NO FRUITS/VEGETABLES!!!!!!

Did you know when we grow and mature we change? And our tastes change with that? We become a bit smarter and realize if we want to be healthy we need to eat the correct kinds of foods. or the potential for sickness is far greater? You can do what many parents have done with their picky eaters and grate your veggies up and put them with your pasta. You could cut your fruit so small and make it a game to see how many you can eat. I would start with a banana. It the softest since your mouth will most likely hurt if you actually tried harder foods than pasta.

I'm not against juicing, but if you struggle to eat a serving broccoli you are going to struggle to guzzle down a glass of green spinach juice too.

Others all have great suggestions, eat the veggies, if you absolutely must drink them, try hiding them in a smoothie. You can put a lot of spinach in a smoothie before it because noticeable.

If you like pasta, that's an easy way to get veggies into your diet. Keep eating your pasta dishes and add veggies to the sauce. I'm guessing you eat marinara? Already has tomato, add some green peppers, mushrooms, onions, pureed zucchini. If you like creamy sauces, .eat them but add some veggies. (Same with your sandwiches. Put fresh baby spinach on them.)

Learn how to roast veggies. Pretty much any veggie tastes great roasted.

Eat fat with your vegetables, it helps absorb the nutrients anyway. Dip asparagus in a butter and lemon dip/sauce.

Don't start by juicing, you'll hate it. Look up naturally sweet fruits and start there. You'd probably like grapes and pineapples-just buy a can of pineapples packed in their own juice and give it a shot.

You can buy fruit juice with vegetables in them at the store. Too much juice in your day won't be good for you, but adding a glass of one of the decent ones probably wouldn't be bad for you. I'm talking about the mass produced (V-8 Fusion type) and not the expensive bottle you find for one serving already refrigerated. You will hate them.

Make this: Frozen banana, peanut butter, milk of choice, pinch of salt, sweetener of choice, cocoa to taste, and a date. Blend.

Let me see if I this right.... You have eaten nothing but junk food all your life, and you are 32 years old.... All you want to lose is 5 lbs???

TROLL... Not even a strong first try...

I think you hit the nail on the head. Too much has changed since the poster started this thread. If this is true life will be short for sure. I see colon cancer would be a HUGE risk. Constipation must be rampant. Hair falling out must be a hug issue also! Oh my gosh the skin, do not get me started on the texture of the skin.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaang. Calm down! :noway:

I wouldn't write off fruit/veggie smoothies. You already like apples which are a typical base for green smoothies. Spinach is a veg that you barely taste when you blend it. When I'm lazy during blending there are chunks of fruit that I may chew in between sips, but if you want to avoid that, just blend everything long enough. If you really hate the smoothie, just eat the apples, which you like , and throw out the remaining 99 cent spinach

I hate when people ask for help on here and flip out when people tell them what they don't want to hear. Making the decision to try to live a healthier life means making a lot of changes and trying a lot of new things. These changes are often tough at first. It's really clear when somebody's not ready to make those changes.

Fruit juices are high in calories. You will not win that way unless you are adding the vegetable juices. Actually I have a juicer and a Vitamix and the Vitamix is better since at least it adds the pulp. Make your own frozen yogurt and ice creme with Greek Yogurt and frozen fruits and frozen bananas. Make Virgin Mary cocktails for tomato based goodness.

Marcolter
Thank you....So would you recommend juicing, as long as I add vegs/fruits together? OR smoothies

I think anything would be good at this point. Experiment because the final taste is generally quite different from what you may think from an ingredient list that's used.