Veggie challenge -- Day 3 (5/11/05)

Post your results to this thread.

Have a wonderful day!

Matthew

You'll be farting like a race horse around midnight!...... ;-)

Ignoramus20928 wrote:


I will eat a few pints of cabbage soup tonight also.

Matthew schreef:
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I ate a new-to-me veggie again today: 500g of leeks. I've had it before,
but always only a little bit in a stir-fry mix; this was the first time
I had it by myself. Today I just followed the suggestion on the bag. I
boiled it in a lot of water, drained it, and put some diet salt, pepper
and vinegar on it. It was OK, but a bit watery; I think I'll stir-fry it
next time.

Berna (101.5/69.8/~68 kg)

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I wrote:
Matthew schreef:

Post your results to this thread.

I ate a new-to-me veggie again today: 500g of leeks. I've had it before,
but always only a little bit in a stir-fry mix; this was the first time
I had it by myself.

I meant to write 'by *it*self,' of course. :-(

Today I just followed the suggestion on the bag. I
boiled it in a lot of water, drained it, and put some diet salt, pepper
and vinegar on it. It was OK, but a bit watery; I think I'll stir-fry it
next time.

Berna (101.5/69.8/~68)

--
( )_( ) Berna M. Bleeker-Slikker
/ . . \
\ \@/ / http://www.volksliedjes.nl

Lunch - lettuce & tomato on my veggie burger
salad with green peppers, celery, beets, mushrooms, carrots,
grilled squash

Dinner - I was just too lazy to fix anything other than a sandwich and
yogurtg


"Matthew" wrote in message
...
Post your results to this thread.

Have a wonderful day!

Matthew

Today, I had a big salad for lunch w/ greens, carrots, broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, celery, and cucumbers. And for dinner I had an
artichoke. This more than met my (very modest) goal of two veggies
per day.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Goal: 7 servings

Actual consumption
Key: vegetable (# of servings) * indicates new to me veggie
Celery sticks (2)
Baby spinach (1)
Black-eyed peas (1) ?
Jalepeño (1)
Total: 5 servings; nothing new to me

Matthew
185/175/160

Berna Bleeker wrote:
Matthew schreef:
Post your results to this thread.

I ate a new-to-me veggie again today: 500g of leeks. I've had it
before,
but always only a little bit in a stir-fry mix; this was the first
time
I had it by myself. Today I just followed the suggestion on the bag.
I
boiled it in a lot of water, drained it, and put some diet salt,
pepper
and vinegar on it. It was OK, but a bit watery; I think I'll stir-fry
it
next time.


I would never boil leeks. Their flavor is much too delicate. In fact, I
rarely boil any vegetable. I usually prefer steaming.

With leeks, I usually saute them in a little butter or olive oil and/or
chicken stock.

Of course, chop when raw and rinse thoroughly, as they tend to gather a
lot of dirt and mud with the layers.

Once they're limp, they're done. They then can be added to scrambled
eggs, eaten on their own or mixed with other veggies.

Martha