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How do enjoy veg?

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 15:19

I don't like veg. I eat it because I know I should buy I really really don't enjoy it and eat as little as possible.

I'd like to eat more veg and more importantly I'd like to enjoy it.

Is it just a case of eating more and it'll grow on me? I tolerate some veg more than others (carrots and sprouts make me heave, broccoli and green beans are ok).

I'm a good cook but I know some people enjoy simply prepared veg, just steamed and seasoned but I really don't. We eat at good restaurants and I don't enjoy it there either.

What's the secret to enjoying vegetables? Or is it something you are born liking?

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AntiMaskersAreTwats · 08/09/2021 18:40

Spiralised carrots and courgette put in a wok and fried with a bit of oil were life changing for me. I could eat it every day.

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 20:25

LouNatics I'm a good and adventurous cook. I've tried loads and loads of vegetables in a huge variety of cooking methods and they all taste really bitter to me (except carrots which are oddly sweet and I don't like!). Even when slow roasted. I do a nice cooked endive with walnuts, pear and blue cheese pasta but I only like it because it's covered in smelly cheese! Obviously some cooking methods make them more tolerable than others but none make them enjoyable. And any that do are generally really bad for you!

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 20:26

I'm ok with blended soup. Maybe that's the answer!

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 20:30

@Boomkin

You’re an adult - you have to do things you don’t like because they’re good for you. Eat your veg. Brush your teeth. Go to work. Etc.
I've already said I eat veg because I should.

I'm asking how to enjoy it.

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 20:32

Keep eating veg, your taste buds will change.

I think ultimately this is the answer!

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AlwaysLatte · 08/09/2021 20:37

BBC good food do a wonderful vegetable lasagne.
Or you could do what I have to do for my kids - make a hidden veg sauce (mostly tomato based) after I've cooked and puréed it you can use for pasta, or slow cook mince in it for bolognese. Packed with vegetables!

NannyR · 08/09/2021 20:39

I read a really interesting book (first bite by Bee Wilson) that was all about how we learn to love some foods and hate others and how family, culture, society influences that. There was a chapter on fussy eating and how you can change things if you want to, one method was to eat a tiny piece of the food you want to learn to enjoy every day for fifteen days. I can recommend the book, lots of information but very easy to read.

Darkchocolateandcoffee · 08/09/2021 21:14

I also find a lot of veg unappealing but have worked on it for years and now love roasted peppers, tomatoes in every form, garlic spinach, roast parsnips, courgettes with tarragon, French beans with flaked almonds, petits pois, onions in every form, carrots grated in the French way, carrot soup, carrot purée, sweet potatoes, leeks, tender stem and lots of others.

High F-W has a great veg book - buy that and you'll never look back.

PS I still hate cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and beetroot 🤮

Comedycook · 08/09/2021 21:15

Plain, boiled veg is so dull

Today for my lunch I roasted a load of veg with tomatoes then topped with mozzarella

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 21:24

@NannyR

I read a really interesting book (first bite by Bee Wilson) that was all about how we learn to love some foods and hate others and how family, culture, society influences that. There was a chapter on fussy eating and how you can change things if you want to, one method was to eat a tiny piece of the food you want to learn to enjoy every day for fifteen days. I can recommend the book, lots of information but very easy to read.
Interesting. I might try the 15 days thing.

I'm not a fussy eater, I will eat almost anything put in front of me by others. I won't enjoy it but I won't refuse it. And I don't give a list of things I don't like if asked if there's anything I don't eat.

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Nosferatussidebit · 08/09/2021 21:25

I'll order the Hugh F-W book

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Mintjulia · 08/09/2021 21:56

My DS isn't a great veg eater but we've worked on it and he'll happily eat

  • pan-fried cherry tomatoes with some fresh thyme (4 mins)
  • Red & yellow peppers stuffed with decent sausage meat and a sprinkling of parsley (45 mins in the oven, serve with garlic bread)
  • buttered celery heart wrapped in paper and baked
  • boiled broccoli sprinkled with sesame seeds
  • blanched florence fennel, served hot with some herby olive oil
  • blanched home-grown french beans with a tiny bit of garlic butter
  • broad beans with bacon and vinaigrette (look in a Delia book)
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