What to eat with raw veggies???

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graltney
graltney Posts: 2 Member
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Hi all!
I'm struggling with learning to like raw veggies. I want to snack on them but I'm not a fan of just the veggies. Dips seem to have a lot of calories. Any suggestions as to what y'all dip or dress raw veggies with?? Thanks!
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  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    edited September 2016
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    If you don't like raw veggies, instead of trying to disguse the taste of them why not either:
    • Cook them?
    • Find something else to eat instead?
  • Koldnomore
    Koldnomore Posts: 1,613 Member
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    I find that I like some veggies better than others. For instance I absolutely LOATHE raw carrots - though I like them well enough if they are cooked. I agree with @StealthHealth - try different things, you may find something you do like :)

    You can try dipping things in Hummus - it's not normally too high in calories. You can also find some pretty low cal salad dressings which make decent dips or just make your own with some lite sour cream or yogurt.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
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    Ummm. . other raw veggies? }:-)

    Seriously, there are some raw veggies (tomatoes, scallions, yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, scallions) that I can eat with no dressing or sauce of any kind.

    There are some that I really don't like raw by themselves as a snack (carrots and broccoli florets come to mind) but that I can eat just fine mixed in a salad or lightly sauteed.

    Then there are others (cauliflower florets, celery, raw yellow squash or zucchini ) that need a little something for me to be satisfied. I like these with basalmic vinegar, Bolthouse Farms yogurt-based dressings, and Tajin (dry chile/lime seasoning--particularly the low sodium version)
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
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    siracha and wasabi - yum
  • futureicon
    futureicon Posts: 348 Member
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    Hummus!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    graltney wrote: »
    Hi all!
    I'm struggling with learning to like raw veggies. I want to snack on them but I'm not a fan of just the veggies. Dips seem to have a lot of calories. Any suggestions as to what y'all dip or dress raw veggies with?? Thanks!

    I'm not big on raw veggies save for cucumber and tomatoes...there's nothing wrong with cooking your veggies and also finding something else to snack on. I eat around 4-6 servings of veggies daily...mostly cooked.

    I like cucumber with humus or blue cheese dressing...and often just a little salt. I like tomatoes with a little salt.
  • graltney
    graltney Posts: 2 Member
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    Ok! thanks for the helpful advice. I should have said that I need something to grab quickly while at work or just needing a snack during the day that doesn't need to be prepared. In between patients, I don't have a lot of time, so it has to be a quick-grab kind of snack. I LOVE cooked veggies but that doesn't work for a quick-grab snack. I guess I was thinking veggies because of their bulk (fills you up) and low calorie.
  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
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    Koldnomore wrote: »
    I find that I like some veggies better than others. For instance I absolutely LOATHE raw carrots - though I like them well enough if they are cooked. I agree with @StealthHealth - try different things, you may find something you do like :)

    You can try dipping things in Hummus - it's not normally too high in calories. You can also find some pretty low cal salad dressings which make decent dips or just make your own with some lite sour cream or yogurt.

    I loathe baby carrots, but can eat the regular whole kind.

    "Baby carrots" are a marketing term (at least in the USA). They are actually waste carrots that can't be sold whole because of their shape, so the carrot industry whittles them down -- and once they take off the skin, that carrot will mold/rot, so they bathe the carrots in chlorine bleach or something else that's foul you can taste.
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,268 Member
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    hummus!!! there are so many kinds to choose from the varieties are endless, or you can make your own for less oil and calories.
  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
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    I will add my support to the hummus love. My favorite is this beet kind I get at the farmers market, but there are tons of options in stores. I use a cookie scoop that measures 2 tbsp to measure it out since that's generally the recommended serving size.
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,508 Member
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    hummus fo sho
    bolthouse arms makes lots of lower cal salad dressings if youre into that
    tzatziki
  • fposte2016
    fposte2016 Posts: 130 Member
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    Along with hummus, white bean dip or pea dip, etc. (I mash the pulses with salt, lemon juice, olive oil and herbs like mint w peas or rosemary w white beans, then keep in the fridge about a week or so).
  • dietcepheus
    dietcepheus Posts: 26 Member
    edited September 2016
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    PennWalker wrote: »
    I loathe baby carrots, but can eat the regular whole kind.

    "Baby carrots" are a marketing term (at least in the USA). They are actually waste carrots that can't be sold whole because of their shape, so the carrot industry whittles them down -- and once they take off the skin, that carrot will mold/rot, so they bathe the carrots in chlorine bleach or something else that's foul you can taste.

    In the UK, they are actually Chantenay carrots. Delicious pan-fried in butter.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
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    HUMMUS! It comes in a variety of flavors so you can mix-and-match different ones with each veggie. I personally like red peppers with garlic hummus. Also try Greek yogurt dips, might be higher in calories but also has more nutrition than sour cream based dip.
  • pneschich
    pneschich Posts: 325 Member
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    Hummus. 50-80 cal for 2 tbsp
    Oikos has a new dip 25 cals for 2 tbsp
    I cut up bell peppers yellow ones
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Laughing cow light cream cheese wedges. Low fat Ranch. Greek Yogurt flavoured with a little celery salt or dill.
  • ellielittlewood20
    ellielittlewood20 Posts: 19 Member
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    I'm also on team hummus here, if you get some little tubs then you can portion it out quite well (1tbsp is around 30 calories) to make it easier to keep track of/log. That's the same for any dip I guess though
  • MoonKat7
    MoonKat7 Posts: 358 Member
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    graltney wrote: »
    Hi all!
    I'm struggling with learning to like raw veggies. I want to snack on them but I'm not a fan of just the veggies. Dips seem to have a lot of calories. Any suggestions as to what y'all dip or dress raw veggies with?? Thanks!

    Actually it's not advised to eat raw veggies as it's very hard to digest better to cook it.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Hah. The new news is that carrots release more of their goodness when they are cooked but I don't see much benefit from cooking lettuce, celery, or cucumber.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raw-veggies-are-healthier/
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
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    jgnatca wrote: »
    Hah. The new news is that carrots release more of their goodness when they are cooked but I don't see much benefit from cooking lettuce, celery, or cucumber.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/raw-veggies-are-healthier/

    Not had time to read the link, sorry but wanted to add that the vitamins in some vegetables (K in Broccoli for example) need some fat to be adsorbed, so if you ate them without any other food you would get less vit k than if you added a little fat (like some butter?)

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