I don't like veg

Oops, I read this with the wrong vowel... #awkward

If you have a food processor, you can chop up veg super small and add to ground beef and not even know it's there in some recipes. Try Emilybites.com deep dish sloppyjoe casserole. There are loads of veg minced up in that beefy mixture and you'd never know it. I add shredded zuchinni to meatloaf which helps keep it from getting dry...same idea could also be used in lots of things with lots of veg. Meatballs come to mind too as something that would work well. If it's mainly a texture thing too, which is sounds like it may be, puree soups bases would be a good option...think broccoli cheese soup or creamy of potato with cauliflower pureed in there too.

Spinach is great in smoothies too. It does tend to make the smoothie green, but I acutally find that appetizing now that I am use to it and know what it tastes like (you don't taste the spinach so basicly it's just whatever yummp fruit you've added.)

Juicing can be good too. You add a surprising amount of vegtables with just a little fruit and the fruit is what you taste. Again, these are often green too :-)

If you want to be healthy, eat some vegetables. Teach your palate.

If you want to be healthier, eat less crap.

You're an adult. Eat some vegetables.

Steamed broccoli is one of the most awesome foods ever.

Give this a read:

http://summertomato.com/learning-to-love-foods-you-dont-like/

ps: I recently taught myself to like mushrooms. Finally.

This. I don't like going to the dentist or mowing the lawn or paying for my car insurance, but sometimes you just gotta suck it up because you're an adult and you're responsible for your own life/body/insurance premiums. Good luck.

ETA: Or, you know, just don't eat them. You're free to do that too. Your health might suffer in the long run, or it might not, but as long as you're aware of that and go forth anyway, you have the right to make that choice.

I just have to say - steamed broccoli is like the worst thing ever!!
But I'm one of those people who prefer my veggies RAW. Find some veg that you like and dip in plain greek yogurt or hummus. Eventually you should be able to bridge the gap between the 1 or 2 that you like and the plethora of other options.

And I second, third, fourth, eighth.... roasting vegetables It's practically the only way you're going to get me to eat squash or eggplant. It took me a LONG time but I trained my palate to be able to tolerate tomatoes (I almost enjoy them but let's not get ahead of ourselves) and mushrooms (still picky on which ones), but you can do it Just keep an open mind and try different varieties/different cooking styles. If you're out to dinner with someone who will let you pick off their plate, and they seem to be enjoying the heck out of their vegetables, take a bite. If you love it, figure out how they made it and make it yourself

I was never a vegetable person myself. My kind of "vegetable" was potatoes and corn. :laugh: There were a few exceptions but not very many...and a lot of them had to be covered with stuff, mainly cheese.

Then I decided that I wanted to really be healthier with what I was putting in my body. I've tried so many vegetables in the past few years. One of my favorites is spaghetti squash with marinara. SO yummy. But I'll also eat yellow squash, zucchini, spinach, carrots (raw AND cooked)...and lots of others. There are still some I cannot stand the taste of though but I have plenty to choose from now.

I agree with some of the others here - there are tons of cookbooks out there to show you how to "hide" veggies in foods. If you can't just suck it up and eat them, then try that.

If you want to be healthy, eat some vegetables. Teach your palate.

If you want to be healthier, eat less crap.

You're an adult. Eat some vegetables.

Steamed broccoli is one of the most awesome foods ever.

Give this a read:

http://summertomato.com/learning-to-love-foods-you-dont-like/


ps: I recently taught myself to like mushrooms. Finally.

No, I'm an adult so I can eat what I think tastes good! Trust me, I've always been in good health without them and I could eat them all day and never be satisfied because they taste so disgusting to me! It really isn't a SIN not to eat vegetables!

I don't like veggies either, and I don't eat them lol, I don't make myself eat anything I don't like, I know that's probably not the healthiest but whatever, I do like butter beans, as long as the cooked in bacon grease!

If you don't like veggies, don't eat them. There are plenty of other ways to get the nutrients in them.

Trying to force yourself to eat foods you don't like is a sure way to relapse and gain back the weight: eventually you're going to stop eating them in favor of foods you prefer instead.

Everybody is different, and there's no rule that says you HAVE to eat vegetables no matter what anyone tells you. Work with what works for you. If you're OK with taking a vitamin and/or fiber supplement or two instead, then do that. The key is to find a lifestyle and diet regimen you can (and WILL) stick with for a lifetime.

If you don't like veggies, don't eat them. There are plenty of other ways to get the nutrients in them.

Trying to force yourself to eat foods you don't like is a sure way to relapse and gain back the weight: eventually you're going to stop eating them in favor of foods you prefer instead.

Everybody is different, and there's no rule that says you HAVE to eat vegetables no matter what anyone tells you. Work with what works for you. If you're OK with taking a vitamin and/or fiber supplement or two instead, then do that. The key is to find a lifestyle and diet regimen you can (and WILL) stick with for a lifetime.

^THIS. It is true, it has happened to me. Hated forcing myself to eat vegetables and I ended up eating what I really wanted to anyway. Good advice.

Um..I misread the topic.....


**backs out slowly**

I don't understand how someone can dislike an entire food group, especially one with so much variety.

That said, I've read that food aversions can have nothing to do with food, really, and are really about deeper psychological issues. No, I'm not suggesting you're crazy, but at some point maybe certain textures and flavors came to be associated with negative physical reactions...that's real and probably treatable. Talk to you doctor and see if you can get a recommendation for someone who specializes in these things.

Good luck.

If you want to be healthy, eat some vegetables. Teach your palate.

If you want to be healthier, eat less crap.

You're an adult. Eat some vegetables.

Steamed broccoli is one of the most awesome foods ever.

Give this a read:

http://summertomato.com/learning-to-love-foods-you-dont-like/


ps: I recently taught myself to like mushrooms. Finally.

No, I'm an adult so I can eat what I think tastes good! Trust me, I've always been in good health without them and I could eat them all day and never be satisfied because they taste so disgusting to me! It really isn't a SIN not to eat vegetables!

Calm yourself.
I never said it was a sin.
Eat em or don't. :indifferent:
and
Best of luck with your lifelong journey.

Get a good blender, 1.5 cups frozen fruit, 1 cup coconut milk or water, a little honey (about a tsp) to sweeten it, and throw in 3 cups of spinach and blend. Good stuff. You cannot taste the spinach at all.

I'm someone who prefers starchy veggies, like potatoes (russet and sweet) and corn, but I decided that I had to do something to get leafy green veggies in. So I started juicing, but I got sick of doing that. So I moved onto green smoothies. Best decision ever. Bc they also help me hit my protein goals b/c I can add protein powder to it.

If you want to be healthy, eat some vegetables. Teach your palate.

If you want to be healthier, eat less crap.

You're an adult. Eat some vegetables.

Steamed broccoli is one of the most awesome foods ever.

Give this a read:

http://summertomato.com/learning-to-love-foods-you-dont-like/

ps: I recently taught myself to like mushrooms. Finally.

This. I don't like going to the dentist or mowing the lawn or paying for my car insurance, but sometimes you just gotta suck it up because you're an adult and you're responsible for your own life/body/insurance premiums. Good luck.

ETA: Or, you know, just don't eat them. You're free to do that too. Your health might suffer in the long run, or it might not, but as long as you're aware of that and go forth anyway, you have the right to make that choice.

Eating high volume, low calorie, fiberous foods everyday (aka/vegetables) is something that will help me keep weight off. It's not free food, but it sure goes a long way.

OR I can just give up trying anything new......and eat small portions of everything I (will) eat for the rest of my life. It's up to you.

It depends on what type you use and how you prepare them. I began liking vegetables a lot more when I started eating fresh veggies instead of canned or frozen. Then, I stopped boiling them. Nothing is more boring to me than a boiled vegetable. I began roasting them (toss them in olive oil and spices and bake in the oven), sauteeing them in olive oil and garlic, including them in soups and stews and chilis, putting them in quiches, and looking up plenty of low carb or South Beach veggie recipes online. I found recipes for broccoli salad with lowfat cheese and turkey bacon, mashed cauliflower with lowfat cheese and turkey bacon (it tastes like loaded mashed potatoes), parmesan roasted zucchini and lots of other good recipes. If you try different things, you will find something you like.