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Originally Posted by olivia627
I am having the darndest time getting my pumpkin and/or its sidekicks in! Maybe because they take time to bake, and I am impatient.
Pumpkin is actually not so hard since orange peppers and carrots count as sidekicks. I find it's pretty easy to throw orange pepper strips on a salad/stir fry or snack on baby carrots. Baked sweet potatoes are my favorite, but an hour is a long time to wait. You can cut them into strips for baked sweet potato fries and that cuts the cooking time down to 20 minutes.
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Originally Posted by Jayde
The beans.. I think I just don't remember to add them to dishes like I used to. ... I mean I really have no excuse as they are so versatile. I'm going to try to do better..
I'm not really concerned about the turkey as I am still not really convinced that I should make the effort to try to get it in.
For beans, do you like hummus? Also, since peas, green beans and sugar snap peas count, I find it easier to work these in. I love snacking on sugar snap peas. I also toss chickpeas into soup and mix black beans into stir fries.
Turkey, well, I kinda agree with you. I really added turkey/chicken breast because it helps me meat protein goals, but taste wise it's not huge draw for me.
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Originally Posted by olivia627
I have been wanting to make a soup full of SuperFoods. What do you suggest
I make a great, very easy to make
chickpea,
leek,
spinach, zucchini,
tomato soup. That's four super foods! Shred in some carrot and serve it with a piece of whole grain bread and it's to 6. I'll PM you the recipe (7 I guess, if you count the olive oil I saute the leeks in!)
Right now, I'm having a hard time with oranges, since they aren't really in season right now. I try to squeeze lemon over fish, but once tangelo season ends I'm pretty much bummed out on oranges until next year.
I also have a hard time with broccoli, since I don't really like it. Once a week, I try to make an effort to eat it, usually steamed as a side dish (always add it to stir fries). I can't eat it raw at all, just can't stand the texture/taste.
From the second book, I eat pomegranates like a fiend when they are in season, I am addicted. When they aren't in season, I don't eat them. Every now and then I buy the pre-seeded variety at Trader Joe's, but at 2.99 for a little package, it's a decadent treat. I don't eat kiwis since I don't like the texture, too seedy and squishy.
I have been trying to add a little dark honey every now and then, but I don't really trust myself with dark chocolate. I wish stores sold tiny 100 calorie squares.
Oh, I also rarely eat apples. They weren't considered a super food in the first book and they always seemed like a pretty blah fruit, I do like a very crisp cameo apple, but I hate mealy apples so I'm pretty picky. In the winter, I do baked apples with blueberrries and walnuts fairly regularly.