Healthy Food Without Veg

the_cat

I wouldn't pander to it too much tbh. He may be behaving like a toddler but that is no reason for you to mother him!

Make whatever you wish (within reason, maybe agree that half the nights a week you choose what is for dinner, him the rest) and he either eats it or he doesn't

mlz1413

if he is trying to lose weight he really needs to cutting down on carbs like potatoes! if he currently eats them mashed with butter then try mashing with milk or l/f spread. instead of chips try wedges oven baked and make him eat potatoes just boiled you may both be surprised how few you need to make you full.

if he eats baked beans then do a chilli with baked beans.

I'm not keen on onion so blend it rather than chop it, it is more of a texture thing now but I didn't used to like the taste either.

Ask your fella to think about why he doesn't like veg, was he forced to eat veg? ie not allowed to leave the table until it was eaten and so it was mainly cold?
or has never tried veg and his mum let him? in this case ask him to try one of something when you have it, like 1 pea or 1 sweetcorn.

I dislike cooked carrot and everyone used to say you'll like it the way i cook it - which I don't still to this day and i'm 41 now. But I love carrot raw. Actually thinking about it I like coleslaw (raw onion!) and I like the red onions you get at indians.

Drea

mlz1413 wrote: »

if he is trying to lose weight he really needs to cutting down on carbs like potatoes! if he currently eats them mashed with butter then try mashing with milk or l/f spread. instead of chips try wedges oven baked and make him eat potatoes just boiled you may both be surprised how few you need to make you full.

if he eats baked beans then do a chilli with baked beans.

I'm not keen on onion so blend it rather than chop it, it is more of a texture thing now but I didn't used to like the taste either.

Ask your fella to think about why he doesn't like veg, was he forced to eat veg? ie not allowed to leave the table until it was eaten and so it was mainly cold?
or has never tried veg and his mum let him? in this case ask him to try one of something when you have it, like 1 pea or 1 sweetcorn.

I dislike cooked carrot and everyone used to say you'll like it the way i cook it - which I don't still to this day and i'm 41 now. But I love carrot raw. Actually thinking about it I like coleslaw (raw onion!) and I like the red onions you get at indians.

I'm the same with carrot, I love it raw but don't particularly enjoy chunks of it cooked (although will eat it if pushed). I love coleslaw too, yum.

He's never been given veg by his parents, they eat quite an unhealthy diet too by the sounds of it. He has tasted some from my plate and will sometimes admit it isn't too bad but if I was to give him even a tiny amount on a plate he'd just leave it!

mlz1413

Drea wrote: »

. He has tasted some from my plate and will sometimes admit it isn't too bad but if I was to give him even a tiny amount on a plate he'd just leave it!

I don't mind things being left if they aren't liked, but to admit they are ok from your plate is pushing the limit to then leave them because you served them up!

yumyums

This is nice
Veggie shepherd's pie
But there are carrots in it .. maybe if you cook them first and mash them, or grate them before cooking he won't notice them
I'm also assuming he eats sweet potato (because he eats potato)
When I made it I added red lentils to thicken it up a bit and it was lovely

This is also nice but again, sweet potato based
Sweet potato soup with coconut
You said he likes curries and this is nice and spicy (I added more red curry paste than the recipe calls for) and also everything is blended so no visible veg. I wouldn't bother grating the sweet potato first - just cut into chunks and cook for a little longer.

Drea

yumyums wrote: »

This is nice
Veggie shepherd's pie
But there are carrots in it .. maybe if you cook them first and mash them, or grate them before cooking he won't notice them
I'm also assuming he eats sweet potato (because he eats potato)
When I made it I added red lentils to thicken it up a bit and it was lovely

This is also nice but again, sweet potato based
Sweet potato soup with coconut
You said he likes curries and this is nice and spicy (I added more red curry paste than the recipe calls for) and also everything is blended so no visible veg. I wouldn't bother grating the sweet potato first - just cut into chunks and cook for a little longer.

Unfortunately he won't go near sweet potato (one of the things I love). But I'll definitely be making them for myself, especially the soup!

Derivative

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Red meat is not "basically bad for us"! A rigid diet might be but I dispute that and I'm a veggie.

I'm not a veggie and I do eat red meat but most studies do point to red meat being unhealthy. Do a quick search for 'red meat health' and you'll probably get enough studies.

In moderation it is fine, but 7 servings a week is far over that.

McKneff

I too hate all vegetables with the exception of mashed turnip and black pepper.

I know its not good for me but I decided to buy a blender so every other day this is what goes into it,

Handful of raspberries/strawberries
chopped nuts
2 spoons of honey
banan
2 or 3 sprouts, (honestly, you cannot taste them at all once it is blended
1 carrot (ditto)
a peice of raw ginger

and anything healthy that is lurking in the fridge
fill the blender up with orange juice, or cranberry juice or any other juice.

I drink that over 2 days and without any effort at all Im getting all the vits I need

Mrs_Arcanum

You could stretch the mince by adding soy mince or quorn.

adelight

Root veg mash?
I'd smuggle veg into things, chilli, spag bol and shepherd's pie are great meals to start with. Lots of passata, finely diced or blended vegetables, bulked out with lentils and soy mince. Will he eat brown rice or whole wheat pasta?
Soup?