Three cheers for yummy things that come from the ground, be they veggies, fruits, legumes, whatever... broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, lentils, string beans, black beans, beans of every shape and kind, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, snow peas, sugar snap peas, carrots*, sweet potatoes, avocados, tomatoes, asparagus, eggplant, celery, yum.
*I prefer my carrots raw, especially baby carrots. My cousin jokes that eating cooked baby carrots is like eating fingers, and I have to say I agree. |
Never met a veggie I didn't LOVE. My kids fight over who gets the most broccoli in my house.
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Bumping this for Meditrina! :)
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:thumbsup: cool, thanks!
I love vegetables. While there may be some I like more than others, I'd try anything once. I love broccoli, carrots, green beans, squash, corn (especially sweet L.I. grown corn), anything that you can put in a salad... I like that having a vegetable as a side dish prevents me from overeating things like pasta (which is very easy to overeat). I prefer fresh vegetables (from local farm stands), but due to time restraints, I use frozen veggies most of the time. Canned veggies are not allowed in my house - none of us will eat them. blech. I have never had brussel sprouts, but I'd try them if someone made them for me. Same goes with lima beans. I remember having them in a mixed vegetable thing my mom used to make. It had lima beans, carrots and something else. I'd pick out the limas, their reputation preceded them and I assumed I'd hate them. I am not sure what the daily allowance of vegetables is, but I try to have them at least once a day. If I remember to drink my daily V8, then I am lucky and have more than one serving of veggies that day. -----Added 17/9/2008 at 09 : 46 : 47----- and apparently I have already replied to this thread :D are any veggies good for promoting a better memory? Quote:
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If you have problems with vegetables, go to Europe, Italy or France in particular; you'll eat EVERY SINGLE VEGETABLE put in front of you because they taste that much different, better over there.
Case in point: growing up in an Italian household, pasta with zucchini was a staple. The zucchini is stewed a bit with garlic and some tomato and basil and served with short pasta somewhat like a soup. It's not my favorite and wasn't growing up. However, when my mom makes it when we're in Italy, it's mindblowing how good it is. Also, because of the upbringing, vegetables were a non-issue for me. Escarole, cabbage, broccoli, rabe, swiss chard, squash, zucchini, eggplant, green peas, chick peas, green beans, kidney beans, fava beans, black beans, etc., etc. I ate them all or I didn't eat. And as I got older and my mom became a better and better cook, I eat them with genuine zeal. But I digress... Have a problem with lima beans? Try sautéing them with onion and a bit of bacon in olive oil until they are tender. Funk removed, trust me. Brussel sprouts? Try braising them in butter and sage or rosemary (make sure you par boil both the beans and sprouts first). Canned beets? Pft... buy 'em fresh, cut off the greens, wash them, drizzle with olive oil and a bit of salt, wrap in foil, and bake at 375F for 2 hours. You'll never want to deal with that pickled nonsense again and they freeze amazingly well! |
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I dont consider potatoes as vegetable. My favorites are Radish, green beans, carrots, brinjal, egg plant, drumsticks. All other vegetables too I eat. As a small boy the only veg i use to NOT like is bittergaurd, now a days I like that too. I dont prefer canned veg. Frozen is ok. Raw is preferred. -----Added 18/9/2008 at 02 : 41 : 07----- Quote:
We eat cucumbers plain. Also carrots. We also mix either of them in small granules in curd and have. It is lovely. Back in 2002 when I was in Atlanta, I use to visit Farmers market to buy fresh produce. In WA I am yet to try that. -----Added 18/9/2008 at 02 : 45 : 34----- What an amazing question for a Botonist :) Lovely to read it |
These days I've been trying to do the following:
Set up the blender and stuff as many veggies into it as possible along with: ground oatmeal and flaxseed, protein powder, peanut butter, and frozen fruit. Veggies/fruits that I've enjoyed so far have involved a combination of: spinach, avocado, celery, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, banana, mango, strawberries. I figure the more watery veggies work best, and it helps to enjoy eating the veggies raw normally. I want to try to keep a "base" of a leafy green veggie such as spinach. I also want to try kale, collard greens, and Swiss chard. I'll be tackling a head of romaine lettuce starting tomorrow. I put all this stuff together, and then I blend the shit right out of it. I'm trying to get into the habit of having one of these a day. I figure they make good pre-workout or off-day recovery shakes. I find that having flavoured whey power, oatmeal, fruit, and fatty foods such as flaxseed, peanut butter, and avocado make the shake very palatable despite all the raw veggie action. I've tried it both with milk and with water only, and I find either one to be tasty enough. I eyeball the proportions, but I try to get about a 1/2 cup of oats and 2 tbsp of flaxseed (before grinding), and a half of an avocado. And a good handful of leafy greens. The rest I more or less balance out equally until the damn blender is full. It's way cool to watch it get reduced to a green/brown gooey delicious powerhouse of a drink. |
My Girlfriend eat A LOT of vegetable and fruit, like from 3/4 to 10kg per week in summer...
I never learned how to cook them properly and never took the habit and for now I practically eat only salad... |
How have I never posted in this thread?
I loves the vegetables. Haven't come across a bean that I don't like. The less flavorful ones usually get a little smoked meat or flavoring in there to add taste. Love the greens... not particularly the mustard greens or kale, but definitely spinach, collards, lettuces, etc. Raw (except collards) or steamed, stir-fried, or straight up fried. Tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, squashes, even cabbage, lately, when cooked right. I don't like most pickled veggies unless they're meant to be that way. Like dill pickles. I dislike mushrooms most of the time but I'm learning to eat portabellos on pizza or when cooked with strong flavors... it's a combination of the earthy flavor and the texture of the 'shrooms. I'm also teaching myself to eat red, orange, and yellow peppers but the green ones are just beyond me. No previously-frozen red ones shall pass my lips, either. Too many years of Lean Cuisines. I'm not a fan of water chestnuts or bamboo shoots sometimes. Everything else is fair game for the most part. I like my veggies raw, steamed, sauteed in something light, or stir-fried. The only canned veggies I'll touch are beans, very early peas, artichoke hearts (jarred), and white sweet corn. Frozen edamame, pearl onions, spinach, and occasionally grits are for recipes. I use a lot of herbs, seasonings, spices rather than sauces. But I did find an awesome recipe for cheddar cheese sauce that I added yellow curry to and will make my SO eat an entire head of broccoli. :) |
The farmer's market opened this morning and I came home with green garlic, new potatoes, pea tendrils, and spring carrots :D
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This thread forced me to snatch a head of broccoli and begin gnawing away all of the florets. I adore vegetables. I can be finicky with squash and zucchini if they're poorly prepared, but aside from that, no vegetable has ever evaded my taste buds on account of its flavor.
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