I have been doing the old WW points plan for a little over 3 weeks now and have lost 11.2 lbs. I am thinking I could lose faster if I actually ate veggies every day, but I strongly dislike veggies. When I buy them to eat at home, they usually go bad before I actually eat them. I also do not eat fruit every day, though I can handle fruit better. Any advice?
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I think it is impossible to hate all vegetables. You wil probably have to experiment a bit. What foods do you normally like? Crunchy? Salty? Sweet?
You can peel some cucumber and eat with a bit of salt as a snack when you crave sth salty. You can have some protein with a big salat to fill up more. If well prepared broccoli can be really tasty...
I like spinach and I like salad, but only eat those when we go out to eat. Since we don't go out to eat every day, there are days I eat no veggies at all.
I am not a big fruit fan and eating veggies has sometimes been a struggle as well. I find that if I have a big salad I can get in several veggie servings and that takes care of most of my requirements and takes pressure off. I've had to use some trial and error to find out what ingredients I like and I make my own balsamic vinaigrette which adds flavor.
Why don't you eat salad and spinach at home? You can buy it precut in a bag. Use a pretty plate or bowl, and make it a big deal, like you're having a party or something.
Roasting veggies makes them sweeter, also the spice mixture can help as well, I cut up different veggies and drizzle with olive oil then some spice mixture, then roast for about 17 mins, we have one called brown sugar bourbon, you might like that, or something with sesame.
There is a type of squash in season now called delicata you might like.
I mix veggies in egg white scrambles. Another trick is to take frozen okra, and add it to a smoothie. Start off small, 1-2 tbs of okra, and work up to 1/4 c to 1/2 c of okra. It is really good for you, and you get some greens in.
I haven't done it for awhile but I used to cut up carrots and bell peppers and onions and slices of potato and roast them coated in olive oil and some spices. kelispa's comment reminded me. They were so good. I need to start doing that again....
I'm with you. I really don't like most veggies and I know I don't eat enough of them. I'm sure if I had a personal chef making me big salads with lots of yummy things in them or roasting vegetables for me or whatever, I would eat them. I'm actually a pretty good cook. I guess I need to turn my attention to cooking vegetables like they do in restaurants rather than making things with lots of carbs and fat. I do often cook soups and sauces that have some vegetables in them, but I'm not getting near my 5+ daily allotment. And I like fruit OK, but when I'm hungry it rarely appeals to me. I think I feel like it won't fill me up.
I love veggies, but I don't usually eat veggies as a separate side dish unless I am eating out. At home, we almost always have the veggies as part of a stir-fry, curry, stew, soup, scramble, chili (add lots of onions, carrots, and zucchini or celery), spaghetti sauce (add veggies like chili), or casserole. The main dish flavors the veggies and the veggies also help flavor the main dish (carrots and onions add a lot of sweetness too). I almost always start dinner with a big bowl of soup with lots of veggies. I also reduce the calories in my meals by substituting slightly cooked shredded zucchini for noodles while others have pasta (I'm not a pasta fiend, and I do really love zucchini, but this could be another way just to slip more veggies in your diet). Once in a while, we will roast veggies because we are having an entree that isn't a mash-up, but the entrees I listed can be made in larger batches so they can be served for two meals, so there's less cooking to do as a bonus, especially since there are often no real side dishes to worry about. We usually do have brown rice and/or red lentils (also cooked in large batches) for use as a base/side with the entree.
Also, even though we eat veggies regularly, we normally don't buy most of our veggies fresh. We buy lots of bags of frozen veggies used most days like spinach and other greens, broccoli, peppers, onions, squash, haricots vert etc and some less used like okra and brussels. In fact, the bulk of our freezer space is devoted to these. We do still buy some veggies fresh like zucchini. Frozen veggies are also much more convenient for food prep (pre-chopped) and less garbage (stems, core, etc) in addition to no spoilage. Lastly, since frozen veggies are frozen soon after being picked, they are probably more nutritious than fresh veggies that have been trucked to your local shop, put on display till you buy them then sit in your fridge till you prepare them (or throw them away). Perhaps you can tell I'm a big fan of frozen veggies.
I think it takes a while to get used to new things, but over time if I keep eating something I tend to start to crave it so maybe you will learn to love veggies too. Good luck!
Pretty much hate vegetables
