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purelife72

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hey guys, im new to the forums and i got this small problem.hahah I hate eating fruits and vegetables. When it comes to meat,poultry and diary, i eat that like its my job.

the good thing is, i exercise almost 5 times a week. Lifting weights and run. (More info in my thread in the newcomers section,if needed)

Can you give me any advice on this. Can i take vitamins to substitute them? I use to take animal pak, which has every freaking vitamin out there. Would you recommend me taking them again?

thanks
 
Eat them anyway. I hated them, too. I forced myself to buy a whole bunch, separated them into seving sizes, threw them in a baggie and when I want to snack or make a quick salad they are ready and at my finger tips.

I've been doing this for about 3 weeks now and I'm already craving fruit instead of other sweet snacks and it doesn't feel like torture choking back a spinach salad anymore.

It's a lifestyle change if you want to keep the weight off and be healthy.
 
Try new ways to eat them, but yes, you have to eat your fruits and veggies (I said that in my mom voice...lol).

Grab yourself a recipe book and start flipping through the pages. You can hide them from yourself (I used to hide them from my kids when they were little, but even they will eat them now). You can puree veggies and put them in spaghetti sauce and even that is a veggie because it's tomatoes. Shred them and add them to scrambled eggs. Add fruits to yogurt smoothies. What about freezing grapes or bananas as a frozen treat. You can add apples & cinnamon to oatmeal for breakfast (sneek in some ground flax too while your at it;)) I like saute'd veggies in a wrap w/ some low fat cheese...it's delish!

They don't have to be boring steamed veggies, if you don't like them that way (I do) get creative.
 
Supplements can't replace real food. Ever.

Here's my philosophy on the whole "I hate veggies" thing. :)

There are literally thousands of different fruits and veggies in the world and probably more than 2 dozen ways to prepare them - raw, cooked, baked, steamed, chopped, in salads, mixed in casseroles .. whatever. So are you seriously saying that there's not a single fruit or vegetable out there that you'll eat?

See, IMO, someone who rejects all fruits and veggies is not being reasonable. :) I might even go so far as to say they're being sort of ... well ... childish about the whole thing.

Everyone has things they don't like. I don't like cooked red pepper or cooked carrots. I'm iffy on lima beans. :) But I don't use that to say that I don't like any veggies.

And the other thing is that your tastes change over time. Your tastebuds are constantly renewing themselves (I think I read that they completely replace themselves every 7 or so years) and that affects how you taste foods. Also ... did you know that children have different taste receptors than adults do? Children's tastebuds are designed to get them to crave rich, fatty, yet bland foods - things that will aid them in growth and help them avoid things that aren't good for them. As you mature, your taste buds mature and your bitter/sweet/sour receptors change. So things that you didn't like as a child, you might find that you do like as an adult - and there's an actual, real, valid, scientific reason for that. :)

Start trying new veggies and fruits. Try them raw first to see what they taste like in their natural state. Then start experimenting with methods of cooking. Maybe you don't like plain steamed veggies. Or maybe you've only ever had veggies boiled to a pulp and you'll realize you like them steamed to a crisp-tender texture. Or maybe you'll realize that you prefer a raw salad with dressing to a cooked veggie. Or maybe you'll decide that you can eat them in casseroles. But branch out there and try things.

Picky eating is for toddlers. None of us are toddlers here - we're all adults and should all be open to at least TRYING healthy foods. :)
 
treehugger said:
Try new ways to eat them, but yes, you have to eat your fruits and veggies (I said that in my mom voice...lol).
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This.

My mom used to get creative with me and my brothers along these lines, and I still use some of them myself.

Steamed brocolli mashed up with neufchatel cheese (like cream cheese), steamed brussel sprouts topped with jack cheese, and that awesome squash casserole of hers. Boiled (I think) squash sliced and layered into a casserole with some egg and topped with cheese and (a little) crumbled bacon. Good times, I still look forward to some at Thanksgiving.

The cheese in these add some fats but shouldn't break the bank used in moderation and almost anything is better IMHO than a diet lacking in veggies.

Sneak them in also. A fresh homemade chili, soup or stew is an easy way to do it. Pile them onto your sandwiches for the crunch. Stuff them with dead animals and bake the whole mess. Grill them on skewers with dead animals. Veggies on the occasional pizza indulgence. Heck, if it helps you eat them I would say jam three pounds of mixed veggies up a pig's butt and grill the thing.

For fruits, I dunno. I have always loved fruits in baked goods so it made the transition over to fresh easier. Maybe try new fruits. I have eaten 3 fruits I have never had in the last week and I had only ever heard of one. Tonight I picked up a chilean peach that looks lovely and quite unlike what I am used to in peaches. Browse your local supermarkets and make a game of it, something is bound to stick sooner or later and you are broadening your horizons along the way.

And I have heard the same thing as Kara. Since the human body replaces every cell in itself at least once every 7 years your taste buds and what you like can and will change as this occurs.

P.S. smoothies?
 
I will say that I do put veggies in a lot of stuff - not necessarily to "hide" them ... but just because I think I could always do with more veggies and I will admit that it's hard to just sit down to a big plate of veg every single day.

I use spinach a lot - baby spinach chopped up into tiny pieces can go a lot of places. Any time I make anythign with ground meat, I add chopped up spinach - into burgers, meatloaf, meatballs, casseroles, anything. I also add spinach to my smoothies. I know it sounds kinda gross, but really the spinach doesn't change the flavor at all (although it can turn some smoothies a really odd shade of green). But some protein powder, water, blueberries, and a handful of chopped spinach is actually a really good smoothie.
 
We've got zucchini squash coming out of our ears so I've been using it in recipes all week...chili,
"lasagna" squash layered w/ sauce & mozzarella cheese & some tvp (I'm a vegetarian, you could use hamburger), shredded into scrambled eggs, stuffed w/ taco meat.

Just some ideas for you.
 
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I used to hate vegetables if you asked me 5 years agao what vegetables I ate I would have told you tomato sauce but i finaly decided I needed to include them in my diet so i decided to in a way combine then with my food thats probably not worded exactly right but heres an example i would steam say squash and then cut my self a tiny peice of chicken and eat the chicken and slice of squash at the same time so the chicken would partly cover up the taste of the squash and eventually my tastebuds grew to enjoy the vegetable
 
Were fruit & veggies forced upon you when yu were young? This is perhaps why a lot of people dont like them.

I love them and they fill at least 80% of my plate. I never used to!

I think most people don't know how to prepare them properly so they taste good, so they just steam them to death and plonk them on the plate. Bland and boring!

Vegetables can be made into pasta sauces, curries, dips, pates, burgers, juices, crackers and a whole range of other dishes. They are so versatile, you just need to get more creative.

The thing is, substituting supplements is ok short term, but your goal should be to include more fresh vegetables and fruit into your diet. Meat and other animal products are acidic whilst fruit & veg are alkaline and you need a balance of both for good health.

Let us know how you get on.
 
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