Ode to broccoli

segacs
segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
edited March 7 in Food and Nutrition
You are green. You are leafy.
You are nutritious. You are delicious.
You are low in calories, high in fibre and calcium. You keep me feeling full for hours.
I can eat so much of you and not exceed my calorie goals.
You're just as good steamed with lunch, roasted with dinner, or served raw with some hummus dip as a late night snack.
You're available year-round at a low price.
Broccoli, I salute thee.

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited November 2014
    Ode To Broccoli:

    I replace you with beans,
    I replace you with peas.
    You're very nutritious,
    But eat you? Oh, please.

    You look very pretty,
    Sitting in a bunch.
    But when I even smell you,
    I nearly lose my lunch.

    "You can't even taste it!"
    Say all of the hoes.
    Next time that I hear it,
    They get punched in the nose.

    Broccoli, your healthy,
    Nutritious and green.
    But when Mom made me eat you,
    I knew she was mean.

    I'm glad that your out there,
    Helping mean mothers.
    But stay out of my kitchen.
    I will leave you for others.

    ;)

    :)
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Bwahahaha!
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
    I effing love broccoli.

    That doesn't rhyme, but it's still true. :)
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Ode To Broccoli:

    I replace you with beans,
    I replace you with peas.
    You're very nutritious,
    But eat you? Oh, please.

    You look very pretty,
    Sitting in a bunch.
    But when I even smell you,
    I nearly lose my lunch.

    "You can't even taste it!"
    Say all of the hoes.
    Next time that I hear it,
    They get punched in the nose.

    Broccoli, your healthy,
    Nutritious and green.
    But when Mom made me eat you,
    I knew she was mean.

    I'm glad that your out there,
    Helping mean mothers.
    But stay out of my kitchen.
    I will leave you for others.

    ;)

    :)

    LOL well played :D
  • ksolksol
    ksolksol Posts: 194 Member
    broccoli haiku

    my mom's broccoli
    cooked beyond recognition
    waste of good veggie

    It was only after I moved out that I discovered broccoli was edible. love the stuff now.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    Bwahahaha!

    Glad you aren't upset by an opposing viewpoint. :grinning:

    Enjoy your broccoli! :)
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Glad you aren't upset by an opposing viewpoint. :grinning:

    Enjoy your broccoli! :)

    Hey, all food's a matter of taste. Literally.
    Enjoy your peas and beans!
  • squishprincess
    squishprincess Posts: 371 Member
    i eat so much broccoli
    it should be a crime
    i love it so much
    i could eat it all the time
    it's my fav veggie
    in the whole wide world
    i eat it so much
    i might turn into broccoli girl
  • Luv2eatSweets
    Luv2eatSweets Posts: 221 Member
    Not gonna eat it...wouldn't be prudent!
  • MapDancer
    MapDancer Posts: 246 Member
    Raw, roasted or steamed till done,
    O broccoli! My heart you have won.
    From the peeled stalk that's sliced,
    to the florets so nice,
    You're like two veggies in one!
  • habit365
    habit365 Posts: 174
    When the day wanes
    And I'm pained to see
    my diary is short on Vitamin C
    I open the fridge and take a peek
    It's broccoli I choose
    Not spinach or a leek.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    I really love my broccoli
    Roasted, steamed or in stir fry
    But the gas that it gives me
    Make me wanna cry.

    :D
  • 50sFit
    50sFit Posts: 712 Member
    segacs wrote: »
    You are green. You are leafy.
    You are nutritious. You are delicious.
    You are low in calories, high in fibre and calcium. You keep me feeling full for hours.
    I can eat so much of you and not exceed my calorie goals.
    You're just as good steamed with lunch, roasted with dinner, or served raw with some hummus dip as a late night snack.
    You're available year-round at a low price.
    Broccoli, I salute thee.
    Ah Salute...but I need to juice it with fruit to keep it down.
    :)

  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Love broccoli, and love the creative notes in this thread :)
    I would join in, but at 1am my brain is too dead.
  • segacs
    segacs Posts: 4,599 Member
    Graelwyn75 wrote: »
    Love broccoli, and love the creative notes in this thread :)
    I would join in, but at 1am my brain is too dead.

    Smile I did when that couplet I read.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    50sFit wrote: »
    segacs wrote: »
    You are green. You are leafy.
    You are nutritious. You are delicious.
    You are low in calories, high in fibre and calcium. You keep me feeling full for hours.
    I can eat so much of you and not exceed my calorie goals.
    You're just as good steamed with lunch, roasted with dinner, or served raw with some hummus dip as a late night snack.
    You're available year-round at a low price.
    Broccoli, I salute thee.
    Ah Salute...but I need to juice it with fruit to keep it down.
    :)
    That isn't in poem form, nor does it rhyme.

    I'm just sayin.

    I'll rearrange your words.

    Ah, I Salute!
    But to keep it down,
    Need to juice it with fruit.

    (Was that so hard? I ask you.)

    ;)

  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Broccoli, Broccoli,
    Rah! Rah! Rah!
    Who's gonna eat it?
    Moi! Moi! Moi!
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  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    Ah. Broccoli.
    I only like it raw.
    I need more recipes
    To shove in my maw.

    That's probably the worst poem I've ever written. But it's true! Sigh.
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