pandaz2689
07-09-2002, 01:05 PM
I'm 13 and I need to lose a few pounds, due to my lack of love for veggies and fruits. Does anyone know any way to train myself to like veggies an fruits?
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auntjudyg
07-09-2002, 01:19 PM
Maybe it is the way they are prepared. So many people cook them to death.
Are there any you like?
Are there any you like?
pandaz2689
07-09-2002, 01:24 PM
Well, I like potatoes.... and I like the fresh peas my dad grows in his garden... but that's about it....
andreaphilip3
07-09-2002, 01:39 PM
try non starchy veggies with butter spray on top and fruit with splenda.
rhody
07-09-2002, 01:56 PM
For vegetables, you could get some cook books and do some experimenting.... You can mix vegetables with brown rice and spices. I like Asian foods. They seem to do a good job of preparing the vegetables.
With fresh fruits, you can make great tasting fruit drinks.
Here's one: Take three ripe bananas with about a 1/2 a cup of milk, a 1/2 cup of water, with five cherries (after you remove the seeds) and put them in a blender. Make a "milk shake" by mixing them all up in the blender. You'll have a great tasting drink that tastes similar to ice cream (but it's all natural - without the added processed sugars). You can add ice cubes instead of water, if you want it really cold.
With the fruit drinks, you can experiment with quite a number of combinations. You can add more milk or water or different types of fruits. I've even added ground-up pistachio nuts to the fruit "milk shakes", and it tastes great!!! :)
With fresh fruits, you can make great tasting fruit drinks.
Here's one: Take three ripe bananas with about a 1/2 a cup of milk, a 1/2 cup of water, with five cherries (after you remove the seeds) and put them in a blender. Make a "milk shake" by mixing them all up in the blender. You'll have a great tasting drink that tastes similar to ice cream (but it's all natural - without the added processed sugars). You can add ice cubes instead of water, if you want it really cold.
With the fruit drinks, you can experiment with quite a number of combinations. You can add more milk or water or different types of fruits. I've even added ground-up pistachio nuts to the fruit "milk shakes", and it tastes great!!! :)
auntjudyg
07-10-2002, 10:32 AM
pandaz2689,
Aren't fresh picked peas about the best food on earth! It has been many years since I had them fresh from my father's garden.
When I was younger and decided it would be good to eat more veggies (and also didn't like most of them very much), what I did was mix them with other things. For example, I liked meat. So when I took a bite of meat, I would take some veggies at the same time so I tasted mostly the meat.
Now, potatoes are starchy, but they have vitamins, too (especially if you eat the skins). So you could do the same thing and mix some other veggies in with your potatoes.
In time, I bet you start to like some of the veggies all by themselves.
And are there some veggies that are sort of okay . . . like, you would eat them when they are in front of you, even if they are not terribly thrilling? For me, I liked cucumbers okay. Especially now that the weather is hot they can be kind of nice. Try to have some of them around, so you could grab one pretty easily instead of some other snack.
Aren't fresh picked peas about the best food on earth! It has been many years since I had them fresh from my father's garden.
When I was younger and decided it would be good to eat more veggies (and also didn't like most of them very much), what I did was mix them with other things. For example, I liked meat. So when I took a bite of meat, I would take some veggies at the same time so I tasted mostly the meat.
Now, potatoes are starchy, but they have vitamins, too (especially if you eat the skins). So you could do the same thing and mix some other veggies in with your potatoes.
In time, I bet you start to like some of the veggies all by themselves.
And are there some veggies that are sort of okay . . . like, you would eat them when they are in front of you, even if they are not terribly thrilling? For me, I liked cucumbers okay. Especially now that the weather is hot they can be kind of nice. Try to have some of them around, so you could grab one pretty easily instead of some other snack.
rhody
07-10-2002, 12:56 PM
Most people seem to ignore the difference between complex and simple carbs. I don't think carbs or fats are a problem if one eats a *balanced* diet of natural foods.
Low carb this, low carb that. That kind of diet is not necessary, in my opinion. Just stay away from the junk food and processed products like white flour bread, pastries, donuts, chips, crackers, ice cream, sodas, alcoholic beverages, and the like.
I know a lot of you "low-carbers" out there might disagree, but if you research it thoroughly, you'll see.... What happens to those on a low carb "Western" diet, is by being low carb, they also start reducing the consumption of refined sugary products. So, they are then doing well. But if they stayed with complex carbs that are found in natural foods in the first place and avoided the sugary snacks etc., then they won't have to get on the low carb bandwagon.
In my opinion, you can have a higher carbohydrate diet, if it's the right kind. Stay with natural foods with a balanced diet and exercise. Fresh veggies and fruits are very healthy for you. :)
Low carb this, low carb that. That kind of diet is not necessary, in my opinion. Just stay away from the junk food and processed products like white flour bread, pastries, donuts, chips, crackers, ice cream, sodas, alcoholic beverages, and the like.
I know a lot of you "low-carbers" out there might disagree, but if you research it thoroughly, you'll see.... What happens to those on a low carb "Western" diet, is by being low carb, they also start reducing the consumption of refined sugary products. So, they are then doing well. But if they stayed with complex carbs that are found in natural foods in the first place and avoided the sugary snacks etc., then they won't have to get on the low carb bandwagon.
In my opinion, you can have a higher carbohydrate diet, if it's the right kind. Stay with natural foods with a balanced diet and exercise. Fresh veggies and fruits are very healthy for you. :)
rhody
07-10-2002, 01:08 PM
Also there is a big, big difference between whole grains and refined grain products. People who read what I often write, know that this is a big issue with me. Whole grains in the typical "Western" diet are not commonly found. A lot of people really don't know what they are. What's a wheat berry, for example?
If we get back to nature, and eat the things nature provided for us, it will make a world of difference. Again, check out whole grains. I make my own whole grain cereals with millet, flax seed, brown rice, and wheat berries with a food processor. I stopped eating store packaged cereals many years ago. It wasn't easy to break the habit, but one day I did.
Whole grains will provide those complex carbohydrates. Whole grains have also been recommended for people with type 2 diabetes. Stay away from *refined* grain products as much as possible.
If we get back to nature, and eat the things nature provided for us, it will make a world of difference. Again, check out whole grains. I make my own whole grain cereals with millet, flax seed, brown rice, and wheat berries with a food processor. I stopped eating store packaged cereals many years ago. It wasn't easy to break the habit, but one day I did.
Whole grains will provide those complex carbohydrates. Whole grains have also been recommended for people with type 2 diabetes. Stay away from *refined* grain products as much as possible.