Veggies?
neoatari
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So I basically hate 99% of veggies. I think it might just be a mental block. Where would you start in trying to introduce them into my diet? What veggies and how would you make them?
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Try veggies many different ways. Raw, steam, roast, grill. You will find differing textures using different methods.
Use different seasonings, just keep trying.
Example: I love fresh (steamed or grilled) green beans. Frozen, cooked green beans are just okay. Canned green beans are nasty. Green beans are pretty mild, I would start there.
Carrots are mild too. Warning - canned carrots are the most disgusting (vile) thing ever. Roast carrots - peel, cut into big slices. Toss carrots in oil, salt and pepper. Place on a cookie sheet and bake @ 400° for 20 minutes. Root veggies get sweeter with roasting - yum!4 -
I first tried them at a Chineese buffet. I do not recommend anyone on a diet to visit a buffet
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What vegies do you like?
Why don't you like other vegies?
There are so many types of vegies, with different textures and tastes. There are many ways to prepare them which adds to the array of tastes and textures. I bet you like more than you think, or you would if you prepared them in ways other than what you're used to.1 -
Which ones do you know you do not like and how have they been prepared? I think that a lot of veggies are pretty meh when cooked but great raw. My suggestion would be to try a few different types with a bit of dip (or ranch dressing.)0
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Frozen (steamer bags) of California blend veggies are really easy to add to frozen entrees (Lean Cuisines etc), or to rice or macaroni and cheese/pasta. I'm also a huge lover of condiments-once you add Sweet Baby Ray's sweet n' sour sauce to your dish you won't even be able to taste the veggies 1
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I'm not a huge fan of raw veggies, but there are lots of recipes where I can enjoy them.
Green smoothies - blend baby spinach into your morning smoothie.
Soups - chicken noodle with celery, carrot and onion. Broccoli cheese. Pureed tomato basil or butternut squash. Jambalaya. All delicious!
I like roasted veggies too.
Sneak pureed veggies into your red pasta sauces as well.0 -
I'm not a huge veggie eater, though I've gotten better in the past couple years. I find that roasting makes almost any veggie palatable to me. Toss veggies with a small amount of oil, salt and pepper and roast on a baking sheet as described by TeaBea. My favorite roasted veggies are broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. I also very much enjoy steamed green beans. If I steam broccoli, I like to squeeze a bit of lemon juice over it. Raw tomato with salt, pepper and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar is quite good too. As TeaBea said, try a variety of different cooking methods and veggie types to find things you'll like.0
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First, how do you eat them? I have learned that I hate every vegetable when it's raw but COOKED vegetables are a horse of a different color. Roasted veggies tossed with salt, pepper, fresh garlic, and olive oil (as a base, definitely mix it up with the spices!) are great for starters. You can pack them into stews and soups too (think minestrone).1
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Honestly corn is about the only veggie I like. Sweet onion is okay when cooked, kinda like in Mongolian Beef. I can stand carrots and celery, but barely.0
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Honestly corn is about the only veggie I like. Sweet onion is okay when cooked, kinda like in Mongolian Beef. I can stand carrots and celery, but barely.
Celery shouldn't even be labeled edible lol
One other idea-raw veggies with low calorie dressing-I can eat an entire red or orange bell pepper if I drizzle low calorie ranch dressing, (it's a nice contrast between the sweetness of the peppers and the ranch).
And pp mentioned green smoothies-very good way to 'sneak' in the leafy greens!4 -
hide them at first. Seriously. Blend some spinach into your fruit smoothie. Maybe you like fries.. try baking your own sweet potato fries and mix in some carrot sticks. If you don't know which one is potato and which one is carrot, you might be able to eat it. TeaBea suggested green beans... lightly batter them and bake them as veggie fries too! Maybe eventually add in some broccoli. You can make a pretty healthy tempura batter, just be careful of the oil if you're trying to lose weight.
You can mash cauliflower and mix it in with mashed potatoes (or have it mashed by itself). Get a ricer and make a cauliflower rice substitute.
Maybe start incorporating fresh veg into sandwiches or burgers. Add a slice or two of tomatoes or lettuce on a turkey sandwich or make a lettuce wrap instead of a sandwich!
But don't force yourself, because you won't succeed if you hate what you're doing. Try focusing on CI/CO and introducing some healthier alternatives. If you don't like veg, go for fruit and work your way up from there. It's about slowly making sustainable lifestyle changes and not going 180* in one day.6 -
Thanks for the ideas guys! I'll give those a try!4
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Honestly corn is about the only veggie I like. Sweet onion is okay when cooked, kinda like in Mongolian Beef. I can stand carrots and celery, but barely.
If you like corn, peas are similar (sweet, Sameish texture).
Sweet potato, pumpkin, Beetroot and carrots are deliciously sweet when roasted and slightly caramelised.
Most things are awesome roasted to be honest. Even broccoli, and Brussel sprouts (add some bacon.... Amazeballs!)
Cauliflower/broccoli cheese is a good way to make vegies tastier. Who doesn't like cheese?5 -
^ adding bacon makes me feel devilish, but it's a REALLY good way to eat more veg!
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Baked Broccoli - Oven at 450, cut even sized broccoli (dry) coat with small amount of Olive Oil (or whatever oil you prefer) salt and pepper. Bake for about 20 minutes, stir once. The broccoli will become charred, so it is nice and crispy.
My hubby does not like most veggies either, and I could never get him to eat broccoli until I found this recipe.
Works for most veggies, you will just need to adjust the cooking time.
Add shrimp (same prep) for the last 5-7 min.
Or add the broccoli to your Mongolian beef, and have broccoli and beef.
Adding a good sauce to most veggies will make them more appetizing.
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OliveGirl128 wrote: »Honestly corn is about the only veggie I like. Sweet onion is okay when cooked, kinda like in Mongolian Beef. I can stand carrots and celery, but barely.
Celery shouldn't even be labeled edible lol
One other idea-raw veggies with low calorie dressing-I can eat an entire red or orange bell pepper if I drizzle low calorie ranch dressing, (it's a nice contrast between the sweetness of the peppers and the ranch).
And pp mentioned green smoothies-very good way to 'sneak' in the leafy greens!
Awww, poor celery! Most celery is meh to blech, but a good fresh crisp celery is delicious. You've got to be able to smell it. Unless you're one of those people who hates the smell, too. Then I guess the joy of fresh celery is lost to you.
Also, ponzu sauce makes a great raw veggie dip and is quite low in calories.0 -
I'm a veggie lover, but they can get kinda boring if you don't dress them up sometimes. You mentioned kinda liking the onions in Mongolian beef. If you like chinese flavors, look into some ways to play with that at home - it will be waaay less fat, salt, and sugar than takeout. I do stirfried broccoli with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame seed and some sesame oil (but go easy on that, it's a really strong flavor). It doesn't need a lot of the soy sauce to give you the flavor. The same thing would be great on fresh green beans. Once you have some favorites, play around with them in other cuisines. Like Greek style green beans with diced tomato, garlic, and dill. Or Indian style with coriander, cumin, and hot chili.0
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I absolutely love mashed cauliflower. I use my food processor to get the cauliflower super creamy, and use dill, garlic, salt and pepper to mimic the flavors and consistency of mashed potatoes. Sometimes I mix it up by then baking the cauliflower puree in the oven with a tablespoon or two of grated parmesan. As I'm diabetic, this is a go-to veggie staple for me to reduce my carb intake.0
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My husband isn't a fan of veggies. He does like tomato based foods though, so I add veggies to pasta sauce and chili, soups, stews etc. Grated carrot in anything that uses ground beef is unnoticeable. Same with spinach leaves.1
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definatly green smoothies. I drink a large "one" (Its like 4 servings lol) a day and i feel great. Its good to get my greens in ...Although it makes me hyper i swear >.> My skin cleared up 1
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Roasted (or baked, as one OP called them above) are the way to go. Cut into bite sized pieces, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast for 20-30 minutes in a hot oven (400F).
Alternatively, grilled veggies are pretty good but you have to put aside any fear of letting them get too well done or risk missing out on all of the tasty caramelized/charred bits.0 -
Soup, pasta, stir fry. Put some in an omelet. Add some cheese.
How have you tried them so far? Often the issue is how they are cooked.1 -
Here are a few of my favorite recipes that contain vegetables.
roasted broccoli
broccoli salad (You may want to play around with the dressing to reduce the calories.)
roasted potatoes
Also, soup and omlets are a good place to add vegetables.0 -
for your breakfast - fry some bacon -add 1-2 handfuls of spinach - cook until its wilted - add your scrambled eggs. or steam some broccoli - add to your scrambled eggs cheese is good with this. you can make a omelet with just about any veggie use your imagination. You can also use one of the green superfood powder to get the nutrition - very important. If you aren't eating vegetables you can have more organ meat - liver - heart and get a lot of the vitamins you are missing. Eastcoast Jim1
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Or just drink a V8 (assuming you don't mind the sodium). If you find plain V8 gross, dress it up with some horseradish and hot sauce like a bloody mary.1
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I absolutely had to "favorite" this thread just for all the recipe ideas I've never thought of.0
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My son's the same,says take those trees (broccoli) off my plate. I've vegan and love veggies. Not so keen on aubergine ,gives me the heebies.once you start you'll be fine. Try a new one every day cooked in a different way.0
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Yup, if you don't like 99% of them, it's a mental block because celery tastes nothing like eggplant tastes nothing like cabbage tastes nothing like beets ... Green beans cooked Southern style taste nothing like green beans cooked Chinese style. Raw broccoli salad tastes very little like broccoli-cheddar soup. ...
You get the idea. There's a huge variety of vegetables and an enormous variety of ways you can cook them. The way to find out what you like is trial and error.
It's all individual. I don't like radicchio, hubby loves it any way you cook it. I like broccoli and cauliflower, hubby moans like I'm trying to poison him. We both liked Brussels sprouts until we decided we didn't. I kind of liked spaghetti squash until the day I had one explode in a microwave and blow strands of damp vegetable matter all over the room. I didn't think I liked spinach until I learned to cook it with lots of other ingredients like Indian curries.
Have fun with veggies!1 -
Hide them. Let's start with peas and carrots, steam them till mushy. Puree them in a blender. Then use that instead of bread crumbs to make meatloaf.
Use them as "topping" grilled mushrooms and onions on a steak or chicken.
Soups. Because when you cook everything together, flavors blend leading to less "veggie" tasting vegetables.1
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