the antioxidants to recover from 60 mile weeks of running.

I also take and split a spaghetti squash into 4 pieces and toss as is into the microwave for a couple minutes. Eat plain.

You can fry fresh spinach with canola oil, lemon juice and garlic powder until just wilted. Or put it fresh in a salad.

Good luck!!

Have you ever tried them with a dip start there low fat of course the try to wean yourself off the dip just a suggestion

I am a parent, and if my kids started asking,or do ask for a healthy food, I always buy it... You could at least bring it up...