Vegetables

Put a sauce on them?

You're supplementing your diet for missing out on veggies so I wouldn't worry too much. Especially since you like smoothies. There are lots of kinds out there that have veggies "hidden" in them. Here in the US there's a brand called "Bolt House" that makes one called "Green Goodness." It tases like a yummy fruit smoothie but has things like broccoli and spirulina. Also, some V-8 brand juices now have veggies hidden in the, too. Pay attention that you're taking in enough fiber. You might want to add a fiber supplement.

Also, try different kinds of veg. There might be one or two you like that you haven't yet discovered. Also, cook them down. Peal and dice a sweet potato, boil til tender, mash with salted butter and a bit of banana. Maybe add a dash of brown sugar and cinnamon. Super yum. Very nutritous. Cook the packin' out of veggies- steam carrots, green beans, and peas down to almost mush. I know adults who eat jarred baby food and love it. Might be worth trying.

As for your aversion to when other's eat crunchie veg around you, this is hedging on a phobia. And the most effective way to deal with that is cognitive therapy and "flooding" in order to desensitize you. Sit with her while Mom's eating salad- really sit with the discomfort- and ask yourself questions like, "Why does this bother me?" Answer it. Then ask, "What's the worst that can happen right now?" Maybe the answer is you could throw up. Now ask, "Then what will happen?" The answer might be, "I'll have to clean up the puke and feel miserable and sick." "Then what?" Answer might be - "Well, eventually I'll begin to feel a bit better." (Answer honestly.) At some point, she'll be finished eating and the experience will have ended and you'll find you're okay. Half of taking the power out of a phobia is facing it head on, sitting with it, telling yourself- Yup this is going to feel really awful for a little while, and then it will subside, and I will be okay. What makes this effective is sitting with the discomfort all the way through to when you begin to feel better. Because you WILL feel better. The feelings won't last forever. Train yourself that concept.

Good luck!

Thank you so much! You are very wise.

I'm going to honestly say that when you said at the top, "you shouldn't worry" - that really made me feel a little better. I've been trying to be the best I can with getting the right amount of nutrients. And the "greens" I take do have spirulina and lots of other good stuff.

I will definately try cooking the veggies, I do love sweet potatoes and usually avoid French fries at all cost, and go with sweet potato fries baked sweet potatoes are awesome too.

Also, I will try to cope with the "pain" of being near a salad

Just recently I've been more self conscious about my veggie phobia, I'm willing to do anything it takes.

Elijah

Guys vegetables are the rich source of iron. We must use the vegetables in our daily routine. Green vegetables are also helpful in reducing weight.

drummerboyx wrote:I don't know if this is the right section to put this in, but it's really starting to bother me and I need some help.

I'm 15 years old and cannot eat vegetables or solid fruit (I LOVE fruit smoothies however). It's almost like cat food to me, it's just discussing, and just smelling it makes me gag.

I started taking "greens" which is a powder that I put in orange juice to give me green vegetables, and I take multi-vitamins that have fruits/vegetable supplements.

I can eat carrots in like chicken noodle soup, but when I eat a cold carrot, it makes me feel like I'm gonna throw up.

BUT, whenever my mom eats a salad, I just feel really nauseous and usually have to sit away.

Any ideas to get more veggies into my diet? I'm trying my best, but my best is not good enough...

Elijah

Hello

Try steaming broccoli and putting melted cheese or salad dressing on top. Or try making smoothies out of the veggies plus add fruits, yogurt, milk or whatever to make it taste better.

Max

Try out oils like olive oil, coconut oil, butter. And then some spices and sea salt.

Foods for the weight loss:


ALMONDS: Perfect packages of protein, fat, and fiber,
APPLES: Along with strawberries, oranges, peaches and grapefruit, apples contain pectin -
a form of fibre that can make you feel fuller for hours,
DATES OR DRIED MANGO: These little gems have all the sweetness of lollies, with the added bonus of vitamin C and iron.....

How about search for some special recipes for vegetables online?

Personally I don't like vegetables either, but I don't dislike them so much as you do. You can put all kinds of sauces on vegetables.

I'm sure your local supermarket has a section with bags containing sauce powder for vegetables. You just add water or milk to these powders and they make great sauces. It comes in all kinds of flavors: italian spices, curry, cheese, and much more. This way vegetables become much tastier.

I don't like carrots either when they are raw... can't stomach them.