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07-05-2012, 05:19 PM
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Started IP 6/9/12
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Maryland
Posts: 35
S/C/G: 165/ticker/125
Height: 5'2"
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Help with veggies!
I'm in my 4th week of IP and SO happy to have found this forum. So far, I feel like I'm not doing as well as I could be and I think I'm in a veggies rut.
How do you get your veggies in? (1 or 2 C at a time?)
What are some of your favorites?
Do you use a dry measuring cup, or kitchen scale?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice!
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07-05-2012, 05:38 PM
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Maile
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: NW
Posts: 1,507
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Height: 5'6
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I roast vegetables in the oven..roasted cauliflower, brocoli...then use the leftovers in my salad the next day. I also measure my veges: do easy ones like spinach or cherry tomatoes. I dump 3 cs of veges in a salad with 2 cups of lettuce..lunch and dinner.
I also like roasted mushrooms.
Good luck .
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07-05-2012, 06:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Kirkland, WA
Posts: 84
S/C/G: 280/Ticker/190
Height: 5'10"
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Try steaming cauliflower with some spices or garlic and then put it in the blender or a bullet with a little oil.. make mashed "potatos." Also, I made rudabaga fries and they are VERY similar to real fries... I've been chopping 1 c. of celery into my lettuce. OH.. pan-fried zuchinni with herbs is great too!!
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07-05-2012, 07:08 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 24
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Height: 5'2
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I made a veggie salsa and I put that on my salad along with some WF bacon ranch dressing.
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07-05-2012, 07:10 PM
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Ideal Protein April 27/12
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta
Posts: 480
S/C/G: 215 / Ticker / 165
Height: 5' 7"
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Omelet every morning with 1 cup of mushrooms that I saute, then add a cup of spinach, so theres 2 cups down for the day.
Lunch, I dont have veggies, doesnt work with my workplace
Supper, 8oz protein, 2 cups with supper
Very simple, very easy. Spinach is a great one as it has little taste and cooked, it almost disappears lol.
Another trick, make your salads 50/50 lettuce and spinach, very easy to hide a cup of spinach in your supper salad
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07-05-2012, 07:51 PM
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~Aimee~ On IP 06/26/12
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 288
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Height: 5'6"
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I am so glad to see this thread. I logged on just now to post something similar.
I am a little picky when it comes to veggies. I am starting to try some new ones but I feel like I can only eat so much broccoli!
I dont have any advice as I am looking for some myself. I'll be watching this thread.
I like Longhorn's idea about 50/50 in your salad. How do you measure spinach like that?
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07-05-2012, 08:15 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,281
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I have a salad for lunch, with some raw broccoli slaw and peppers added to it. For dinner I have my protein and 2 cups veggies, cooked in many ways - cauliflower is a staple you can steam it or roast it in small bite sized pieces sooo good! Steamed broccoli is a fav, grilled asparagus is also a fav, I love rutabaga fries as well another fav, I love sautéed mushrooms on my steak, so that's another way pod getting veggies in. I save 2 cups of veggies for evening, as I am addicted to rhubarb!! I nuke 2 cups frozen chopped rhubarb and mix some stevia in when cooked down. Serve alone or with an IP pudding of choice as evening snack, or you can even make a "crisp" with a bit of marg. and a porridge pack. Very good!!! So that's my 4 cups and salad!
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07-05-2012, 08:20 PM
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~Aimee~ On IP 06/26/12
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Louisiana
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Height: 5'6"
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ok what is rhubarb and where do you get it?
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07-05-2012, 10:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 186
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Height: 5'8"
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Do you have a grill? I got this . . .
http://www.amazon.com/Weber-6434-Pro...s=Grill+basket
and it made cooking veggies so much easier! I buy asparagus, tri colored peppers, zuchini, and yellow squash on the weekend. I wash them and cube them up and put them in a container in ther fridge. At night, I either throw a little olive oil in a sautee pan and sautee them, or put them on the grill in the grill basket. Like Maile, I make enough to have leftovers for breakfast (with omlette packet) or lunch the next day. Romaine lettuce is also a staple for me. And I like the frozen steamfresh broccoli and cauliflower bags. So easy to throw them in the microwave. Another option is frozen asparagus or broccoli blended into IP soups.
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07-05-2012, 10:47 PM
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IP Round #3: 11/14/2023
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Plano, Texas
Posts: 2,382
S/C/G: 210/184/145
Height: 5'5"/49yo
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My name is LizRR and i am a converted Veggie Freak!
These are a few of my favorite things...
Zucchini - I make them 3 ways, all in sweet type dishes. 1. Shredded in my crispy cereal unrestricted pancakes, 2. baked apple chips, and 3. mock baked apples <-my favorite, can turn #3 into an apple crumble w/crispy cereal or oatmeal
Cauliflower - 1. I roast w/celery & garlic, purée, and add to soups, 2. I grate and make 'fried rice', 3. just roasted with spices like popcorn
Rutabaga - rutabaga fries, hands down delicious, prefer them over turnips personally
Kale - Kale chips, when you crave that salty, crunchy texture, I think that's my fave too...
Spinach - I have this every weekday morning in my cafe mocha spinach smoothie <-hold on, that's my fave
Lettuce - ive been adding in a heart of romaine w/my spinach smoothie for more bulk, don't really eat salads anymore
Asparagus & Mushrooms - who doesn't love them grilled or cooked with just about anything
Green onions - I spray with evoo, sprinkle w/fajita seasoning and grill them....sooooo good
Rhubarb - 1. I nuke it for 5 minutes w/WF strawberry spread & eat it as is, 2. Make rhubarb upside down cake with crispy cereal <-wait, thats my fave, 3. add it to raspberry jelly
Poblano, bell pepper, jalapeño - I roast & purée with garlic for a spicy soup thickener, also stuffed peppers are good w/ground turkey
Celery - Braised celery, great recipe I found & posted using an egg white makes a creamy sauce I've been missing.
Cucumber - I julienne w/my mandoline to make 'noodles' I use with my miracle noodle Asian stirfry (wf sesame ginger, wd peanut spread, soy, fresh ginger, sriracha, cilantro), can do zucchini noodles too
Last edited by LizRR; 07-05-2012 at 10:57 PM.
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07-05-2012, 10:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,281
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Ditto all of what LizzrR said!!! LMAO!!! No wait, that's my fav! LOL!!
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07-05-2012, 10:54 PM
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Ideal Protein April 27/12
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta
Posts: 480
S/C/G: 215 / Ticker / 165
Height: 5' 7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aimeed3
I am so glad to see this thread. I logged on just now to post something similar.
I am a little picky when it comes to veggies. I am starting to try some new ones but I feel like I can only eat so much broccoli!
I dont have any advice as I am looking for some myself. I'll be watching this thread.
I like Longhorn's idea about 50/50 in your salad. How do you measure spinach like that?
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Im super high tech about this...
I shove it into a measuring cup until its full....then this is the hard part...STOP, you have enough LOL
Seriously, I just put it in a measuring cup...
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07-05-2012, 10:57 PM
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Ideal Protein April 27/12
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta
Posts: 480
S/C/G: 215 / Ticker / 165
Height: 5' 7"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aimeed3
ok what is rhubarb and where do you get it?
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Let Me Google That For You
Last edited by Longhorn Energy; 07-05-2012 at 11:03 PM.
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07-05-2012, 11:29 PM
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Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 52
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Height: 5'5
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I too have a hard time getting my veggies in, some days more than others. These are a few things that help me;
I too add vegi's in my Omelet. At first I didn't like the omelet's, but then I read a post about putting WF Maple syrup on it. I think it's pretty good now.
I also could not stand the potato puree, but read about making it into a flat wrap. (mix packet with 74 ML of water). You spread out in small pan and when one side is cooked turn it over, this is when I add 1TBS of WF Strawberry Jelly which melts while the other side is cooking. I put my sauteed peppers and spinach in the wrap when done and it is like a sandwich w/bread.
I have a baggie of cucumbers and a baggie of celery, 1 cup worth are in each bag and I can easy grab one to take with me. Sometimes eating while I am driving or waiting somewhere helps. Celery doesn't really have a taste, but it's something to chew on.
SPINACH SHAKE: Sounds terrible but is pretty good and get 1 cup of spinach in too.
Peppers on the grill...1 large pepper is about 1 cup
Also, I tried Kale Chips which I didn't really care for. I would like to use the same recipe using Spinach this time.
I am also gonna mix up a salsa with vegi's, maybe use the Spinach Chips for dipping.
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07-06-2012, 12:21 AM
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#15
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Joined IP 6/11/12
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 90
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Height: 5'8"
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LizRR- what awesome recipes? Where can I find them? And how do you make rutabaga fries? Fries was one of my favorite comfort foods so a healthy sub would be excellent!!! And you look great!! Way to go! What an inspiration! Thanks!!!
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