Veggies!! ::groans:::

[MadamPhoenix]

ok, I am guilty of not eating veggies. I do not like veggies period! I am probably not hungry all the time just because I know I have to eat them and my appetite goes poof! the only thing I eat from the list is okra and cucumbers and those are in the higher marks and yes I have (choked) down a couple of spoons of salads here and there but always end up eating around the veggies and salad to the meat how do you guys eat veggies when you really really don't like them? and which veggies are highest in good carb so I can eat a little of them thru out the day so it would be enough good carbs instead of a lot of a little thing.. would that work I hate veggies so much lol!

[MadamPhoenix]

btw I am on the extended induction plan

[Skeptika23]

Have you considered disguising them in some way? Purees in soups, that sort of thing?

[momtomany1]

yes, or sprinkle on the cheese or pour on the cheese sauce.

I like veggies. But not everyone does. There are lots of things you can do. Tomato slices can be topped with cheese and broiled. Cauliflower routinely gets mashed with butter around here. Put decadent toppings like olives and bacon bits on your salad, just keep experimenting with dressing them up.

I am off to make broccoli soup!

[mitzimarie]

Hi, Madam

I understand your dilemma, as I wouldn't touch a veggie with a 10 foot pole prior to 2nd my go-around on Atkins.

On my first round of Atkins, I never made myself try new veggies. And while I was able to lose some weight, I never did make goal or even manage to keep off the weight that I did lose. On my second round, I vowed to follow the book to the letter, and that included breaking out of my box when it came to veggies. And this is what I learned - IT MADE ALL OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

Consider this - if you do what you always did, you get what you always got. It's time to get serious, and open your mind. Try some new things! Here is a link to a great site, if you haven't seen it yet:

Linda's website for recipes: Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes - Home (this is a website that a lot of us use for recipes)

And here's another thought - I am heading up the boardwide 4th SemiAnnual Veggie Challenge in a couple of weeks. The first time this challenge was held, was a turning point in my life. Really! I hope that you and many others will join it with me, and that it helps you as much as it did me. I'll be making an announcement this weekend, with the specifics about the challenge and how to sign up. Look for it, OK?

Good luck!

[Skeptika23]

As an aside...

I am finding butter and garlic - and lots of it, please - are helping me with some of my less favorite veggies.

Those will hide a lot of less desirable flavors!

[MadamPhoenix]

WOW you and I are about the same weight and same goal and same size! and height and look how great you look! I want to look that way. Thanks for the info I will try something new today I may cry but I Will try it.

[not2late]

Another thing is that many of us have never eaten properly cooked vegetables. Overcooking vegetables makes them very soft, but it also releases the enzymes that make them bitter or makes them have bad, strong odor.

My best advice is to go to your public library and borrow vegetable cookbooks that will show you the proper technique for cooking "perfect veggies". Among the better cook books are the ones by Julia Child, Jaques Pepin, Mollie Katzen, and Barbara Kafka. If you are in the UK, I recommend the ones by Delia Smith and Marguerite Patten because they focus on cooking technique (at least the books my library is fortunate to have.)

[momtomany1]

Those new bags by Glad and Ziploc, that you steam your vegetables in in the microwave, make awesome steamed veggies. No having your nutrients poured out in the boiling water, and never overcooked. I highly recommend them.

Some produce sections have broccoli and cauliflower already in the microwavable bags. I love those!