not a fan of vegetables

Vegetables aren't everything when it comes to dieting, but they are good for you and, yes, you can eat a lot more for few calories. I love veggies and ate loads when I was doing weight watchers since they were 'free', and they're good if you only feel satisfied after eating a huge plate of food. More recently though, I've found that I've become happier with smaller volume amounts of foods higher in protein and fat, and these keep me full for longer. Things like egg whites are high in protein and also low-ish in calories by volume, so I can make a big omelette with some cheese and a few mushrooms or whatever and salsa for like 300 calories and feel full for aaaaages. Ooh or smoked salmon and dill. Yum

Honestly, eat what foods you enjoy eating, in amounts that fit onto your goals. If you find you're hungry after hitting your goal you might have to play around with your macros or cut down a bit on sugar or high calorie snack foods to fit in more filling foods. Maybe try cooking vegetables with different herbs and spices or browse some online recipes? You might find out new ways of preparing them that you like. I thought I hated eggplant until I tried it at this one Chinese place and it was, like, the best thing I have ever tasted.

As for fruits, they are 'healthy' as many contain vitamins etc, but they also have a lot of sugar so watch out for that if you care about tracking sugar.

JenniDaisy wrote: »

Out of all vegetables and all the ways to prepare them, you only like 6?
Be an adult and eat your veggies. Or don't, but be aware that you're not going to find the same volume of food for as low calories.

Also healthy is a relative term when it comes to food, Fruits and vegetables contain a variety of different nutrients.

I really can't stand when people say this. Just because someone does not like the taste of a certain food does not make them less of an adult.

I love veggies and didn't always, so there's hope! As rabbitjb asked, if we can start with the ones you like and how you prepare them, maybe we can give you some suggestions where to go from there.

Also, I tend to eat the same veggies over and over since I eat by what looks good at the store, and use different methods of prep/different seasonings to mix things up. Six veggies doesn't HAVE to be boring if that's all you ever manage to like.

I am sure this is going to cause some coronaries out there… but honestly, I don't stress about getting enough veggies in my diet. I'm not a huge fan and veggies make me more hungry… so to try to "make half my plate veggies" is a weight loss disaster for me. I stick with the ones I like and try to get them in when I can (I do like salads and I love adding things like spinach and green peppers and tomatoes to omelets or broccoli to pasta dishes) because I know they are good for me. But I don't stress about it.

FWIW, you may or may not find it a valuable thing to do, but you can teach yourself to like veggies.

I did when I was about 30. Had a couple of kids under Kindergarten age and I realized that if I wanted them to be veggie eaters, I was going to have to set an example. (The youngest is a junior in high school now. They both are much better veggie eaters than I was at their age)

One thing I might ask is what about raw veggies? I never much liked them cooked, but I never said no to a good salad, even as a small child. I taught myself to eat them cooked for parenting purposes, but to be honest, nutritionally it doesn't make any real difference.