Getting enough vegetables?

[Daniel Patrick â’¶]

Now on Day 8 of my Whole30 and I have a question. I know that I'm not eating enough vegetables. I really just don't like most vegetables that much, especially the most nutritious ones (leafy greens). It isn't so much the flavor as the texture. When I do eat them, they have to be super fresh and crispy. Even a day or two old and they are too wilty for me. The vegetables I do like I can usually only eat a limited amount of and not as much as I should eat and I definitely get tired of repeating them. Any suggestions?

I have been thinking about getting a Nutribullet (not a juicer or blender, all the fiber stays in) to help me get all my veggies in.

What I like: zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, spaghetti squash, green beans

[SarrizleP]

I would just keep trying other veggies. Your tastes could change, or you could find a preparation you like. For instance, I can eat super fresh spinach raw in a salad, but like you, once it's a few days old it's too wilted and tastes gross to me. I have found, however, that if I just toss it with some EVOO and wilt it in a pan it has a completely different flavor and texture that tastes better.

Also, the veggies you've listed are so versatile. Try lots of different preparations and spices on them. You could have the exact same veggie but it would taste like a completely different meal with different spices.

Have you been doing any roasts or short ribs or things like that? I toss a bunch of veggies in with those. Carrots and onions are especially good with a roast.

[Daniel Patrick â’¶]

Yes, I do roasts or pork tenderloin in the crockpot. I do like carrots and onions, but I was mainly focusing on the green stuff.

[glimmer]

I hide green veg in my kids food by grating zuchini, shredding kale etc into such tiny bits they don't notice it and add it to soup, stews, meat balls, frittata etc.

[ELemon30]

Late to this thread but wanted to post in case anyone was having the same issues.  

 

I've gotten into roasting vegetables with a little bit of coconut oil and curry powder.  Great way to make zucchini, summer squash or cauliflower.  

 

For zucchinni you can also season with curry powder and coat with crushed almonds (I use the food processor to make it very fine*), and bake.

 

Decent way to eat cooked spinach is to sautee garlic and oil/ghee, add a little bit of tomato sauce and then let the spinach wilt into it. I've done this and added a little less sauce each time to get it to be more of spinach with tomato flavor rather than a tomato sauce with spinach. Can go with spaghetti squash or some chicken.