PaleoSenorita Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Current Situation: This is my 4th or 5th (ok I've lost count people) Whole 30. I am a happy carnivore and do not struggle eating the protein piece...ever. Struggle: I loathe veggies. I've forced myself to incorporate veg because those are the rules. Before my first W30 I disliked all of them with the exception of corn; which doesn't count anyhow! Now I can tolerate cauliflower in rice form, zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, and butternut squash. Carrots only if they're mixed up with sweet potatoes & parsnips. It's a texture, smell, and taste struggle. Lettuce & broccoli I detest...in all forms. The kids love to have a monthly meal where I have to accept a 'no thank you bite' of broccoli. Bleh! Need: Now I know I need additional veg in my diet. I do attempt to trick myself to incorporate leafy greens. I'm straight out of a Dr. Seuss book by blending it with eggs so it appears that I'm eating green eggs & whole30 bacon. What other strategies/suggestions can you provide to help me get more greens & veg into my meals? I'm open to new ninja ways of tricking myself! All help is greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted August 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 6, 2017 Have you tried sauteeing the greens? How about mushrooms, eggplant, asparagus... you are a little heavy on the starchy carbs in the list of things you like to eat (tolerate). How about making a blended soup? Roasting veggies in the oven at high heat (435-450) brings out the sweetness in them (yes, even broccoli!). When I make chili, I put zuchinni, mushrooms, peppers, onions, celery etc... anything I can find in the fridge... I don't worry too much about chopping them small because I personally love veggies, but what if you diced it all small? Cucumber boats to fill with tuna or chicken salad? shredded veggies into burger meat/meatloaf? Honestly, just keep trying veggies that you think you don't like... I haaaaated cauliflower until about two weeks ago when I roasted it with eggplant and served it with a tahini sauce and a green chili and cilantro lime sauce.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racheleats Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 On 8/5/2017 at 11:23 PM, SugarcubeOD said: Honestly, just keep trying veggies that you think you don't like... I haaaaated cauliflower until about two weeks ago when I roasted it with eggplant and served it with a tahini sauce and a green chili and cilantro lime sauce.... Okay, this sounds so good! Lots of eggplant in our CSA pickups lately - do you have a recipe for the green chili and cilantro lime sauce?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted August 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2017 1 hour ago, racheleats said: Okay, this sounds so good! Lots of eggplant in our CSA pickups lately - do you have a recipe for the green chili and cilantro lime sauce?! Here's the whole recipe...I didn't actually use the dukkah in this case becasue I didn't have the nuts to make it but it was amazing! The cilantro lime sauce was dead easy and SO GOOD! https://hanadykitchen.com/2017/01/19/roasted-cauliflower-and-aubergine-with-dukkah-and-chili-cilantro-sauce/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racheleats Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, SugarcubeOD said: Here's the whole recipe...I didn't actually use the dukkah in this case becasue I didn't have the nuts to make it but it was amazing! The cilantro lime sauce was dead easy and SO GOOD! https://hanadykitchen.com/2017/01/19/roasted-cauliflower-and-aubergine-with-dukkah-and-chili-cilantro-sauce/ Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misshannah Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 If you make things like chili or tomato sauce, you can hide some veg in there, in shreds or tiny dice etc. We added two large zucchini (not my fave) to a meaty "pasta" sauce and I hardly noticed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shillis Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 When I brown ground beef or turkey, I try to dice up eggplant, onion and pepper into it to "hide" the eggplant. I am sure this would work with other veggies too. I also make sweet potato hash for breakfast for the week in advance. When I divide it up, I put a handful of spinach in the bottom of the bowl, then when I warm it up it wilts and is disguised in the hash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogtox Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I shred carrots or sweet potatoes into ground meat for tacos, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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