Vegetables

tam_robbins
tam_robbins Posts: 1 Member
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Hi Everyone, I'm trying to find the vegetables that have the most beneficial value. Counting macros. What's your go to and why, thanks in advance.
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    Varied. Different types (leaves, roots, flower heads, edible stems, ones that are technically fruits in botanical terms, etc.) and different colors. That's what has the most beneficial value.

    In the past couple of days, I've had broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, onions, edible-pod peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, soybeans, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, parsnips, banana peppers, black olives, red peppers, and probably some things I'm forgetting.

    Variety. That's my go-to.
  • Corina1143
    Corina1143 Posts: 3,797 Member
    My go to is asparagus.
    And carrots.
    And celery.
    And green beans.
    And broccoli.
    And lettuce.
    Especially butter lettuce.
    And arugula.
    Oh, and onions before any others.
    And cabbage.
    And all the others except spinach. Still hate it.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,340 Member
    All of them! Vegetables are wonderful and variety is the spice of life. I eat on average 8-9 different types a day. Not so much the starchy ones, because I'm not that huge a fan, so it makes an easy thing to cut down to keep my carbs a bit lower.
  • claireychn074
    claireychn074 Posts: 1,653 Member
    All of them except celery. That’s the most disgusting veg on the planet 🤢

    Seriously - eat what you enjoy. The old adage is to try to eat a rainbow of fruit and veg, so get as many coloured varieties as you can. I sometimes err on the orange / red as I love red peppers, butternut squash and carrots, but I’m also addicted to peas. Frozen veg is high in nutrients as it’s picked and frozen quickly, and can be really convenient if you’re short in time or don’t feel like peeling / chopping veg.
  • LoganBennett715
    LoganBennett715 Posts: 61 Member
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,340 Member
    edited October 16
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.

    Eating too many calories will cause gain. Mayonnaise can fit your calories, and when made from olive oil, can even be considered a healthy fat. It really is just oil and egg, and fats are essential to a healthy diet.

    No one food alone causes weight gain. No one food is 'harmful'.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.

    Mayonnaise is not inherently "harmful fast food".

    Generically, mayonnaise is eggs, oil, and an acid, usually vinegar or lemon juice. Those are all good foods. Yes, weird frankenfood mayonnaise exists commercially with lots of other ingredients, potentially.

    But actual mayonnaise is those simple things, plus maybe a little salt or mustard or other flavoring. Some commercial brands are that basic, or a person can make it (easily) at home.

    Yes, mayo is calorie dense because of the oil content, but we need some fats in our diet, and healthy oils like olive oil or avocado oil are commonly used in good mayo. For sure, I'd use something like that as the oil in homemade.
  • LoganBennett715
    LoganBennett715 Posts: 61 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.

    Mayonnaise is not inherently "harmful fast food".

    Generically, mayonnaise is eggs, oil, and an acid, usually vinegar or lemon juice. Those are all good foods. Yes, weird frankenfood mayonnaise exists commercially with lots of other ingredients, potentially.

    But actual mayonnaise is those simple things, plus maybe a little salt or mustard or other flavoring. Some commercial brands are that basic, or a person can make it (easily) at home.

    Yes, mayo is calorie dense because of the oil content, but we need some fats in our diet, and healthy oils like olive oil or avocado oil are commonly used in good mayo. For sure, I'd use something like that as the oil in homemade.

    You are right but again, there are variety of Mayonnaise, which people have it with their salads and veggies. You must opt for the one which are fat free like that offered by Veeba.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,598 Member
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.

    Mayonnaise is not inherently "harmful fast food".

    Generically, mayonnaise is eggs, oil, and an acid, usually vinegar or lemon juice. Those are all good foods. Yes, weird frankenfood mayonnaise exists commercially with lots of other ingredients, potentially.

    But actual mayonnaise is those simple things, plus maybe a little salt or mustard or other flavoring. Some commercial brands are that basic, or a person can make it (easily) at home.

    Yes, mayo is calorie dense because of the oil content, but we need some fats in our diet, and healthy oils like olive oil or avocado oil are commonly used in good mayo. For sure, I'd use something like that as the oil in homemade.

    You are right but again, there are variety of Mayonnaise, which people have it with their salads and veggies. You must opt for the one which are fat free like that offered by Veeba.

    Fat is an essential nutrient. We must eat some fat for best nutrition and health. There is no need to opt for fat-free mayo, as long as we have the calories to fit in the regular kind.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,057 Member
    Consider ice cream. It has an evil reputation of a diet-killer, one touch on the lips will make you obese for life, etc.

    Now consider somebody (cough, me, cough) who eats lots of veggies and lean meats, exercises regularly, and after recording all meals for the day has an extra 300 calories below goal for the day with macros met. Does eating a small dish of ice cream ruin the day's eating plan, or actually enhance it because of being able to meet all dietary goals for the day AND enjoy a treat guilt-free?

    *****

    To the OP, I usually find my veggie of choice is broccoli, because of how many meals are appropriate to serve it with (or include within).
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,340 Member
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    LoganBennett715 wrote: »
    Go for green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, lady finger, and more. But again healthily eating vegetables is of utmost importance. If you take your veggies with harmful fast food like mayonnaise, it will again lead you to body gain.

    Mayonnaise is not inherently "harmful fast food".

    Generically, mayonnaise is eggs, oil, and an acid, usually vinegar or lemon juice. Those are all good foods. Yes, weird frankenfood mayonnaise exists commercially with lots of other ingredients, potentially.

    But actual mayonnaise is those simple things, plus maybe a little salt or mustard or other flavoring. Some commercial brands are that basic, or a person can make it (easily) at home.

    Yes, mayo is calorie dense because of the oil content, but we need some fats in our diet, and healthy oils like olive oil or avocado oil are commonly used in good mayo. For sure, I'd use something like that as the oil in homemade.

    You are right but again, there are variety of Mayonnaise, which people have it with their salads and veggies. You must opt for the one which are fat free like that offered by Veeba.

    Absolutely not. Fat free versions have more processed ingredients, and taste like sadness. Fat is not your enemy, it never has been. It is an essential nutrient. Mayo can be a very healthy (and delicious) addition to a meal and to an overall diet, and if it gets people eating move veggies, even better.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,057 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Fat free versions ... taste like sadness.

    FTW!

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