What can you eat when you completely hate veggies?
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I'm puzzled when people say they hate veggies.
There are so many different kinds of veggies each with different flavours and textures. How can you lump them all together like that?
Personally, I don't do well with peppers. They don't sit well in my stomach and I end up feeling a bit queasy and burping them up the rest of the day ... even if I eat really small quantities of them.
But fortunately, peppers are just one type of veggies and there are numerous other types which don't have that effect.
Not only are there a whole bunch of different types of veggies, there are a whole bunch of different ways you can eat them.
You can eat them raw, steamed, roasted ... in a slow cooker, in soup, blended into a drink ...
My husband told me that he was not at all keen on sweet potatoes. However, I cut one up and put it in the slow cooker along with chicken mince and a whole bunch of other veggies he does like plus coconut milk and curry spices. It made a delicious curry which we both enjoyed. Turns out that sweet potatoes practically dissolve in a slow cooker and become a thickening agent for the sauce, and you'd never know they were there.
All kinds of options!4 -
It comes down to what is most important to you your health should be your priority. Fruits and vegetables are incredibly healthy and your body needs them.0
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You should give vegetables a try honestly. I never new I loved raw brocolli and raw cauliflower until about two months ago.....I love eating it with hummus/dips and pasta salads! I never ever ever thought I would like raw veggies, but a friend made a recipe that included raw veggies and so I wouldn't be rude, I ate it, and it was delicious!2
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Well I totally get what you mean because I don't like veg either. The only way I will eat them is in soup which is blended so there are no lumps. Here's what you could have as a snack: Ryvitas, rice cakes, cereal bars (Alpen 70 cal) yogurts, nuts/seeds, weight watches snack bars. If you don't like fruit then a good way to get the nutrients is to either blend fruit or get fruit juice and freeze it and make ice lollies. I freeze innocent smoothies which are yummy. Nothing people say will change the way you feel about food and it's probs psychological which in your own time you will combat. Hope this helps
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Omg idk how anyone can hate fruits and veggies. They are so yummy!!1
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Tell me again why you can't eat vegetables? I mean, sure, everyone likes pasta or rice or ice cream better, of course. But why can't you eat them?0
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What do you love to eat? Eat that. Make it fit into your daily calories. For weight loss, eating at a calorie deficit is what's most important. Stick to your daily calories by weighing your food, and you'll lose the weight.
Sure, you could try and learn to love fruits and veggies with everybody's suggestions, but you don't have to if you don't want to. You don't have to make your weight loss miserable. Enjoy it with whatever foods you love. 0 -
I always thought I hated zucchini, but as it turns out I just didn't give it a fair chance. Now I love it! Maybe that's what's happening to you? Throw some veggies in a soup or chili, or even shred some in to a turkey burger or turkey meatballs. Or roast some in a the oven with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roasting makes veggies taste amazing.
My next veggie to tackle is asparagus. Maybe I didn't give it a fair chance either1 -
Solution - start eating vegetables.
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Or learn to accept small portions of calorie dense foods forever.
Veggies & fruits aren't "required" but they are such a good tool for weight loss and maintenance. Veggies can bump up portion sizes of your favorite dishes. Choose a small plate of Mac & Cheese or larger portion of Mac, cheese & cauliflower.
Try adding mild flavored veggies to stronger tasting sauces (green beans, cauliflower & carrots). Try cooking veggies every which way. Textures will change depending upon cooking method.
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Mm another way I love to make veggies is in stir fry.
I cut up long eggplant, zucchini, onions, peppers, broccoli, mushrooms - basically whatever I have on hand. I get a deep pan with a lid, and pour in 4-5 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce, 4-5 tbsp of rice vinegar, and then toss in all the veg and close the lid. They cook without any added oil, and I just stir them around from time to time.
Serve on rice, with shredded chicken or beef strips or warmed chickpeas.0 -
autumnbruley wrote: »I've never been a veggie or fruit person...ever. I'm trying to lose baby weight now and I can't seem to find anything that I can eat for meals or snack on. Any tips?
Why are you needing to eat vegetables in order to lose weight? I'm lost here.
Weight loss is Calories In vs. Calories Out.
Don't want to eat veggies for snacks? Have 3 potato chips. Same calories, so you'll still lose weight.
If the issue is that you want to continuously eat but can't unless you're nibbling on veggies because they're low in calories...then you have two choices:
Stop eating so much.
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Eat what you love already.. !! Stop worrying about veggies and fruits! There is no veggie or fruit police that will come and arrest you for not eating all the "food groups"..1
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Maybe buy a baby food cookbook. Children usually hate vegetables, you can hide yours just like I did for my kids when they were toddlers. They too thought they hated vegetables.1
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Eat them for a bit and your tastes will change. Try different ways.
I would be so lost! I hope you find something you like and later you can share them with your baby!0 -
As others have said, eat whatever you like in quantities that fit your goals. But you may be disappointed in how small the portions of carbs and protein end up being, and without fruit and veg to bulk it out, you may end up hungry.
That's the challenge that faces you. There's not really an easy solution to it.
The fruit and veg may end up tasting better when you're really hungry and out of other options, though!1 -
My older sister pretty much hates most vegetables, which I never understood, since she grew up eating the same garden fresh veggies I did. It turns out that she's a 'super-taster' (one of the people who thinks cilantro tastes like dirt). Broccoli, cauliflower- most of the cruciferous veggies taste terrible for her, peppers,onions, radishes, all of them are on her 'yuck' list. Iceberg lettuce and cucumbers were what she started with.
She's learned to take small amounts of veggie and hide it in casseroles and sauces by running them through the food processor first. Small bits 'disappear' and the flavors don't overwhelm her.
I also really challenged my 'healthy cooking' skills by ordering an organic veggie box. It shows up every two weeks, full of organic veg and fruit, and often there's at least one thing I've never cooked before. It's forced me to learn new ways of preparation. Look at it as a challenge to learn new foods! 1 -
I'm not too much of a veggie or fruit person either but I only like specific types of fruits and veggies. My dad was naturally a picky person when he was younger so that carried on to me and my siblings in different levels. If there are some types of fruits and veggies you do like then try to sneak them into your diet or try new ones but if you don't like them,you don't like them. But other than that I would look into whole grains or explore a whole foods market. They might have healthier options. If you don't end up eating healthy foods maybe just do what I'm doing and eat anything you want within a decent calorie goal. You can look into smoothies or anything really depending on what you like and are willing to eat0
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crickets.....
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I won't lie, I'd eat a lot more of crickets if I didn't have to raise my own.donjtomasco wrote: »crickets.....
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Butter and salt/pepper does wonders for me!1
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I like most fruits and veggies but there are certain types that I have a hard time eating. It really comes down to being lazy and lack of sugar. Examples are no so ripe honeydew, green apple, celery, etc. They are hard to chew and take a long time to go down or too sour.
If I accidentally got green fruits and do not want to throw them away, I just blend them up and swallow without much tasting, as some sort of good for the body medicines. 0 -
CooCooPuff wrote: »
I won't lie, I'd eat a lot more of crickets if I didn't have to raise my own.donjtomasco wrote: »crickets.....
haha, they say they eat those in Asia, but I won't hear of it.0 -
So much hate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster0
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There's nothing wrong with some land shrimp.85Cardinals wrote: »CooCooPuff wrote: »
I won't lie, I'd eat a lot more of crickets if I didn't have to raise my own.donjtomasco wrote: »crickets.....
haha, they say they eat those in Asia, but I won't hear of it.
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Bearnaise sauce. I know it's are a bit high calorie, but I cannot overstate how much easier eating stuff you don't like is if you just drop some decent gravy on it. You don't even have to use much. That being said, you need fruits and veggies. You HAVE to eat them at some point, so get yourself something to add to make that not suck.0
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Try homemade sweet potato chips. There are recipes all over the net; here's one.
http://minimalistbaker.com/baked-sweet-potato-chips/
I use a pump spray bottle to spray olive oil onto the chips before sprinkling them lightly with salt.0
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