Picky eater needs help

OutdoorCamoGirl wrote: »

Just thought of another way.... I know you didn't say that you liked zucchini, but definitely try this. Make "zoodles". That's zucchini noodles and use those as your pasta with your favorite low calorie pasta sauce. If you have a spiralizer, you can you that to make your noodles, but if you don't, just use a cheese slicer or vegetable peeler. Take a zucchini, and use that peeler on the zucchini making long strands until there is no more, then drop those into a pop of boiling water for just a couple minutes (you don't want them mushy). Or you can also just drop those into your pasta sauce to cook for just a minute or two. I'm telling you, you won't think you're eating zucchini Top with some chicken or lean ground beef and you've got a dish similar to spaghetti.

I uses my sprializer also called a spirooli ($30.00 when I bought it), but also used the peeler until I got my spiralzer by Paderno

Hope this helps

Here's a demo of a spiralizer, but remember a peeler works fine too....
https://youtu.be/msS25T5nOuo

Both of these dishes I made are low calorie/low carb but high protein../

This is a dish I made using my peeler. It is baked quail breasts over zucchini noodles


And another dish of chicken over spiralilzed zucchini noodles, but in your case, you would mix your pasta sauce in your noodles so that you probably like them better

JaneiR36 wrote: »

I blend my veg in with other food like beans or chili, for example. Onions, bell peppers, tomatoes will blend nicely and only affect the taste as much as you want them to, since spices and meat will tend to contribute hugely to the overall flavor

Broccoli I steam and add to the chicken fettuccine Alfredo, and it helps since the pasta can be so calorie dense. I like carrots too! I always buy a bag or two of baby carrots when I'm out grocery shopping and just eat them as snacks. Sometimes I add Swiss cheese, other times I just eat it by itself, even while preparing a meal. I've used the shredded ones in soups, so I wouldn't have to cut the carrots. I haven't made the knockoff chicken and gnocchi soup recipe from allrecipes.com in a while, but your thread may have just inspired me to resurrect that! Also some of the ideas you received are pretty great - I'll have to try them soon

newmeadow wrote: »

Boil 3 cups of water. Add one chicken thigh, one peeled diced potato, and one peeled chopped carrot. Boil for a half hour. Cut up and debone the chicken and throw it back in. Salt and pepper to taste. It's so easy that I cook this after midnight when I get home from work and feel really tired. Plain ole yummy chicken soup and no big deal to make.

morkiemama wrote: »

Just try to keep an open mind. Try EVERYTHING, in various preparations. You might like it one way and not another or paired with certain other items. Just keep trying. Don’t write anything off completely, even things you’ve had before. Taste buds change over time.

Worst thing that can happen is you hate it and spit it out! In that case, pawn it off on friends/family or give it to someone in need. I would advise not making large batches of things you are unsure of to reduce waste, but you can easily cut a recipe down to smaller servings. Good luck on your food exploration! I hope you find some things you never thought you would enjoy.

P.S. I have been known to pour hot sauce all over something I find distasteful and consume it regardless. Hot sauce has minimal caloric impact and then whatever I am eating just tastes like burning. Texture issues are a bit harder to deal with than taste, but can usually be mitigated with a friendlier item being added (e.g. dry piece of toast).