Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Since my last post on veggies, I've been incorporating some of the suggestions made here to make veggies more enticing (in particular, spicing them up.) However, I've been relying upon frozen veggies which I zap in the microwave, which I suspect adversely effects their nutritional content. So, how do the rest of you make veggie consumption easy? Do you chop, dice, shred every day? Using what devices? Thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Steam your veggies with just the minimum amt of water either in soup or stews or alone with spices (garlic powder or fresh chpd garlic adds a nice zing to most veggies and will almost guarantee consumption by finicky eaters). Steaming veggies til barely cooked (not limp) or sauteing lightly in olive oil and seasoning is better tasting (as well as probably healthier) than microwaving. I make a large salad virtually every day. But with " spring mix " as my base, all I have to do is wash . If I want to add extras I add extra Romaine, (it's just wash and tear into small pieces), sliced red cabbage, onion, mung beans (i have them cooked and on hand), sprouts, avacado, sometimes a few nuts. The whole deal takes me about 5 minutes. on 1/22/2004 12:02 PM, bernadettepawlik at bernadettepawlik@... wrote: > However, I've been relying upon frozen veggies which I zap in the > microwave, which I suspect adversely effects their nutritional content. > > So, how do the rest of you make veggie consumption easy? Do you chop, > dice, shred every day? Using what devices? > > Thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Also be sure to check the Recipe file for yummy vegetarian recipes under " salads and side dishes " , contributed by many of our better cooks. on 1/22/2004 12:25 PM, Francesca Skelton at fskelton@... wrote: > Steam your veggies with just the minimum amt of water either in soup or > stews or alone with spices (garlic powder or fresh chpd garlic adds a nice > zing to most veggies and will almost guarantee consumption by finicky > eaters). Steaming veggies til barely cooked (not limp) or sauteing lightly > in olive oil and seasoning is better tasting (as well as probably healthier) > than microwaving. > > I make a large salad virtually every day. But with " spring mix " as my base, > all I have to do is wash . If I want to add extras I add extra Romaine, > (it's just wash and tear into small pieces), sliced red cabbage, onion, > mung beans (i have them cooked and on hand), sprouts, avacado, sometimes a > few nuts. The whole deal takes me about 5 minutes. > > > on 1/22/2004 12:02 PM, bernadettepawlik at bernadettepawlik@... wrote: > >> However, I've been relying upon frozen veggies which I zap in the >> microwave, which I suspect adversely effects their nutritional content. >> >> So, how do the rest of you make veggie consumption easy? Do you chop, >> dice, shred every day? Using what devices? >> >> Thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I find vegetable prep time consuming so when possible I try to do large batches. I food shop on a 1 week cycle so I will do my vegetable prep once a week. Since I use pretty much the same vegetables in several dishes I just prep it all at once and then freeze them for later use. I have experimented, with defrosting but not cooking some of the frozen vegetables in some dishes and it's an interesting alternative in texture (similar to cooked) and taste (more like fresh). I suspect the freezing may help rather than hurt nutrient availability due to breaking down cellular structures (but this is just a personal theory). About the only time savings I can claim is one setup/clean-up per week vs. several, but as I've said before IMO vegetables are worth the time/effort. JR -----Original Message----- From: bernadettepawlik [mailto:bernadettepawlik@...] Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:03 AM Subject: [ ] Veggies made easy! Since my last post on veggies, I've been incorporating some of the suggestions made here to make veggies more enticing (in particular, spicing them up.) However, I've been relying upon frozen veggies which I zap in the microwave, which I suspect adversely effects their nutritional content. So, how do the rest of you make veggie consumption easy? Do you chop, dice, shred every day? Using what devices? Thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 What kind of veggie dips do you recommend? And how many calories per TBL? Thanks! -- Warren ============= On 22 Jan 2004, Dowling wrote: > > ... I often like raw veggies with various dips, sometimes even with > odd condiments like mustard or steak sauce. Sometimes steamed, > sometimes stir-fried, sometimes roasted. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Whatever suits your tastes, I suppose. I sometimes use mustard, steak sauce, salsa, Walden Farms Zero Calorie salad dressings, a blend of non-fat sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt with garlic and dill, sometimes gucamole...etc. >From: " Warren " <warren.taylor@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: RE: [ ] Veggies made easy! >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:40:27 -0800 > >What kind of veggie dips do you recommend? >And how many calories per TBL? Thanks! -- Warren > >============= >On 22 Jan 2004, Dowling wrote: > > > > ... I often like raw veggies with various dips, sometimes even with > > odd condiments like mustard or steak sauce. Sometimes steamed, > > sometimes stir-fried, sometimes roasted. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I agree with . I like to prepare large batches of veggies ahead of time. Since I work full time and have a family, I can't spend lots of time chopping veggies every day. I shop once a week at a local store that supplies organic veggies. I prepare a large "salad bag". This bag is pretty close to the super salad recommended by Walford to start off with on the CRON diet. I use this as a base for many different varieties of lunch salads throughout the week. Then I have a "stirfry bag" which I fill full of veggies for stir-frying at dinner. These veggies can be used with different types of seasonings and sauces to blend with whatever I'm fixing for dinner for the family. B. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: john roberts Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:22 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Veggies made easy! I find vegetable prep time consuming so when possible I try to do largebatches. I food shop on a 1 week cycle so I will do my vegetable prep once aweek.Since I use pretty much the same vegetables in several dishes I just prep itall at once and then freeze them for later use. I have experimented, withdefrosting but not cooking some of the frozen vegetables in some dishes andit's an interesting alternative in texture (similar to cooked) and taste(more like fresh).I suspect the freezing may help rather than hurt nutrient availability dueto breaking down cellular structures (but this is just a personal theory).About the only time savings I can claim is one setup/clean-up per week vs.several, but as I've said before IMO vegetables are worth the time/effort.JR-----Original Message-----From: bernadettepawlik [mailto:bernadettepawlik@...]Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:03 AM Subject: [ ] Veggies made easy!Since my last post on veggies, I've been incorporating some of thesuggestions made here to make veggies more enticing (in particular,spicing them up.)However, I've been relying upon frozen veggies which I zap in themicrowave, which I suspect adversely effects their nutritional content.So, how do the rest of you make veggie consumption easy? Do you chop,dice, shred every day? Using what devices?Thanks to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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