Vegetables

too familiar!! I found that steaming veggies is pretty good way to get myself to eat them. i buy the baby carrots , to much work to peel the others still i am working up to it. also i put mrs dash spicey on alot of my veggies or incorporate them in a whole wheat pasta. I am really starting to like my veggies now i feel so much better when i have them :flowerforyou:

Alrighty then.

Try new veggies. Every week when you go to the store, pick up something you haven't tried before and look up how to cook it.

I love roasted veggies - spray veggies with olive oil (buy a "Misto") and add thyme (maybe salt and pepper) - bake at 350 for 10-30 minutes depending on the veggie. I roast carrots with cinnamon, yum.

Stop eating stuff from a can, if you are able. It's no where near as good. Join the food snobs, like myself.

Discover low fat things to put on veggies - laughing cow light is a godsend. Cut up raw veggies: cucumbers, carrots, celery, beets (yes, they are wonderful raw!), broccoli, etc - have a few wedges with the veggies.

Add veggies to pasta, if you have the calories available to eat pasta (whole wheat of course).

Make your own veggie soup - cook root veggies longest. You can put almost anything in soup.

Learn to saute, if you don't know already. Yum, sauteed spinach with garlic! Again, get the Misto or use Pam.

Discover new salads - here's how I create them:
1. pick a lettuce
2. add a veggie
3. add a dried or fresh fruit (apples, pears, craisins, grapes)
4. add a flavorful cheese (gorgonzola, feta) or a dressing
5. have calories? add nuts
call it dinner

That should be enough for now :laugh:

i used to have the same problem then my sister suggested buying spinach and a bunch of healthy salad toppings. So everyday i always have my spinach salad with anything from raisins, sunflower seeds, hot sauce, almonds, fruits, tuna, chicken, so this way i'm not focusing on the salad...i focus on the great flavor of everthing else. And not mention how much more healthy spinach is compared to lettuce, i think it has a much better taste! but good luck with finding a good veggie friend!

I was one that never liked many veggies either... But things have changed.. i would say try saute the veggies.. with some garlic and olive oil. with other spices. or another good way is to make a stir fry.
hope that helps. Good luck to ya!


Jeff

Here...This is interesting fruit!!!

:laugh: at interesting fruit :laugh:

more interesting fruit!

Have you tried gazpacho???

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy. I love gazpacho!

there is a recipe book recently came out by jerry seinfields(sp?) wife, she hides veggies in everyday ordinary foods,. i like to add chopped mushrooms and either broccoli or cauliflower (chopped in the food processor) to my burgers. you especially don't notice the mushrooms.

Good topic, i'm so not a veggie person, i don't even consider them when i'm planning meals or shopping, and i'm not really a salad person either. I do remember when I was a kid nothing tasted better than the fresh green beans and peas right out of the garden, they're crunchy and crisp and if you grab a handfull at a time throughout the day as a snack then you get your veggies in and no worries about preparing them.

I love the Birdseye steam fresh veggies. Pop the whole thing in the mircowave and serve.

My 23 yr old son and my husband had funny looks when the rice or potatoes was reduced to 1/4 of the plate and 1/2 was covered in broc, cauli, peas, corn, carrots, mixed oriental vegs, brussel sprouts, lima beans. Even the brocoli and cheese is low fat.

Now if I only cook 1 veggies they ask what else is for dinner!! Yeah...my son has lost 30+ lbs.

I just found out hubby hasnt lost anything because he has been sneaking in choc icecream when i wasnt looking. :noway:

Veggies and fruit are so important. the natural fiber is good for you and the canned stuff is loaded with sodium and has lost its natural goodness.

Also those bags of lettuce and spinach are awesome (did I just call veggies awesome? wow i have changed) :bigsmile:

I'm a vegetarian but I only really eat veggies cooked.
Weird I know! I've been trying to have salad but I just can't eat raw veggies :S..

try having vegetarian noodles and try to cook ur vegetables as least as possible to preserve their nutrients.
1-put olive oil on a sauce pan.
2-add onions and sesame oil.
3-add green peppers, and carrots. (u can add more- mushrooms, cellery etc.. whatever you like!)
4-stir with soy sauce and balsamic
I love this!

Try more vegetable stir fries. different veggies each time. or add a new one each time. use curry powders for taste, or experiment with others.

Vegetable rice.
STAY AWAY FROM FROZEN FOODS!!!! try to avoid them as most as you can. of course you can have them once in a while but don't rely on them as ur vegetarian nutrient portion for the day.

oh yeah.....and you can steam them with low sodium chicken broth... ok so now I'm hungry!!

Im a roaster/griller
it makes the sweetness come out. it caramalizes the veggies try grilling on the bbq or roasting in the oven
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this is an oven recipe
1 pepper
1 sweet potato
squash
carrots
onions
splash olive oil on them
any herbs/spices
ROAST till tender

I love sauteed veggies too and amazing how they taste with just a little bit of olive oil and some garlic (love garlic). I pretty much stick with the frozen veggies since I'm the only one in the house that really eats veggies. Veggies from the produce section never keep as long as I'd like them to.