tinned soup

....my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables... would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?
She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet.... Could this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..??

On Aug 2, 8:21 am, "ADVID" wrote:
...my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables... would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?
She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet.... Could this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..??

Many of the canned soups are very high in sodium but there are lower
sodium brands available. Healthy Choice is one brand but there are
others, too.

I prefer homemade vegetable soup to canned. You can make it and
freeze individual servings for reheating.

Many times people say they hate vegetables only to learn they just
dislike the way they're prepared. Does she like any raw vegetables?
Steamed and seasoned vegetables taste much better than those that are
canned, cooked beyond recognition, etc.

no...she's never eaten a vegteable in her life...

it's got to be canned or nothing...... even getting her to do that that
would be a minor miracle....

just wondered if there is any 'real' benefit ?

What do you think - is it worth it ??


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On Aug 2, 8:21 am, "ADVID" wrote:
...my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables... would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?
She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet.... Could
this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..??

Many of the canned soups are very high in sodium but there are lower
sodium brands available. Healthy Choice is one brand but there are
others, too.

I prefer homemade vegetable soup to canned. You can make it and
freeze individual servings for reheating.

Many times people say they hate vegetables only to learn they just
dislike the way they're prepared. Does she like any raw vegetables?
Steamed and seasoned vegetables taste much better than those that are
canned, cooked beyond recognition, etc.

"ADVID" wrote in message
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no...she's never eaten a vegteable in her life...

it's got to be canned or nothing...... even getting her to do that that
would be a minor miracle....

just wondered if there is any 'real' benefit ?

What do you think - is it worth it ??


Well, I'll throw in my two cents. One is that its up to her to choose to
change the way she eats -- you have absolutely no say or power in the
matter. Two is that it doesn't matter what she eats but how much, in regards
to losing weight, anyway. A couple cans of soup will make absolutely no
difference, in the long or short run, in her weight or nutrition. Three is
that it sounds like you are trying to change her, and if you'll forgive me
for being blunt, you might want to talk to a personal counselor about that.
I'm making quite a jump here, but people who try to change the actions and
habits of others often find themselves in codependent relationships, and if
nothing else, its worth some consideration on your part.

"em" wrote in message ...

"ADVID" wrote in message
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no...she's never eaten a vegteable in her life...

it's got to be canned or nothing...... even getting her to do that that
would be a minor miracle....

just wondered if there is any 'real' benefit ?

What do you think - is it worth it ??


Well, I'll throw in my two cents. One is that its up to her to choose to
change the way she eats -- you have absolutely no say or power in the
matter. Two is that it doesn't matter what she eats but how much, in
regards to losing weight, anyway. A couple cans of soup will make
absolutely no difference, in the long or short run, in her weight or
nutrition. Three is that it sounds like you are trying to change her, and
if you'll forgive me for being blunt, you might want to talk to a personal
counselor about that. I'm making quite a jump here, but people who try to
change the actions and habits of others often find themselves in
codependent relationships, and if nothing else, its worth some
consideration on your part.

I'll second what em said - you can't force her. Canned vegetables are not
nearly as healthy as fresh cooked. In the processing, they lose tons of the
nutrients, and fiber. Plus they are almost always very high in sodium.
There is really no benefit, as far as I'm concerned. Let her be fat and
unhealthy. The very very best thing that you can do is leave her alone, and
be the "quiet shining example". You eat healthy. You exercise. You buy,
cook and eat fresh veggies. Don't say anything to her about it, just do it
for you. If she has zero interest in it, that's on her. What are you doing
for yourself?

try organic vege extract in powder or liquid form. has the fibre

add vegetable juice. has not so much fibre. there are juice which are
not so tomato-ish.

fruits are beneficial too. make sure she eats plenty fibre.

i would try to stay away from aluminium cans. (alzheimer)


On Aug 2, 8:21 pm, "ADVID" wrote:
...my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables... would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?
She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet.... Could this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..??

Does she like yogurt? Spicy food?
If she does you fry some onion over low heat, then add water and soupy
veggies like kale, cauliflower, prefried tofu slices (legume) etc. Add a
tough whole grain like buhtanese red rice. Then add sausage, curry powder
salt. After twenty minutes serve into bowl but leave room for lowfat plain
yogurt to turn it into a cream soup. Don't actually cook the yogurt or it'll
get lumpy and flavorless. You just add it at the end. As a general cooking
tip, Sour flavors like yogurt and sour cream cut heavy spice. They allow you
to take something which is inedible because of too much spice and make it
delicious and perfectly matched to your tastes.

This soup will have a lot of veggies in it, but it's more of a rich creamed
soup than it is a clear vegetable soup. At least I find it's much more
palatable than clear vegetable soup but then I like veggies.

There are also some new supplements on the market that give you a lot of
servings of greens. (I haven't tried them) There's an organic fruit and
veggie bar called "real green" that gives you four servings of vegetables
and fruit in something the size of a small granola bar. It's chewy and
sweetened with fruit leather type stuff as I recall.

Mostly I eat the soup. And curry is actually a blend of spices. It has
cinnamon, tarragon, salt and quite a few other things. The yellow spices are
supposed to be good for preventing alzheimers. The cinnamon is good for your
heart, yogurt for digestion and of course the veggies have lots of cancer
fighting, heart healthy stuff.

"determined" wrote in message
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"em" wrote in message
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"ADVID" wrote in message
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no...she's never eaten a vegteable in her life...

it's got to be canned or nothing...... even getting her to do that that
would be a minor miracle....

just wondered if there is any 'real' benefit ?

What do you think - is it worth it ??


Well, I'll throw in my two cents. One is that its up to her to choose to
change the way she eats -- you have absolutely no say or power in the
matter. Two is that it doesn't matter what she eats but how much, in
regards to losing weight, anyway. A couple cans of soup will make
absolutely no difference, in the long or short run, in her weight or
nutrition. Three is that it sounds like you are trying to change her, and
if you'll forgive me for being blunt, you might want to talk to a
personal counselor about that. I'm making quite a jump here, but people
who try to change the actions and habits of others often find themselves
in codependent relationships, and if nothing else, its worth some
consideration on your part.

I'll second what em said - you can't force her. Canned vegetables are not
nearly as healthy as fresh cooked. In the processing, they lose tons of
the nutrients, and fiber. Plus they are almost always very high in
sodium. There is really no benefit, as far as I'm concerned. Let her be
fat and unhealthy. The very very best thing that you can do is leave her
alone, and be the "quiet shining example". You eat healthy. You
exercise. You buy, cook and eat fresh veggies. Don't say anything to her
about it, just do it for you. If she has zero interest in it, that's on
her. What are you doing for yourself?

You haven't told us why you want your wife to eat vegatables. Is she
ill I wonder or just obese? Canned soup always has too much salt in
it to make it flavorful and really isnt an especially healthy choice.
Your wife sounds like she has very stubborn habits and I dont think
you will be able to change them. Perhaps your doctor can make some
suggestions such as a talk with a nutritionist, joining a diet group,
reading a food book... My boss says that she doesn't like vegatables
so its not that uncommon. Perhaps your wife could just eat less of
whatever it is she likes to eat and her immediate problem would be
solved.

On Aug 2, 8:21 am, "ADVID" wrote:
...my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables... would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?
She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet.... Could this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..??

"ADVID" wrote:

...my wife doesn't like ANY vegetables...

That's a matter of growing up, and as such she has to decide
to do it you can't do it for you. Humans can and do dislike
specific veggies but we're evolved to eat meat and veggies
and fruit so disliking "any" veggie isn't natural.

would a tin of mixed vegetable
soup every couple of days be beneficial ?

Better than nothing.

She has been told to lose weight and eat a more balanced diet....

"Has been told" is a bad sign. Does she agree? Has she
decided that she wants to do this on her own for her own
reasons?

Could this
be one way to get her to at least try and eat vegetables..?

Try is the key word here. Sure it's worth the attempt, but real
change has to come from her not you. It's good to be supportive
but not to be controlling, quite the fine line.