Plan9

I don't know if this has been brought up before or not, but I gotta know...

After Sultana and Midnight REFUSED to eat my lima beans last night, I got to thinking... how many educated, health-conscious (as in they know what is good and bad and choose one or the other) adults just avoid vegetables and skate by on junk food / Centrum / or consider a potato to be a vegetable?

Just some quick questions:

What is your daily / weekly vegetable intake?

Do you prefer canned or frozen or raw?

Your opinions on lima beans / brussel sprouts?

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Lima beans are your friends. They are. I asked.

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Sultana

I don't eat lima bans because they taste like fart. Mealy fart, at that.

I eat literally pounds of vegetables every week, I'm very health-conscious.

I prefer frozen for ease of storage and meal prep. Don't like canned at all.

Lima beans: Ew, but will eat them mixed with other veggies.
Brussel Sprouts: Disgusting. I don't even like to be around someone whose recently eaten them (sorry).

Who would eat their friends?

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mixedmedia

I don't know what my intake is but I eat vegetables everyday.

I like them either frozen or raw (or cooked from raw).

I like lima beans and I LOVE brussels sprouts. The only vegetables I don't particularly care for are eggplant and a couple varieties of squash.

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Meditrina

I try to set a good example for my children and eat at least 2 or 3 servings of veggies a day. I prefer fresh veggies, but use frozen because they are more convenient. I don't do canned ever.

Lima beans? Can't say I like them, but I don't hate them. If someone makes something with them, I'd try them.

Brussel Sprouts? Never had them. I hear they have a bad rep for being smelly.

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Bill O'Rights

I eat crap. Not to big on the veggies. Fruits are cool, though. I eat me a bunch of fruit, but my veggie intake is admittadly abismal. This is a subject that Mrs. O'Rights and I go round and round about.

Brussel Sprouts?!? Oh...gag me!!
Lima beans? I'll eat 'em. But only under extreme duress.

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stevie667

I eat a bowl of spinach a day, plus the occasional potato.

I'm a man of routine, if i don't have a routine, i don't eat properly.

All i can think of when you say lima bean is leader bean

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ngdawg

Lima beans with lots of butter and black pepper..mmmm...
Brussel sprouts are good, again, lots of butter. Hell, almost any veggie goes down good with lots of butter!
Hate asparagus, squash, sweet potatoes, eggplant, cauliflower and cooked spinach, but love spinach salad.
Having said all that...I'm a lousy veggie eater. It's hard to cook what you like when half the family hates it, so we mostly have corn and the spouse and daughter eat those cheese-covered frozen veggies once in a while.
I used to grow my own sweet peas, corn, tomatoes, peppers and broccoli plus some herbs, but the garden patch got depleted 3 years ago(things just wouldn't grow anymore) and I haven't replaced it.

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maleficent

brussell sprouts are awesome tossed with a bit of olive oil and tons of garlic, and roasted until lightly browned - then a sprinkling of good parmesan cheese makes them oh so tasty.

No canned vegetables for me, unless it's beets
No frozen vegetables for me, unless it's corn
Veggies must be fresh, and preferably roasted.. and I eat lots and l ots of veggies


shouldn't that question be asked in Tilted Sexuality?

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snowy

I eat a lot of vegetables, usually in the form of a loaded salad or wraps/pitas stuffed with veggies.

Yum.

There are very few vegetables I won't eat--but I don't like cauliflower much. That's about the only one.

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maleficent

cauliflower is like brains -it's kinda gross looking... though people tell me it's good mashed - i can't get behind mashed brains

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StanT

Canned baby peas and frozen corn are edible, everything else has to be fresh.

Lima bean, turnips, and radishes are about the only veggies I won't eat. I have an aversion to the iodine taste in the latter. Being forced to eat lima beans as a kid makes me totally unwilling to give them a fair chance now.

Bill O'Rights

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snowy

I need to get that for my dad. He eats more canned peas than anyone else I know of. It's kind of gross.

I suppose that's another vegetable I would not eat--canned peas. Blech.

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Grancey

For lunch today I had canned lima beans with a healthy sprinkling of Tobasco Sauce. Yep, I'm addicted. I'll eat any veggies. Fresh is best, but canned is good. (only Del Monte) Frozen are okay, in a pinch. Veggies are my priority when it comes to dining. I'm not much a beef eater. Chicken and seafood (fresh is best) are better. I make a meal out of veggies.....and some fresh fruit.

Anyone want to talk about broccoli??? YUmmyyyyyy
Fresh and prepared in the microwave.....

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maleficent

broccoli has to be roasted - with da olive oil and da garlic so it's nice and crispy and bright green...

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snowy

I like my broccoli lightly steamed and dressed with a little olive oil and garlic. That's how I like most of my vegetables--either lightly steamed or blanched. Green beans, especially, still need to be crispy. I eat green beans any way they come, but I prefer them raw, actually.

Does anyone else like to eat cucumbers plain? I do. I also like them in rice vinegar and seasonings--sort of like a quick pickle.

A question for the veggie lovers here--do any of you shop at farmer's markets for your fresh produce?

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maleficent

The farmer's market near me is only open for a few hours on saturday morning and isn't cheap for ok quality stuff.. Whole foods has better prices some days...

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Grancey

The farmer's markets are great around here. The fresh corn in June was 'to die for'. I do like cucumbers plain. Cucumbers are easy to grow. One summer when I was a wee one we had cucumbers everywhere. They gave up veggie gardening not too long after that. Cucumber sandwiches, now that's good. Add a little anchovie paste. I prefer my broccoli with a little butter and a lot of lemon juice. How do y'all roast your veggies. Down here we mostly boil, steam and eat em' raw. Okay, we fry also. So, I'm curious about this 'roasting'. Details please.

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maleficent

cut up the veggies into chunks
toss with a bit of olive oil if you please
chop up some garlic if you like (garlic powder offends my sensibilities
throw into pan

Put in oven (around 400 degrees, but I also do this in my toaster oven on broil) for about 10 - 15minutes or desired degree of doneness - I like veggies barely cooked.

Toss with some fresh grated parmesan cheese (the stuff in the green can makes me want to hurt people

Enjoy

I will do this for carrots (they take a little longer to cook and if i do carrots, i will add in some thyme as well), zucchini, broccoli, beets (canned are fine and a splash of balsamic vinegar goes nicely with them), eggplant, red or yellow peppers, really any vegetable will do withi this method.

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Psycho Dad

For the most part, I love vegetables. But I do not eat enough of them. Were they sold in the vending machines at work I know I'd do better, weigh less and be better off.

Sadly the closest I get to consuming enough of anything that was once part of a growing plant is the hops and barley that I take in. Oh.... and the coffee.

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snowy

Everyone--and I mean everyone--should invest in a Microplane if they like parmesan cheese. We buy big hunks of parmigiano reggiano from Costco, along with asiago and pecorino romano, and grate it fresh when we need it.

And hang on to the rinds! They add great flavor to soups. I keep mine in a plastic bag in the freezer.

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Charlatan

Growing up I wouldn't eat any veg. Peas, corn and potato was the limit. It wasn't until University that I changed... I started eating salad, zucchini, peppers, etc.

Now I have veggies all the time. that said, I am not a fan of the lima bean. it has everything to do with the mouth feel.

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Plan9

You all are awesome! The response made my day. Thanks, guys.

PsychoDad: Haha... I'll see if I can't arrange a VegiVend for you, brother...

Charlatan: Thanks for the song, man. I sang it for my cat just now.

Chicks that eat lima beans are found to be hotter than others by Crompsins.

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Midnight

Poor crompsin...

I love veggies. fresh, steamed, blanched, roasted, grilled... will NOT eat canned veggies. the lima bean thing in shout was more to mess with your head than anything, I just didnt want to be cyber force-fed Limas - they dont go with everything.. lol..

LOVE brussel sprouts, and I bet I could get sultana to eat them as well - they just have to be prepared the right way and the poor woman has probably had them prepared badly.

maleficent - oh HELL YEAH thats how I used to eat my broc before I had to have my gall bladder removed, now I cant eat broc or cauliflower or I get violently ill.

snowy - cucumbers - yeah - plain, in salads, sliced thin and dressed with sour cream, a splash of vinegar, salt, pepper, green onions and LOTS of fresh dill (also great on or with fish)

if anyone needs any kind of recipe for anything to do with veges of any kind, or some salad dressing ideas/recipes, just hit me up in a PM with a request. (well, for anything regarding cooking really)

Psycho Dad

This may be the thread that does the most to motivate me to eat better. reading all the mentions of cauliflower and broccoli which I enjoy raw has me craving some. However I have to learn to avoid the Ranch dressing for it to be the most benefit. Add carrots, cucumbers, onions and damn near any fruit I can think of to the list there is no excuse to not eating more of these things. They would keep well in the fridge at work until break and require little or no preparations.

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ItWasMe

I LOVE most veggies. We grow them in a small garden sometimes, but it isn't enough to last us for long. I prefer raw, but they are a tad difficult to eat with braces. I'll do frozen if I can't do fresh. Canned is my last choice. Except for green beans. I only like them canned. The only things I don't like are okra and squash, unless it is zuchinni and it is cooked very lightly so it is still a little crunchy.

Lima beans or any kind of beans are yummy, but I don't eat them often because they make my house smell if I am home.

Lima beans or brussel sprouts? Can't I have both?

Anyone else get a craving for veggies after reading this thread?

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Grancey

Okay, we'll be trying the roasted broccoli this weekend. Not sure about the parmesan though. A Costco is going up 40 minutes away, but maybe one of our local supermarkets has the fresh parmesan. I guess the little packets from Pizza Hut wouldn't do?

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*Nikki*

I LOVE lima beans! Oh my, they are orgasmic.

World's King

Does beer count?

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snowy

I like low-cal Italian for dipping. I used to be a big fan of ranch and Caesar dressing, but now I use either low-cal Italian or Salad Spritzers--low-calories, low-fat, and it distributes the dressing evenly over what you're eating.

And Grancey, any local supermarket that has a specialty cheeses display of some kind will have a good quality parmesan.

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squeeeb

i'm mostly vegetarian, with occasional meat eating. mostly fresh veggies, cooked, mostly roasted, not boiled to crap. i eat all beans, lima, lentle, green, garbonzos are my favorite cause you can bake them or make them into hummus or falafel or eat them raw or throw them at your pot smoking emo cat....

roast fennel ROCKS, and stuffed baked artichokes kick ass and grilled asparagus is also awesome....

beets are cool cause they make you pee red....

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Midnight

squeeb: pee red? I've had beets MANY times and never PEED RED!!! - thats.. like.. frightening!

Grancy : tell me a state and i'll find you cheese.

Worlds king : I'd say no with barley being a grain and not a veggie, but hops... well.. they look a bit like artichokes. anyone want to vote hops and therefore beer a veggie? crompsin?

Charlatan

Roasted fennel... is amazing.

Personally, I have been craving leeks. I think I might make a leek soup this weekend.

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mixedmedia

It's a good thing that the content of this thread is not as unappetizing as its title.

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The_Jazz

As long as vodka with a twist of lime counts. And it does, in my book.

I'm headed to the Western Suburbs of Chicago this weekend for homegrown corn, etc....

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BadNick

I love lima beans and brussel sprouts are one of my favorite foods. Earlier this week I made a 9:30pm run to the local market for milk and since I hadn't eaten dinner yet, I was hunting around for something quick and tasty, first I was going to get one of those plastic wrapped organic guacamoles which I think tastes pretty damn good, but then I didn't want all the spicyness so close to bedtime, so I looked in their organic veggy section but didn't see anything that inspired me, but then I found a little pint of brussel sprouts that cried out to me; I cut each one in half lengthwise, then steam them to medium done, then drop them into a frying pan with my favorite olive oil, salt and pepper, and I just ate the whole pint with nothing else for dinner ...damn they taste so good. I do lima beans various ways, but the same method for those also works very well unless I do a soup.

This past weekend my kids wanted me to take them to our "South St." where they like to walk up and down the street window shopping and looking at all the other people looking at the less mainstream people hanging around; well we got the muchies and I tried a vegetarian "fast food" joint I've never tried before ...damn it was so good I'm going back. It's a Maoz vegetarian joint; if there's one near you, give it a try. After all that, I am definitely omnivorous, so I really enjoy a good rare porterhouse steak or prime rib occasionally.

Sultana

I am nothing if not open-minded, and always willing to eat (at least try) that which is prepared for me with affection.

Food that other people make always tastes better!

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Redlemon

Up until this spring, I ate very little in the way of vegetables. Most of my veggies were starches (corn) or salad vegetables.

This year we went hardcore and joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Now, every Thursday we get a big mystery box of whatever is fresh that week. So, Thursday evenings are a moment of "Huh. I wonder what this is, and how are we supposed to cook it?" So far, I've eaten everything that came, except for the radishes. Radishes taste like spicy dirt.

No lima beans yet.

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warrrreagl

Summer is the time of year when Southerners eat entire meals of veggies only and we did our patriotic part this year. The only meat I can remember us eating all summer was some occasional bacon, but otherwise our menu looked a lot like this every night:

Fresh corn on the cob (Farmer's market)
Sliced tomato (Farmer's market)
Rice(Grocery store)
Lima beans (grocery store)
Peaches (Farmer's market)

It seems like I've told this story before, but when Grancey and I lived in Iowa 10 years ago we visited the Hy-Vee Food Pavillion at the Iowa State Fair every year. There was always this hilarious display called "Ethnic Foods from Around the World" and you could visit little tables that featured Mexican food and Asian food and Indian food, etc. The best table was the one called "Southern Food" and it was loaded with things we'd never heard of before, plus the obligatory fried green tomatoes, grits, cornbread, okra, and black-eyed peas.

The first time we ever saw it we just stared at it with our mouths hanging open until I said, "Dear - we're ethnic now."

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Grasshopper Green

I like brussel sprouts. Don't love 'em like I love my asparagus and broccoli, but they're still good.

I despise lima beans. When I think of lima beans, I think of the pot of beans my mother made every week while I was growing up, and the nasty, mushy mess that the lima beans made. We put ketchup in the nasty, mushy mess to make it a bit more palatable. Just reading that last sentence makes me want to ralph.

As far as other veggies go, I prefer fresh, but usually buy frozen for convenience. I will NOT buy canned veggies. They taste disgusting and have very little nutrional value, anyway. The only veggies I really hate are bell peppers (I like spicy peppers), okra, and onions. Sadly, I probably only eat one - maybe two - servings a day...I know I should eat more, but I don't. I need to work on that.

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