I need to add vegetables to my diet, please help.

how about boiling all the veggies that you can find (keeping quantity in mind), blending them and drinking the stock?

OP, what makes you believe eating vegetables will help you lose weight? If you don't like them, don't eat them. There are no magical weight loss properties in vegetables.

I grew up not eating vegetables other than canned corn and potatoes and had never even tried broccoli until I met my husband. Now my diet consists of about 75% vegetables and I love them. I personally don't care for frozen vegetables unless I put them in soup as they tend to be a bit mushy and flavorless (unless you add sauce or something to them) for me. My favorite way to prepare them is roasting. I know all the cutting and chopping takes time, which you said you were short on, but many stores sell them already chopped and ready to go. Even quicker and less prep is cauliflower rice.

PennWalker wrote: »

Someone flagged me, I'm not sure why, so I will edit my post out.

My guess is you were flagged for abuse by the PP who argued with you about baby carrots (i'm assuming this is the same PP who sent you the PM). Nothing was wrong/abusing/offensive with your post. You just have a fan.

If you aren't used to eating vegetables, do not go out and buy a bunch of fresh vegetables. They will sit there in your refrigerator and rot. Frozen vegetables are a great way to go. My boyfriend did not eat a lot of veggies, I finally got him to keep the frozen peppers and onions medley in his freezer, now he really loves them, he adds them to eggs, potatoes, chicken, steak, whatever.

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I like roasted vegetables. Broccoli, cauliflower, onion, eggplant, peppers (I'm not a fan, but others do), splash with a bit of olive oil - maybe a tablespoon at most depending on how much you're preparing. sprinkle with salt & pepper and mix to incorporate. Cook at 400 degrees F for 15 min, toss, back in the oven for another 10-20 min. And they are wonderful.

I also love mashed cauliflower. cut up the florets - discard the green leaves and inner core. Steam for 20-30 min. Add to a food processor and add in any of the following.. a T. of cream cheese, butter, a dollop of sour cream, a tablespoon or two of parmesean cheese, roasted garlic. Add in a teaspoon or less of salt - you can always add more. My favorites are cream cheese, butter & roasted garlic (or you can add a clove in the steamer - just don't add raw, it's too intense).

Also a fan of soup - but that can be a bit daunting. Look up recipes on pinterest or some of the blogs - skinnytaste gets a lot of good reviews, but I haven't made any of her recipes.

Good luck, and keep trying different vegetables prepared in new ways. Sometimes it takes a few trys - some people like their vegetables mushy, some a bit more crunchy.

Just saw your post. Love Love Love some roasted veggies I love that you can literally put whatever you have in the house in the oven!

Buy a vegetable tray. Feature it prominently in your fridge or place of work. Eat them.

A couple years ago I learned how to eat veggies.
This might help you.
Feel free to eat them with fats, because fats make them taste awesome! Veggies are very satisfying, so it's good to eat a load of them daily.
I shoot for 454g (which is a lb) per day. That's only 150g/meal. Or divided however you want. example: It could be 75g at breakfast stir fry, another 37g added to a smoothie, then 37g in a snack later. Then 75g at lunch, and the rest at dinner.
Stir fry....steamed and blended into a creamy soup......salad.....added to smoothies.....roasted.....steamed with sauce on top......sauteed and inside a taco shell with meat and jalapeno cheese and avocado.....
Sauteed onions make everything taste better, and the fragrance is mouth watering.

I've gotten to where sometimes I just Ninja-blend up some veggies and flaxseed and chug it down before a meal, then just enjoy a sandwich or soup and bread (for example), if I'm not in the mood to chop, prepare and chew. Sounds gross maybe, but it just tastes fresh and I don't mind--it gets the job done. Usually that's parsley/celery/carrot/flaxseed when I do that. If I'm feeling tolerant of a rather "healthy" taste, I'll throw in some broccoli to that, but it's not my favorite taste.

I have a suggestion that may or may not work for you, but if you can find a couple of hours on a weekend, it might be worth a try. Go out and buy a large onion, a package of carrots (I don't think the baby ones will hurt you, but the "real" ones have more taste), a bunch of celery, a small cabbage (unless you really hate cabbage), a can of beans (the sort you would put in chili) a can of crushed tomatoes and a piece of lean beef (just about anything will do, but cheaper cuts seem to actually work better). Cut up the the onion, the celery, the carrots and the cabbage if you're using it. Put the beef (I usually remove any big pieces of fat first), onions and cabbage into a large pot with enough cold water to cover everything, Bring it to a slow boil and add some salt and pepper and and a beef bouillon cube in you have one (worth buying if you don't). Continue to boil until the beef seems tender when you stick a fork or knife into it. Add the celery, carrots and beans and cook until they are tender. Take the pot off the stove and let the soup cool down. Remove the fat and bones (if any) from the meat and chop it up and add it back. Put it into a container or containers and refrigerate. You can then just quickly heat it up for dinner when you get home from work. It's low in calories, high in fiber, and pretty tasty, expecially with a nice crunchy french bread or roll, and if you want to go crazy, some salad. You can also add other vegetables if you'd like. I ofter add corn and/or geeen beans and/or cut squash, even potatoes.
You can also make a similar soup with chicken replacing the beef. The beauty of this "recipe" is you can pretty much add what ever you'd like and in whatever amount you want. I've probably made this soup a thousand times and I can't think of any time it didn't come out OK.
Good luck!

Try getting some of the frozen single packs of vegetables (preferable without sauce but if you must - you can start there ). Start with adding one or two servings a day, you might find you will feel a little different with the addition of veggies in your life and go from there.

I started with the packs from Trader Joe's and then moved on to fixing my own, it funny how you don't realize what is missing from your diet until you stop and take a close look.