Guest guest Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Hard for me to imagine how you can eat a lot of veggies daily without many greens. Potatoes have very few nutrients (I eat only redskins, skin and all) and corn is really a grain (look at an ear of corn and compare it to a grain of wheat). That leaves onions, carrots, mushrooms, beets and some exotic things like rhubarb. Tomatoes are technically a fruit of the berry family. I highly recommend cultivating a taste for greens or masking them (such as I do with spinach and kale for my husband) in tomato sauce or in soups. Other than that, try some of the " green " powdered supplements on the market - the ones I've tried are delicious - but I wouldn't fool myself into thinking that these supplements have the same benefits as nature's original creations. Another reason to eat greens aside from the nutrient value is the low, low, calorie level of most of them. Without loads of veggies in your diet, like greens, it'll be very difficult to maintain a low calorie diet. This is discussed in Walford's BT120YD. on 8/1/2003 6:04 PM, ddrmrkt at TronWarrior@... wrote: > Thank you for the speedy feedback. Although I do eat a varied > selection of vegetables, I generally tend to shy away from greens > because I don't like their taste that much. Not that I never eat > them, but it's more like once or twice a week that I do. I will, > however, try balsamic vinegar and see how that goes. > > In general I do eat a lot of veggies daily, especially owing to the > fact that I very nearly follow a vegan diet. I don't say that I > NEVER eat dairy, but its extremely rare that I do and if so only if > I'm dining out. That leads me to another question I had: are there > many vegans, or vegetarians, in this group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Don't forget brocolli; cheap and easy to steam, with little sauce. Cabbage also good in general for you. But have to watch for gas if eat too much of them. Dark green lettuces have to better than iceberg, don't they? Hope so! Parsley is good for decontaminating body. Make pesto with it -- in food processor with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, little bit of parmesan cheese and eat with a veggie -- or a spoon. Francesca Skelton wrote: Hard for me to imagine how you can eat a lot of veggies daily without many greens. Potatoes have very few nutrients (I eat only redskins, skin and all) and corn is really a grain (look at an ear of corn and compare it to a grain of wheat). That leaves onions, carrots, mushrooms, beets and some exotic things like rhubarb. Tomatoes are technically a fruit of the berry family. I highly recommend cultivating a taste for greens or masking them (such as I do with spinach and kale for my husband) in tomato sauce or in soups. Other than that, try some of the "green" powdered supplements on the market - the ones I've tried are delicious - but I wouldn't fool myself into thinking that these supplements have the same benefits as nature's original creations. Another reason to eat greens aside from the nutrient value is the low, low, calorie level of most of them. Without loads of veggies in your diet, like greens, it'll be very difficult to maintain a low calorie diet. This is discussed in Walford's BT120YD. on 8/1/2003 6:04 PM, ddrmrkt at TronWarrior@... wrote: > Thank you for the speedy feedback. Although I do eat a varied > selection of vegetables, I generally tend to shy away from greens > because I don't like their taste that much. Not that I never eat > them, but it's more like once or twice a week that I do. I will, > however, try balsamic vinegar and see how that goes. > > In general I do eat a lot of veggies daily, especially owing to the > fact that I very nearly follow a vegan diet. I don't say that I > NEVER eat dairy, but its extremely rare that I do and if so only if > I'm dining out. That leads me to another question I had: are there > many vegans, or vegetarians, in this group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 It's the darker leafy greens that I tend not to eat that much of-- when I do, it's usually mustard or turnip greens. I eat lots of: sweetpotato, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, cabbage, tomato, carrot, peas, okra, corn, beets, cucumber, etc. I find that I haven't had trouble getting a low-cal diet from my veggies... as a matter of fact, at my current calorie load, I often find it a chore at the end of the day that I still have eating that needs to be done! An example super-meal that I fall back on quite a bit because it's so tasty is: Veggies & Rice in Tomoato-Based Soup Approx. 2 quarts of steamed veggies (esp. broccoli, sweetpotato, cauliflower) 1 can no-salt-added tomato sauce 1 t. each of basil, oregano, garlic powder, italian seasonings 1/2 t. red pepper flakes 1/2 " scoop " nutritional yeast (approx. 1 T.) 1/2 cup dry brown long grain rice (cooked before adding) Approx. 1 T. vinegar 2 calcium citrate tablets (630 mg Ca) Tabasco to taste .... this ends up being a very satisfying 800 to 900 calories worth of food, while providing an excellent supply of nutrients. Plus it's pretty easy and fast to make! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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