"Close your eyes/Don't run and hide/Easy love is no easy ride." Def Leppard--Foolin'
You know, one way to get healthier and lose weight is to start consuming more vegetables.
Okay, you can stop grimacing. Really. I know it sucks. I know it's not advice anyone wants to take. You can tell me to go F**K myself on your own time. Nobody does this, unless they are a total health nut, right?
Well, I hope you're not right because I'm tired of feeling like I'm 80 years old when I'm only 40. I haven't even been 40 for very long, damn it! But what's the solution? Veggies are so...icky.... I mean, you can't compare a wad of spinach to a slice of pizza, right?
Right?
Then along comes my revelation--in terms of how to start eating more veggies one baby step at a time. What is it? First, a disclaimer: THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A PAID PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT. Okay? Good! Now: Jessica Seinfeld, wife of comic Jerry Seinfeld, first wrote a book that I was ready to dismiss as banal...Deceptively Delicious. She followed it up with Double Delicious! And I was like, Oh, really? Get the frig out of here! It could never be this simple.
But eventually, I bought one book, and then the other. Why? Because she offers you a cornucopia of recipies that all perpetrate to be delicious while hiding one or more portions of vegetables in them. When she says "deceptively" in the title of her first book, she's not kidding. Why? Because you're basically shoving the vegetables into recipies via purees. They allegedly are not detectable in terms of one's taste buds, but they're in there.
So did I say that a wad of spinach can't compare to a slice of pizza? Oh, I'm sorry, that's actually not true. You could have both and have no idea. I've tried the pizza recipie for example, nearly vomiting at the thought of slopping pureed spinach on top of the crust, before adding everything else you would normally expect on a regular slice of cheese pizza.
Revelatory? OMG!!! OMFG!!!
So, now, I can eat all sorts of pedestrian foods I'd normally eat--grilled cheese sandwiches, soup, macaroni and cheese, you name it...and every single time there is anywhere from one to two servings of vegetables hidden in there. Every time! I'm a total bitch when it comes to my gustatory experiences, no less...so trust me, if I say it's edible, you'll totally agree.
Even if you don't believe in shoving some pureed vegetables into your everyday eats, perhaps something else that would work for you in your quest for health is something far more straightforward...like, duh...having a salad topped with veggies with at least one meal a day. Have your lunch and dinner include a serving of vegetables. Even put veggies in your omelet next time you have one...and not just onions, now, we're talking about mushrooms, red/yellow/green/orange bell peppers, broccoli....
Oh, not turning you on? Then for YOU, the purees are a must! At least you won't know they're there....
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