So it’s been a couple of weeks now since I have jumped in big into working to eat a vegetable at every meal. Here are the ones I have tried with a general analysis:
- peas and carrots – the frozen organic bag from Whole Foods has been my favorite so far. Never did I think I would like peas but with the little steamer thing I bought, they just are perfect. I pull them out when they are still firm and not mushy and I like the taste. Originally I was using a bag of mixed vegetables but so far I don’t care for the green beans and I need to work to get away from corn as my go-to veggie.
- cucumber – a very, very close 2nd is cucumber – specifically hot-house cucumber. I think I could eat this as a snack – I love the crunch and the hot house doesn’t need to be peeled so you just chop, wash, eat.
- tomato – always liked tomato – i remove the seeds inside and just eat the outside. All tomatoes taste the same to me so I have been trying to go with Roma because they are smaller and perfect for 1 person so I don’t have to save any or throw the leftovers out (mums the word that people say this is a fruit)
- spinach – here we go – spinach – who knew I would like spinach? not me! It takes me forever and a day to chew it but it is fine. Not as good as cucumber or the peas/carrots but it will do as I know it is very important. Linda told me to just add it to the smoothies and that seems to work fine although it makes the smoothies change to a nasty brown color.
I’d like to try a few more veggies next week – I think broccoli is an important one but frankly it scares me. Perhaps some celery or some lettuce although I like the spinach so I may stick with that.
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