by stella_blues » Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:31 am
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!