I hate veggies, but know I need to start eating them

I do not like them either but roasting them and grilling them can give a good flavor to them and you get more veg per calories. Really the trick is to make them tasty not a chore

@Kat...I like that thought process. :laugh:

@hcchristine...I would see if you can mix them in with other things...like the marinara sauce that Kat suggested. You can puree all sorts of veggies that would mix right into a tomato based sauce without altering the flavor. Maybe try carrots or cauliflower as those seem to puree up the best and not have too much effect on the sauce.

Good luck!

I always eat my spinach/broccoli with Walmart's Marketside Salsa and some type of lean meat.

My boyfriend hates them too! I am trying to find ways to get him to eat them! One way was to make spaghetti bolognaise and blend up mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and other veggies in the sauce! He didn't even realise they were in there and said it was really nice! He also likes bubble and squeak but that is mashed potato with sprouts and parsnips and lots of veggies mixed together and fried. If you use low calorie spray it might be a nice way to add in some veggies into your dinner! Eventually you'll grow to stand the taste! I was made to eat them when I was little and now I actually like them, lol! Stuffed peppers might be another way (stuff them with brown basmati rice and some veggies and some low cal cheese on the top).

Hope that helps you! :flowerforyou:

Hiding them in other foods is one good way to do it. Jessica Seinfeld (Jerry's wife) wrote a cookbook about this very thing. You could get it from the library and it shows how to hide stuff in foods her kids would eat. I second the V8 drinks. The v8 fusion pomegranite/blueberry is delicious and I use it to make smoothies. My kids love it and don't realize they are getting a serving of veggies and fruit every time they drink one. I'm not a huge vegetable fan (mostly because my mother subscribed to the clean plate club and forced me to eat all kinds of nasty canned veggies growing up) but have discovered as I have gotten older, there are some I actually do like. I force myself to try different things and different ways of cooking them (or not-sometimes raw is better) and I actually have a list of things I like now.

I honestly don't understand this. I have seen several posts like this in the last few days. Didn't your parents ever make you eat good food? How can so many people hate fruits and vegetables? And no, you cannot just take a multivitamin and expect to be healthy. You need the nutrients, micronutrients, amino acids and fiber from fruits and vegetables. They are also full of plant sterols which help lower bad cholesterol and promote good cholesterol. Unless you want to be taking supplements and all kinds of expensive medications (barely tested drugs pumped out by the pharmaceutical industry) you need to suck it up and start eating right.

If you honestly gag every time you try to eat a vegetable you may need to see a therapist who specializes in selective eating disorders. There's nothing wrong with vegetables that would make a normal person have that reaction.

I was never big on veggies. I just slowly started introducing them into my diet a little at a time and before I knew it I was craving them. Working this technique on my kids now and it seems to be working. I saw a TV program once that said it takes your mind and body about 10 times of trying a food your not fond of before you start to develop a taste for it. Just remember baby steps, find one or two you can tolerate and start from there. My stepson ate broccoli and sweet potato fries last night without one complaint. Couldn't get the kid to look at a veg a few months ago without gagging.

I just found a jar of Prego Heart Smart pasta sauce in my cabinet and the label says "more than a full serving of vegetables". The roasted red pepper and garlic is DELICIOUS...even my 13 year old eats it and he doesn't really like pasta sauce.

@kat- Someone who doesn't like fruit or veggies?! That is just to weird. Is there anything left to eat besides meat and dairy then? (Sorry I'm just sort of blown away at how you don't like either of them!)