Eating more vegetables

Kyle Gordon Bryant · 04-11-2007, 02:19 PM

I hate vegetables. Plain and simple........However I know I need to eat a decent amount. Any ideas on how I can get more vegetables in my diet?

Kevin McKay · 04-11-2007, 02:37 PM

I have found that cooking my vegetables with my meat makes them way more enjoyable because the meat fat and flavor gets on them.

Hope that helps

Nikki Young · 04-11-2007, 03:15 PM

Look into whole food supplimentation that put vegetable nutrients into a capsule. I personally take JuicePlus+ because it has Gold standard research proving it works in the body, and not all the nutrients have died off in the process of making them. There are other brands out there though, Greens+ i know have research as well, but i don't think they come in capsules which concerns me a bit (i could be wrong) as when the nutrients hit oxygen (when the container is opened) some of them will start to die off.. just like a cut apple will start to go brown.. that and you'll have to taste the vegetable powder which may not be to your tastebuds.

Garrett Smith · 04-11-2007, 05:36 PM

The sickest people I see at my office hate vegetables as a general rule...plain and simple.

I'd suggest you start "training" your tastebuds, along with doing the WOD.:080402gudl_prv:

Gayle Melnick · 04-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Try cooking them in olive oil. Experiment with different spices. Covering the flavor of some vegetables in something like a tomato sauce is also an option.

Kevin Burns · 04-11-2007, 06:58 PM

if you have a whole foods near you they have some decent veggie packages. use olive oil, garlic salt.

if you still can't stand it. you might as well just try using a little bit of cheese on the veggies. better to sacrifice with a little cheese than not eat any at all and end up replacing them with something worse.

Eric Lester · 04-11-2007, 07:09 PM

Steam them and put some garlic salt in the water, then sprinkle on cajun seasoning when they are done. I've gone from a vegetable hater to a vegetable lover with this method.

Brandon Oto · 04-12-2007, 12:07 AM

I hate to advocate sodium poisoning, but with enough salt (garlic salt is nice) anything tastes pretty good. Fry in oil.

Scott Kustes · 04-12-2007, 05:06 AM

Wheat-free tamari, olive oil, lots of pepper.

Gerhard Lavin · 04-12-2007, 09:24 AM

Make vegetable soup, chop them up small and put in stews, chilis, curries and ragu's. As other's have posted flavour them. How they are cooked makes all the difference. Buy a good vegetarian cook book. Then have your meat on the side.

Before even considering supplements get your diet right first.

(Message edited by gerrudd on April 12, 2007)

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04-11-2007, 02:19 PM	#1
Kyle Gordon Bryant Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scottsville Kentucky Posts: 13	I hate vegetables. Plain and simple........However I know I need to eat a decent amount. Any ideas on how I can get more vegetables in my diet?

04-11-2007, 02:37 PM	#2
Kevin McKay Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: albany ca Posts: 1,110	I have found that cooking my vegetables with my meat makes them way more enjoyable because the meat fat and flavor gets on them. Hope that helps

04-11-2007, 03:15 PM	#3
Nikki Young Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra ACT Posts: 458	Look into whole food supplimentation that put vegetable nutrients into a capsule. I personally take JuicePlus+ because it has Gold standard research proving it works in the body, and not all the nutrients have died off in the process of making them. There are other brands out there though, Greens+ i know have research as well, but i don't think they come in capsules which concerns me a bit (i could be wrong) as when the nutrients hit oxygen (when the container is opened) some of them will start to die off.. just like a cut apple will start to go brown.. that and you'll have to taste the vegetable powder which may not be to your tastebuds.

04-11-2007, 05:36 PM	#4
Garrett Smith Member Profile: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,264	The sickest people I see at my office hate vegetables as a general rule...plain and simple. I'd suggest you start "training" your tastebuds, along with doing the WOD.:080402gudl_prv:

04-11-2007, 06:09 PM	#5
Gayle Melnick Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: columbia MD Posts: 26	Try cooking them in olive oil. Experiment with different spices. Covering the flavor of some vegetables in something like a tomato sauce is also an option.

04-11-2007, 06:58 PM	#6
Kevin Burns Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greenwood Village CO Posts: 586	if you have a whole foods near you they have some decent veggie packages. use olive oil, garlic salt. if you still can't stand it. you might as well just try using a little bit of cheese on the veggies. better to sacrifice with a little cheese than not eat any at all and end up replacing them with something worse.

04-11-2007, 07:09 PM	#7
Eric Lester Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Paducah KY Posts: 807	Steam them and put some garlic salt in the water, then sprinkle on cajun seasoning when they are done. I've gone from a vegetable hater to a vegetable lover with this method.

04-12-2007, 12:07 AM	#8
Brandon Oto Member Profile: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Cruz CA Posts: 3,001	I hate to advocate sodium poisoning, but with enough salt (garlic salt is nice) anything tastes pretty good. Fry in oil.

04-12-2007, 05:06 AM	#9
Scott Kustes Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 1,258	Wheat-free tamari, olive oil, lots of pepper.

04-12-2007, 09:24 AM	#10
Gerhard Lavin Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Berlin Germany Posts: 973	Make vegetable soup, chop them up small and put in stews, chilis, curries and ragu's. As other's have posted flavour them. How they are cooked makes all the difference. Buy a good vegetarian cook book. Then have your meat on the side. Before even considering supplements get your diet right first. (Message edited by gerrudd on April 12, 2007)