What do people have against vegetables?

What's cauliflower popcorn?

Wrong! just wrong!

and this includes canned spinach and asparagus and all of that wonderous nastiness.

dear god- I'm so sorry for you!!!

LOL! It's so funny when my mom eats at our house--

mom: That asparagus was sooooo good, what did you put on it?
me: Just salt and pepper and then we roasted it at 425.
mom: Oh, I just usually eat mine from the can...

She's the same way with a lot of meats, too. I never knew steak and pork chops could be anything but gray blobs of protein until I met my husband! I can't blame my dislike of veggies and fruits only on her cooking because even now, knowing how to cook them and prepare them well, I don't love most of them. I'm lucky that my DDs both got my DHs tastes for foods and like almost everything, especially fruits and veggies. Sometimes they even fight over who gets the last berries or cantaloupe or green beans! It's so weird to me.

I like most vegetables and try to incorporate many servings into every day. However, there are certain foods that I just don't want vegetables in or with. For example, last night my husband and I ate 15 bean soup for dinner with a piece of cornbread. It would have been a more balanced meal with a salad or veggie side, but I didn't want that with it. When I make an omelet I stick tons of spinach, onion, mushrooms, and/or peppers in it and love it...but when I make a breakfast sandwich I like to stay more basic with just egg, veggie bacon or sausage, and maybe some cheese. I do not want veggies in that, even though it would be healthier for me.

When I was doing the 5-2 fasting thing, big bowls of stir fry was all that could get me in at 600 calories on my two 'fast' days and me not ending up hungry. I have left the 5-2 behind, but I still eat stir fry most days.

I do this too. A pound of ground turkey and 2 pounds of veggies and I have lunch for like 4 days.

It's not that I don't like vegetables; it's mainly because I haven't really TRIED a lot of them (yet). My whole family ate unhealthy and they never really had them in the house, so I wasn't exposed to them much. And the few times I was, I would do the bratty kid thing and go, "I DON'T LIKE THEM" - my parents never pushed me to try anything, hence my continued ignorance.

I'm trying to change that, slowly. I tried zucchini over this past weekend - to my shock, I liked it. Who knew?

I love broccoli, mushrooms, onions, spinach, lettuces (especially arugula) - and yes, cauliflower. I'm one of those ones that WILL eat a cauliflower pizza crust or "mock" potato salad (but I'm diabetic, so I've had to learn to make some alterations) - but I like the taste, anyway.

I'm learning to like carrots, peppers (of any color), tomatoes, edamame. Not wild about tomatoes because of the "jelly stuff" inside (as I used to call it), but otherwise, they're good.

Dislike squash, okra, cabbage, cucumbers, peas, lima beans. I literally cannot STAND them. I'll choke on lima beans if I even try to swallow them.

Haven't tried eggplant, artichokes, asparagus or brussel sprouts. Yet.

ETA: If you pickle cucumbers or cabbage (sauerkraut), though - different story. Then it's yum.

I hate to admit it, but I'm not a huge fan of the veggies myself. Many people are maligning cauliflower which one of my favorites. (Hint try it roasted, you'll never go back to steamed). If you don't own an electric steamer, get one. It will make all the difference in the world in flavor and texture, so much better than the microwave. Another hint if they are cooked eat them while they are hot, it makes it easier to get them down. I said I'm not a big fan, I didn't say I didn't eat them! (but I don't do Brussel sprouts or okra)

For the Brussels....cut a small X in the bottom of the stem and remove the first set of leaves. Drop them in boiling salted water for 2-3 mins then remove them. Slice them each in half, then roast in the oven with a bit of coconut or olive oil, some kosher salt, and some herbs sprinkled over. Cook them till they are slightly caramelized. I usually have them in the oven for about 20-35 mins at like 375ish. They are incredible this way...not bitter at all, but sweet...so yummy!!! Even my picky husband loves them and he is not a huge veggie eater at all.

Okra tho....no...I can't do it. I keep trying but it is not going to happen.

Ok, I'll give the sprouts another shot

Okay, red cabbage.
But I've never seen any of the others.

They grow purple cauliflower now. It is very very purple too. Crazy.

I do large trays of roasted vegetables...carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, brussel sprouts...

I also include vegetables in my pasta casseroles such as spinach, I also do turkey burgers with zucchini and grated carrots.

Then there is V8 juice that I drink every morning...2 servings of vegetables and a bunch of potassium.

I too roast a few large trays of veggies and keep in Tupperware to eat on through out the week. I experiment a lot with different veggies. My new found favorite is: chopped purple cabbage, sliced zucchini, chopped sweet onion, sunburst tomatoes. I add olive oil, sea salt, cracked black pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Yummy...but it's easy for me. I love a lot of veggies.

I do large trays of roasted vegetables...carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, brussel sprouts...

I also include vegetables in my pasta casseroles such as spinach, I also do turkey burgers with zucchini and grated carrots.

Then there is V8 juice that I drink every morning...2 servings of vegetables and a bunch of potassium.

I too roast a few large trays of veggies and keep in Tupperware to eat on through out the week. I experiment a lot with different veggies. My new found favorite is: chopped purple cabbage, sliced zucchini, chopped sweet onion, sunburst tomatoes. I add olive oil, sea salt, cracked black pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Yummy...but it's easy for me. I love a lot of veggies.

Can you tell me how the cabbage tastes when it's roasted? I have learned to like it raw, but don't go for cooked cabbage at all, but your blend sounds like it could be good.

I do large trays of roasted vegetables...carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, brussel sprouts...

I also include vegetables in my pasta casseroles such as spinach, I also do turkey burgers with zucchini and grated carrots.

Then there is V8 juice that I drink every morning...2 servings of vegetables and a bunch of potassium.

I too roast a few large trays of veggies and keep in Tupperware to eat on through out the week. I experiment a lot with different veggies. My new found favorite is: chopped purple cabbage, sliced zucchini, chopped sweet onion, sunburst tomatoes. I add olive oil, sea salt, cracked black pepper, garlic powder and cumin. Yummy...but it's easy for me. I love a lot of veggies.

Can you tell me how the cabbage tastes when it's roasted? I have learned to like it raw, but don't go for cooked cabbage at all, but your blend sounds like it could be good.

When I cook it like this it has a bit of a sweet flavor actually. The cumin can possibly pull that out, but it is actually very mild compared to regular cabbage (and we love both in our house). I've roasted it until it's super tender and I've roasted it for a shorter time to leave it a bit crunchy and I love it either way. We love the small tomatoes with the cabbage especially.