will this work - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

low_clazz · 03-08-2006, 12:00 PM

i hate veggies. i gag when i taste them. i have never eating anything other than sweet peas, green beans, and mashed potatoes. i can however hold my nose and drink V8 jiuice. would drinking V8 be suffecient enuf to fill in the gaps? thanks for the help!

low_clazz · 03-09-2006, 02:59 PM

no idea huh?
i am now drinking V8 V-Fusion...says per serving contains a full serving of vegtables and fruits. im sure it works.

thebluedog · 03-09-2006, 07:30 PM

You may want to try juicing your own drinks. Then, it would be fresh. I think a lot of the health benefits are probably lost from the processing that's done to make V8. And, by the time you receive the drink from the manufacturing plant, there's probably very little nutritional value left. Just my 2 cents.

bd

auntjudyg · 03-10-2006, 07:52 AM

It is better than doing nothing at all, but, no, it won't fill in all the gaps. V8 is a very processed food, so it has lost some of the vitamins and nutrients from being processed, it does not contain the beneficial fiber of unjuiced veggies, it does not contain the beneficial enzymes of raw veggies.

Does soup work for you? Stew? Or veggies in any form besides V8? Anything, to start, at least?

wiredqs · 03-12-2006, 05:02 PM

Peas and green beans are good, try putting something you like on some new veggies.
My niece would only eat red food, so all veggies had catsup, and all sweets had strawberry jam. Try a little cheese sauce or ranch dressing on broccoli or cauliflower, maybe sprinkle some herbs or spices on some fresh sauteed zucchini.