Vegetables

rowanstuff
rowanstuff Posts: 27
edited November 9 in Food and Nutrition
We have all heard, throughout our lives, the refrain "eat your vegetables". I like vegetables, really!
So why when I add a cup of mixed frozen veggies to a meal it seems to have very few nutrients? 1 cup is 40 calories, not much fiber, only vitamin A.
So what's the deal? Have we been lied to?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    edited December 2014
    Low density nutrients in a fiber sandwich. It helps everything flow along smoothly.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Eat more veggies for more fiber/nutrients!
    I ate over 200g of veggies and went over on vit A, C and fiber!
    Veggies should take up the most space on your plate!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    auntrhon66 wrote: »
    healthygreek wrote: »
    Eat more veggies for more fiber/nutrients!
    I ate over 200g of veggies and went over on vit A, C and fiber!
    Veggies should take up the most space on your plate!

    um...no...

    agree with the "no". Where will my giant piece of chicken fried steak fit if veggies are all over the plate?

  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    rowanstuff wrote: »
    We have all heard, throughout our lives, the refrain "eat your vegetables". I like vegetables, really!
    So why when I add a cup of mixed frozen veggies to a meal it seems to have very few nutrients? 1 cup is 40 calories, not much fiber, only vitamin A.
    So what's the deal? Have we been lied to?

    Veggies help fill you up with not a lot of calories. Most frozen veggies I get have @ 4 grams of fiber per serving, so if you have several servings a day as suggested, that in itself will get you close to your daily fiber goal.

    Also some veggies (and fruits) are more nutritious than others. Mixed frozen veggies are usually corn, peas, green beans, and carrots, right? Most of the nutrients in that mix are probably coming from the carrots. You can google the nutrition info for any vegetable to see which pack more punch than others.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    Loads of veggies have a good amount of fiber. Nutrients vary, but it think if you look some up, you'll find more nutrients than Vitamin A. :)
  • MomFLYer
    MomFLYer Posts: 47 Member
    Exactly, cucumbers for example, lots of water AND high in Vit K.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    different vegetables are going to provide different nutrients.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Top leafy greens:
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthy-kitchen-11/leafy-greens-rated

    Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables:
    http://www.ahealthiermichigan.org/2011/03/29/10-reasons-to-eat-orange-and-yellow-fruits-and-veggies/
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Leafy green veggies have tons of phytonutrients.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Yep, they lied to us :anguished:
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    Loads of veggies have a good amount of fiber. Nutrients vary, but it think if you look some up, you'll find more nutrients than Vitamin A. :)

    This--some don't have that much fiber (I was kind of surprised by that, although I have to admit that I also find if you eat fruits and veggies you'll end up getting the fiber in, even if not as efficiently as by eating beans). But there are tons of nutrients that you just may not see, since they don't have to be on a label or aren't in the MFP information.

    You can look up the information on all the veggies you eat or find a way of tracking more specifically, but to be honest that seems burdensome to me so I just try to eat a good variety.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    auntrhon66 wrote: »
    healthygreek wrote: »
    Eat more veggies for more fiber/nutrients!
    I ate over 200g of veggies and went over on vit A, C and fiber!
    Veggies should take up the most space on your plate!

    um...no...
    Um, why not?
    I eat lots of veggies and my proteins as well! Meat, chicken, fish, etc., and I even include treats!
    It works for me! Been at goal for several years AND I am a very healthy 60 year old!
  • mrsKOrtiz
    mrsKOrtiz Posts: 949 Member
    I am still learning but all I know is that the more veggies that I eat the better my body will feel. So with that said, I am agreeing with veggies taking a good portion of your plate! :)
  • goddessofawesome
    goddessofawesome Posts: 563 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    auntrhon66 wrote: »
    healthygreek wrote: »
    Eat more veggies for more fiber/nutrients!
    I ate over 200g of veggies and went over on vit A, C and fiber!
    Veggies should take up the most space on your plate!

    um...no...

    agree with the "no". Where will my giant piece of chicken fried steak fit if veggies are all over the plate?

    Um, on top of all the veggies?

  • rowanstuff
    rowanstuff Posts: 27
    Kirkland Signature Stir-Fry Vegetable Blend. Lots of Broccoli, Cauliflower, Green Beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Carrots, Red Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Baby Corn and a few others.
    Cal 40, Sodium 15, Carbs 8, Fiber 2, Sugars 3, Protein 1, Vit A 8%, Vit c 20%.

    I usually mix them into a cup of brown rice, 4 oz of random meat and some sort of low-salt sauce. The balance for Protein/Carbs/Fat ends up nearly perfect for me. I was just hoping to get more vitamins out of them. I get plenty of fiber from the whole grains I eat, but I was surprised to see only 2 fiber on the veggies.

    With Chicken Fried Steak you could hide the veggies in the gravy. Since my diet is low-sodium I'll probably never enjoy that again.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
    Yeah, some veggies aren't particularly high in fiber. High in micronutrients while low in calorie (generally) though. That's their big strength (hint--eating more than one serving helps). I don't particularly rely on veggies for my fiber. I get fiber from beans/legumes/whole grains/occasional supplement (I don't eat fruit--I know, I'm a bad girl, lol!).
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