Having a hard time with the veggies

[d33na]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

is there really no veg you like?

I found when my kids were small and a bit picky I'd grate veg and make a sauce for meat....they never knew...

[atkinsgal08]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

>>I hate veggies and Salads!>>

How are you ever going to do Atkins then?

[pagliaccia]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I have to say, though, that this way of eating totally changed my taste buds. I don't know if it was going into ketosis, or my husband being a good cook, but one way or another I started loving onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and other "veggies" on Atkins. I would really recommend you give some vegetables another chance, especially using recipes from Linda's recipe site.

[Georgiana]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I hear you! I hate veggies and Salads! :X just the thought of having to eat them has kept me actually with no hunger at all. I have to force some food down. I just close my eyes and chew as much as I can take every couple of hours. I dislike them so much :::gag:::

As J. pointed out, doing Atkins will be very difficult (impossible, imo) if you do not like vegetables. But just because you don't like them NOW, it does not mean you can't retrain yourself to like them. However, I doubt this is going to happen unless you change your attitute towards eating veggies (closing your eyes is childish and doesn't help) and your way of eating them (chewing as much as you can is not the right way, imo).

Most people like pumpkin. There are some recipes in the threads below.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/food-cooking-chat/80868-nigellas-pumpkin-heaven-recipes.html

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/ongoing-weight-loss-owl/80413-hokkaido-pumpkin.html

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/food-cooking-chat/55154-looking-pumpkin-cheesecake-recipe.html

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/food-cooking-chat/80578-i-have-pumpkin-some-ground-meat.html

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/recipe-requests/50660-mup-please.html

Celery root can be used to make chips: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ion-legal.html

Or try cauliflower. You can make mashed or riced cauliflower... or it can be prepared like stuffed baked potatoes... or you can make pizza with it, for example.

Or you can mix steamed veggies with mozzarella cubes.

Or instead of using mozzarella, you can sprinkle crumbled feta cheese on top of steamed veggies.

Talking about mozzarella, you can make Insalata Caprese. It can be made either with fresh tomatoes or with roasted tomatoes (sugar and balsamic vinegar can be left out when you roast the tomatoes).

What veggies are you usually eating? How do you prepare them? Did you try all those on the Acceptable Foods List?

Maybe one of your goals could be to try a new veggie recipe each week. There must be something you like!

There is also the Veggie Challenge coming up soon; you might want to join. In that challenge, those who are on Induction need to eat at least 12 net carbs from veggies every day of the challenge, OWLers need to eat at least 17 and those in Maintenance need to eat at least 22. This is the link to the last Veggie Challenge (from April this year): http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...challenge.html.

[Summerdressgirl]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I know my attitude towards veggies stinks but I do eat them. Hopefully I will enjoy them more as I go.

[d33na]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

even if you grated them and made a curry from the veg...use some strongly flavoured spices

[Georgiana]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I know my attitude towards veggies stinks but I do eat them. Hopefully I will enjoy them more as I go.

In another thread, you were saying something about cassava. How were you cooking that pre-Atkins? Maybe someone has an idea for a substitute, using low-carb veggies.

[fatastic]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I agree with a previous poster - Since starting this WOE I actually crave veggies. I was NOT a veggie eater before. You may find that they taste better now than they did when you were eating sugar. I actually caught myself in the produce section saying ohhh yum- look asparagus is on sale! NEVER would have been so excited before! It has been fun getting creative too, cruise into the endless induction recipe's and look at what people have done with veggies! You just have to do it! Just pick something you know you dont hate and cook it up and try it (smother it in melted butter if you aren't sure)! Good luck - its worth it, plus you will go to the bathroom better!

[Summerdressgirl]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

In another thread, you were saying something about cassava. How were you cooking that pre-Atkins? Maybe someone has an idea for a substitute, using low-carb veggies.

Yeah I was eating Yucca which can be made into a cassave way before I started atkins, Yucca is a vegetable that I dont eat right now because it is not part of the list darn lol. I printed the list of vegetables and i am going to look for one of them and see what it taste like, there are alot of this things I have never heard of.

[ania]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I also do not like vegetables. And is very hard for me. Do you like cucumbers? Or pickles? I make a salad with sliced cucumbers, Just a slice of tomato(cut in very small peaces) and sour cream.

[jcapulet]

Re: Having a hard time with the veggies

I'd grate veg and make a sauce for meat....they never knew...

ROFL!!! Sneaky...

For veggies, I've found that quiche with broccoli and tomatoes lasts a good while. You could also make a low carb shepherd's pie with mashed fauxtatoes topped with cheese. There's a recipe for that on Linda's low carb menu site, it's delicious.