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Veggies receipes needed.
My problem is that I don't like veggies too much. But I do know they
would become my best friends in my weight-loss program. I've been on cookies, pizza and ice cream lately. Of course I gained weight, and quickly. On Monday I told a co-worker that I need to eat more veggies, but wondered how I can stay motivated eating them day after day. His answer was dynamite: He asked me if I want to look like our colleagues H_ and R_ who have huge bellies. That really hit a string in me. I think that's the push I needed. I've had a large portion of veggies on Monday and Tuesday, but went off track a bit with too much chocolate at the end of the night, but I am back on track today. I would like to get some good receipes that would help me eating large amounts of veggies. Thanks. |
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Veggies receipes needed.
In article . com,
" wrote: My problem is that I don't like veggies too much. But I do know they would become my best friends in my weight-loss program. I've been on cookies, pizza and ice cream lately. Of course I gained weight, and quickly. On Monday I told a co-worker that I need to eat more veggies, but wondered how I can stay motivated eating them day after day. His answer was dynamite: He asked me if I want to look like our colleagues H_ and R_ who have huge bellies. That really hit a string in me. I think that's the push I needed. I've had a large portion of veggies on Monday and Tuesday, but went off track a bit with too much chocolate at the end of the night, but I am back on track today. I would like to get some good receipes that would help me eating large amounts of veggies. Thanks. One of my tricks is to make a quick vegie soup from chicken broth, frozen vegetables (like a broccoli/cauliflower/carrot medley), and a tablespoon of salsa (for kick). Very low cal, very tasty, and fiberlicious. Whenever the family has spaghetti and sauce, I have vegies and sauce. I steam or saute broccoli, squash, mushrooms, and onions and spoon a cup of marinara over top. That and a side salad is a really filling meal, and I'm still eating basically the same thing as the rest of the family. In fact, DH has started stealing my vegies! I'll have to make more. Dinner most nights is a bigass salad (use really good lettuce) with meat from the entree. If we're having pork chops, I slice one up and throw it on top of the salad. I'm too full to crave sides and starches. There's lots of other ways to work in fresh or frozen vegetables, but these are the ones that work for me easily and consistently. Amy 168/117/... -- Check it out! http://www.tcfitnesschallenge.com/index.html |
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Veggies receipes needed.
" wrote:
My problem is that I don't like veggies too much. That's a mental hurdle not a physical one. While folks can and do dislike a few specific types of veggies (I hate bell peppers and parsnips but like most other types), humans evolved eating veggies. There isn't a natural dislike for veggies in general. So view this as a personal expansion mission. You've already taken the biggest hurdle in that direction. You've made the decision that it's time to get past it and develop a liking for veggies: But I do know they would become my best friends in my weight-loss program. Bingo. I would like to get some good receipes that would help me eating large amounts of veggies. Try new types constantly. Go to the grocery and walk through the green grocer section. Look at every type of vegetable they carry one by one. Buy a few of your old standbys that you know you will like. Also buy a couple of types that you have never tried or that you have not tried in a couple of years. Some you will dislike, most you will be at least neutral towards. You should be able to find dozens of types across the year and the better the market the more types they will carry. Try them differently seasoned each time. There are hundreds of types of spices. Try each new type of veggie plain then with dusted with various spices. There are hundreds of types of spices. Then shopping, buy a new one weekly as you expand your horizons. Try different cooking techniques. Did you know that brocolli can be prepared in ways other than the oil in the fondue pot? Who knew? ;^) Steam, boil in broth, pan fry, deep fry (not breaded of course), bake into a stew, puree and use as a dip, raw with some dip, dice up and use as a stuffing in a roast, the fondue pot. There are enough ways that you don't have to repeat for a month. Even better, it brings out the gadget freak to be able to buy a new tool every month as you expand your skills at the various methods. And that's only from the fresh grocer section. There are also frozen and canned veggies in case you want a lower quality experience. Well, okay, frozen isn't inferior to fresh just lower variety. But canned is almost always inferior. Except canned asparagus is available year round ... One big problem folks report is over cooking. The plant should still be a little bit soft a little bit crispy to be at its best. Don't cook it into flavorless submission and expect it to taste like anything but flavorless vitamin paste! Salad + veggies. Heck cucumbers = fruit for that matter. You can cook fruits as well as veggies - think chutney. But just like you can eat most fruit raw, you can eat most veggies raw as well. |
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Veggies receipes needed.
"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message ups.com... " wrote: My problem is that I don't like veggies too much. The way my family used to eat veggies when I was growing up was to open up a can, dump it in the kettle, and heat it up. Now I eat nothing but fresh or frozen. Green beans are steamed quickly in the microwave - tender but with a bit of crunch left. I drizzle a bit of olive oil, and lightly salt. Frozen broccoli tastes funky to me after it's been cooked, so I buy that fresh. The steamfresh bags of frozen mixed veggies are super easy and have a nice variety of veggies mixed together. A baked sweet potato is so good with a little bit of butter and a sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon. Pan sauteed asparagus is very good, and takes very little fat to cook. |
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On Jul 13, 1:54 pm, Doug Freyburger wrote:
So view this as a personal expansion mission. I like that expression. I like to see it also as an example of getting out of the Comfort Zone. |
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