Vegatables.....

[JamBrit]

lord knows I do not eat enough....I'm not crazy about vegetables..definately not a salad person...My favs are cabbage/brussel sprouts/cauliflower but I hardly cook them (only eat brussel sprouts @ TG and Xmas)....my daughter is not crazy about them either....if I do eat them I prefer fresh to the frozen variety...frozen veggies have an artifical taste IMO...I want to start eating more healthy and incorporating more vegetables into my diet.

What are your favourite veggies/ways of preparing them or do you have an aversion like me?

[Tulip]

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After seafood, veggies are my next favorite food.

I don't like them overcooked to mush though. I guess my favorite way for most is steamed, lightly boiled, stir fried or some method that lets them keep some of the crunch. That doesn't mean I don't want a good amount of seasoning in the pot though.

I mainly don't care for sweet potatoes and english peas. Those are the veggies that immediately come to mind.

[Tulip]

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Maybe you could start by including them in some of the dishes you normally cook. For example, add mixed veggies to your macaroni and cheese. I think it may help to depend on appealing sauces and salad dressings while you are trying to get into the swing of things. Appealing in a "rich tasting" sort of way.

[Pepper]

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...trying to think of a vegetable that I don't eat

[JamBrit]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">After seafood, veggies are my next favorite food.

I don't like them overcooked to mush though. I guess my favorite way for most is steamed, lightly boiled, stir fried or some method that lets them keep some of the crunch. That doesn't mean I don't want a good amount of seasoning in the pot though.

I mainly don't care for sweet potatoes and english peas. Those are the veggies that immediately come to mind. </div></div>

No, I don't like overcooked veggies either.... I do like sweet green peas....not crazy about sweet potatoes...only if they're roasted with herbs/olive oil...

[JamBrit]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe you could start by including them in some of the dishes you normally cook. For example, add mixed veggies to your macaroni and cheese. I think it may help to depend on appealing sauces and salad dressings while you are trying to get into the swing of things. Appealing in a &quot;rich tasting&quot; sort of way. </div></div>

Not a fan of macaroni/cheese and only have a little if it's served elsewhere...but I could start making more stir-fry recipes...thanks for the idea...

[ILP]

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when I met di current mr ilp, the only vegetable he'd eat was iceburg lettuce. as for fruit he was stepping out if he ate a banana

now...i cant think of a vegetable he will not eat. i simply did what my mother did to us as children.

she would prepare our meals and slip in a fruit or vegetable that we &quot;claimed&quot; that we didn't like, but keeping in mind to maximize what we did like. I HATED cucumbers when I was a kid. Until I ate a sandwich and instead of lettuce she'd chopped up a cucumber and substituted instead. I HATED celery until it appeared in some tuna. You wouldn't ketch me bout mi a nyam jicama...but mi did eat in once she slipped it into some stir fry.

Di current mr ilp's favorite line at first was &quot;this sauce doesnt taste the same like it did the last time you made it, did you leave something out?&quot; My response? &quot;It must be the [insert name of veggie he claimed he didnt like].&quot; He'd then roll his eyes and then ask for me to add it back the next time. Now he loves the farmers market and grilling veggies is his thing

[Tulip]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JamBrit</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe you could start by including them in some of the dishes you normally cook. For example, add mixed veggies to your macaroni and cheese. I think it may help to depend on appealing sauces and salad dressings while you are trying to get into the swing of things. Appealing in a &quot;rich tasting&quot; sort of way. </div></div>

Not a fan of macaroni/cheese and only have a little if it's served elsewhere...but I could start making more stir-fry recipes...thanks for the idea... </div></div>

It's going to be good. You'll love it!

[JamBrit]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ILP_ULOOK_GR8</div><div class="ubbcode-body">when I met di current mr ilp, the only vegetable he'd eat was iceburg lettuce. <span style="font-weight: bold">as for fruit he was stepping out if he are a banana</span>

now...i cant think of a vegetable he will not eat. i simply did what my mother did to us as children.

she would prepare our meals and slip in a fruit or vegetable that we &quot;claimed&quot; that we didn't like, but keeping in mind to maximize what we did like. I HATED cucumbers when I was a kid. Until I ate a sandwich and instead of lettuce she'd chopped up a cucumber and substituted instead. I HATED celery until it appeared in some tuna. You wouldn't ketch me bout mi a nyam jicama...but mi did eat in once she slipped it into some stir fry.

Di current mr ilp's favorite line at first was &quot;this sauce doesnt taste the same like it did the last time you made it, did you leave something out?&quot; My response? &quot;It must be the [insert name of veggie he claimed he didnt like].&quot; He'd then roll his eyes and then ask for me to add it back the next time. Now he loves the farmers market and grilling veggies is his thing </div></div>

Oh my...I'm the same with fruit too... ...once in a while I'll eat fruit (again if served elsewhere)...no sense in buying it as it will only spoil in my house...My favourite fruit to eat is mangoes, especially the green ones with salt/pepper/vinegar (I like to eat June plum this way too)...

I do like cucumbers (the English ones)...but only eat once in while too...mostly when I go to my mum's for dinner...

[JamBrit]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JamBrit</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe you could start by including them in some of the dishes you normally cook. For example, add mixed veggies to your macaroni and cheese. I think it may help to depend on appealing sauces and salad dressings while you are trying to get into the swing of things. Appealing in a &quot;rich tasting&quot; sort of way. </div></div>

Not a fan of macaroni/cheese and only have a little if it's served elsewhere...but I could start making more stir-fry recipes...thanks for the idea... </div></div>

It's going to be good. You'll love it! </div></div>

Only thing with stir-fry, leftovers do not taste good the next day as the veggies get too soft. I used to cook stir-frys all the time when I had more people to cook for.

[Tulip]

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Amen on that. It does not reheat well.

[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...trying to think of a vegetable that I don't eat </div></div>

Okra

[Ja. Jewel]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...trying to think of a vegetable that I don't eat </div></div>

Okra </div></div>

But Pepper, have you ever had it battered &amp; fried??...I really don't like the sliminess of it either, but when it is cooked that way, it is not slimy &amp; tastes great!!

[JamBrit]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...trying to think of a vegetable that I don't eat </div></div>

Okra </div></div>

Me and you both!!

[Q3210]

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Many mornings I perepare cucumbers diced, celery cut up, diced too and letteuce chopped up, shredded. I take one chunk of a sardine from the tin and add, mashed. I combine all in a bowl added with pepper, vinegar and tomato.
A divine salad. I chomp it up with a couple slices of natural bran bread spread over with refined margarine.

I worship vegetables and believe they are the cleanest type of food to eat. Fruit the same.