Don't eat vegetables

This sounds very weird, but I put a frozen bags of one of these (or a mixture) on the top rack of the dishwasher, have my dishes on the bottom and run the dishwasher. This defrosts them.

Holy crap! I guess that's one way of "eating clean"! Those bags... they're not as sealed as you think they are. Lots of them are permeable so you can steam them in the microwave.

Also, I'd be afraid of the veggies spilling out and getting on my clean dishes. Or the food being in contact with the heated plastic bag for that long. I think a microwave is just fine for defrosting.

I see your points and they are good ones!

For me, it is "what will I do consistently". Since I've started doing this, I eat 2 lbs of veggies every day.

I did not touch cooked vegetables of any kind my whole life until I came to the Uk for the first time. Suddenly i felt more adventurous and ready to try new things, I later learned that ones taste buds change and I actually started to like some. Not just salad stuff all the time. I still hate tomatoes and egg plant but through some creativity I managed to stomach most others now.
Growing up I used to wretch when I had to eat cooked veggies, no idea why. Made my poor mothers life hell.

Yes I know, this story offers no support in any way. Just thought id tell it. K

This sounds very weird, but I put frozen bags of one of these (or a mixture) on the top rack of the dishwasher, have my dishes on the bottom and run the dishwasher. This defrosts them.

Oh my! This doesn't melt the bag? Dishwashers get VERY hot. Also - the soap used is strong stuff - not something you want in your veggies. You could put the bag in a bowl of hot water to defrost them. Or really anything but that. The bags are made of plastic and chemicals - which will leach into your food at high temps like that.

Like I tell my husband, nobody likes them, just choke it down.

I have this conversation with my wife. But it's not about vegetables.

Baked beans also have a lot of extras that take away from their benefits. Delicious, yes... not necessarily the healthiest. I'm also surprised you can't find one vegetable... corn even? What about adding some to smoothies?

I kind of like sweet corn.. And how often would I have to eat vegetables? Because there's no way I could eat them everyday

Corn is a grain.

How about a vegetable and pour lots of cheese or something on it, like broccoli?

Not crazy about veggies or exercising either for that matter. If you want to be fit and healthy bad enough you will try to start eating them. Like others have suggested, try doing smoothies....

Have you tried pretending your fork is a chew, chew train?

That's what works for my son when he won't eat his broccoli.

Personally I pretend my fork is a jet plane!

^This. ahahaha :laugh:

Seriously. Man up and eat your veggies. Pull up your big boy pants, you can do it.

Are we supposed to take this post seriously? Because I just can't.

I had never eaten a piece of lettuce, broccoli, carrot, or pretty much anything green before I was 21 years old. Ever.

This sounds very weird, but I put frozen bags of one of these (or a mixture) on the top rack of the dishwasher, have my dishes on the bottom and run the dishwasher. This defrosts them.

Oh my! This doesn't melt the bag? Dishwashers get VERY hot. Also - the soap used is strong stuff - not something you want in your veggies. You could put the bag in a bowl of hot water to defrost them. Or really anything but that. The bags are made of plastic and chemicals - which will leach into your food at high temps like that.

Not yet. What I typically do is put the dishes on the bottom rack, use white vinegar for cleaning them (we rinse them thoroughly) and but the bags in the back of the top rack so they aren't assaulted by the most water.

I can see your points. Maybe one day I'll want to do more, but right now, my goal is: eat them!

Another way I like to get veggies in: Drop them into homemade or premade chili. I typically make a crockpot full of chili every week (5 cans of beans, one big package of frozen mixed veggies, chili powder to taste, medium high, one to two hours depending upon the texture you want.)

Also, if you don't want to try my weird, crazy methods (and I wouldn't blame you!), buy bags of preseasoned vegetables. Even if you have to pay a little extra, you'll get into the habit of eating them.

You can't certainly live without vegetables, but make it a challenge to try one serving a day for two weeks. It is really like anything new...e.g., the first month of weight training, I was always on the verge of quitting. After a month, I'd go to the gym to train even if I came in from a 6 hour flight.

Cheese on broccoli or cauliflower. It will change your life. I also like to make a peanut sauce with fresh-ground pb (DON'T USE JIFF or any other processed pb, it will taste weird), a little soy or coconut milk, soy sauce, and sriracha, and put it on my broccoli. MMMMMM.

Otherwise, suck it up and throw some kale or spinach in a smoothie, and suck it down. You're a big boy, you'll live

EWWW THAT AIRPLANE WAS FILLED WITH PEAS!!!

I love the suggestions that this 18 yr old kid make smoothies, fresh ground peanut butter, chard, and kale. Have you ever met an 18 yr old?

How about raw carrots or other veggies dipped in ranch dressing, or frozen meals with veggies mixed into stuff. Mashed potatoes or fries, or something where ketchup and gravy add all the flavor would be more realistic. Spaghetti sauce counts, so does pizza. The cheese melted over cauliflower or broccoli was a good suggestion. The frozen bags where it's already together are a realistic suggestion.

No matter what your fitness goals, it's really hard to achieve anything when you aren't eating a balanced diet. Not only do vegetables contain a lot of vitamins, but they are also a really good source of complex carbohydrates that don't upset blood sugar levels and a great source of fibre in most cases.

1. Experiment with new vegetables. You've probably been introduced to peas, carrots and broccoli, but have you tried hon tsai-tai, kale, shiitake mushrooms? I would suggest concentrating on one vegetable per week. That way, you have at least 5-6 opportunities to prepare the vegetable in different ways and give it a chance before you reject it.

2. Try vegetable juices. They don't have the fibre of whole vegetables, but they are a good way to introduce vegetables into your routine. Personally, I don't care for the taste of pure vegetable juice like tomato juice, but lots of juice makers sell combinations of fruit and vegetable juices and usually only the fruit flavour comes through. Carrot juice is quite mild.

3. Incorporate vegetables into existing favourites. Add lettuce, pickles, tomato or the like to hamburgers and sandwiches. Common sandwich toppings don't usually have a strong taste, aside from onion, so all you'll notice is a bit more crunch, if you notice it at all. When you get pizza, ask for a light sprinkling of tomato, mushroom or peppers. You can even ask them to put the vegetable topping under the cheese, and once cooked these vegetables are very light in flavour and have a texture similar to the cheese. Ask for some salsa when you're having nachos. Order some sautéed onions with your steak or chicken.

4. Make casseroles. It's kind of the same idea as above, where you add vegetable to the meal rather than making vegetable the focus of the meal. Look up recipes for casseroles that sound yummy to you, and half or quarter their suggested amount of vegetables to make it tolerable. As your tolerance increases, you may find yourself doubling the recommendation!

5. Try lots of ways of preparing vegetables before writing them off, because the cooking method makes a great deal of difference. Toppings, sauces, etc also have a huge impact on the resulting flavour. For instance, I am a fan of Portabella mushroom "steaks", I love grilled mushrooms and I always order mushrooms on my pizza...but I never eat raw or cold mushrooms such as those offered on salad bars. For me, the raw mushroom has a really bad texture and poor taste, whereas the hot, cooked mushrooms are tasty and have a pleasant texture. The reverse is true when it comes to cauliflower/white broccoli. I like crunchy raw white broccoli as a snack or part of a lettuce salad, but cooked cauliflower? No way. Experiment with boiling, steaming, baking, stir-frying, sautéing, etc. Try adding different kinds of herbs, spices and sauces.Pair them with different entrees. You may find that you hated the way whomever raised you prepared vegetables but that you like a couple of them in a stir fry.