I HATE salads!!!!!

Asherberry
Asherberry Posts: 30 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Like seriously, ew. I have tried countless different recipes, ingredients, methods. Blech. I just can't do it - unless it's covered with something totally bad for me (think cheese or Caesar dressing).
Anyone have any good ideas to help get veggies (especially in a packed lunch) that aren't salads?

Thanks everyone!
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  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    edited September 2015
    Lol. A salad drenched to a full fat dressing is the only way to go if eating salad.

    What about cooked veggies? Stir fried? raw veggies with a dip? Spinach and kiwi smoothie?
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Asherberry wrote: »
    Like seriously, ew. I have tried countless different recipes, ingredients, methods. Blech. I just can't do it - unless it's covered with something totally bad for me (think cheese or Caesar dressing).
    Anyone have any good ideas to help get veggies (especially in a packed lunch) that aren't salads?

    Thanks everyone!

    Roasted veggies are good even if they are cold.
  • Annr
    Annr Posts: 2,765 Member
    I usually get my veggies in by way of a soup or stew. Or I just eat them by themselves, ie: celery, carrots, and currently cherry tomatoes.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
    I mix laughing cow cheese and chipotle hot sauce with my veggies...makes this creamy cheesy sauce when mixed in hot veggies.
  • MissElectricEyeliner
    MissElectricEyeliner Posts: 122 Member
    I only eat veggies in chicken pot pies and stir fry. I'm a picky eater when it comes to veggies.
  • yusaku02
    yusaku02 Posts: 3,476 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Lol. A salad drenched to a full fat dressing is the only way to go if eating salad.
    I disagree, I grew up eating my salads with no dressing at all while the rest of my family drowned their greens in it. It wasn't for health reasons, I just didn't like dressing.

  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I go through stages like this. So I change it up for a while. Picking vegetables in season and picking something you've never had before will give you variety and new ways of preparing the foods.

    A little creamy dressing or a little cheese goes a long way. I couldn't get hubby to eat my salads until I took my fitness instructor's advice and started to add interesting little bits like sunflower seeds. Gotta dress it up with a few calories.
  • Asherberry
    Asherberry Posts: 30 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I mix laughing cow cheese and chipotle hot sauce with my veggies...makes this creamy cheesy sauce when mixed in hot veggies.

    I really like that idea! Thanks!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
    Asherberry wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I mix laughing cow cheese and chipotle hot sauce with my veggies...makes this creamy cheesy sauce when mixed in hot veggies.

    I really like that idea! Thanks!

    Yeah! I usually do it with ground turkey, zucchini, and squash. But I'm not above throwing a frozen bag of veg in the microwave and putting cheese on it for lunch ha.
  • Asherberry
    Asherberry Posts: 30 Member
    nvmomketo wrote: »
    Lol. A salad drenched to a full fat dressing is the only way to go if eating salad.

    What about cooked veggies? Stir fried? raw veggies with a dip? Spinach and kiwi smoothie?

    Love the idea of a spinach and kiwi smoothie! That sounds delicious!

  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Roasted with olive oil and salt.

    Sliced and eaten with hummus.

    I've been pickling beets and eating them as a snack lately.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Squash or broccoli on a Foreman Grill.
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 479 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I mix laughing cow cheese and chipotle hot sauce with my veggies...makes this creamy cheesy sauce when mixed in hot veggies.
    Sounds tasty..
  • NeonStrikeVi
    NeonStrikeVi Posts: 61 Member
    I usually add some sliced peppers and grated carrots to tomato based sauces, which I cook enough to make about 3 or 4 servings. Before work I prepare what I want to eat with the sauce and take to work with me in a little container.
  • TinyTexn59
    TinyTexn59 Posts: 96 Member
    Look up yummy sauce by chef aj. it is really great and can be used on other things like veggies, potatoes, you name it.
  • Kexessa
    Kexessa Posts: 346 Member
    I can't eat salad with any lettuces. I can only eat it with raw spinach as the base. And Bolthouse Farms makes a great caesar dressing that is yogurt based. You can have 60 grams for 90 calories.
  • Asherberry
    Asherberry Posts: 30 Member
    Kexessa wrote: »
    I can't eat salad with any lettuces. I can only eat it with raw spinach as the base. And Bolthouse Farms makes a great caesar dressing that is yogurt based. You can have 60 grams for 90 calories.
    I have to check that dressing out! Sounds amazing!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
    Asherberry wrote: »
    Like seriously, ew. I have tried countless different recipes, ingredients, methods. Blech. I just can't do it - unless it's covered with something totally bad for me (think cheese or Caesar dressing).
    Anyone have any good ideas to help get veggies (especially in a packed lunch) that aren't salads?

    Thanks everyone!

    raw vegetables with hummus
    spinach dip with crackers, bread or chips or with raw vegetables
    roasted or grilled vegetables
    stir fry
    vegetables on pizza- spinach, tomato, onion
    vegetables mixed with pasta- broccoli, peas, onion
    wraps with vegetables- carrot, spinach, avocado, etc
    soup/stew/curry with vegetables
    vegetable juice or smoothies with vegetables
    taco salad or burrito bowl
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    ^ raw veggies with hummus and/or tzatziki. Yum.

    I never buy this pre-made. Ever. Both are easy to make at home. Hummus I make in large batches - I pressure cook four cups of dried beans - and freeze in smaller packages I can thaw and use up over the course of a week. The combo is a good source of carbs and fibre and tastes good.

    Tzatziki made with 2% or 4% Greek yogurt is delicious and even faster to make than hummus. Grate very finely a peeled cucumber; salt it and let the water drain out and/or press water through a sieve; meanwhile crush very finely a clove or two of garlic. Mix everything together in a large container of good yogurt; salt and pepper to taste, I add a bit of cayenne. Good for a week, tastes great on raw veggies, on meats, on Indian food even.

    I'll use it as a base for salad dressing, sometimes will add dill to it, sometimes may thin with a bit of buttermilk if we have some and crumble a salmon burger on top. Want ranch, mix in a bit of mayo. Etc.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    do you like veggies in soup? The soups I make/buy are basically hot liquid salads.

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