Healthy Cooking For Vegetable Haters

Yes, healthy cooking for vegetable haters is possible. You an make anything from broccoli to leafy greens appealing for a vegetable hater and cook it healthy (instead of covering it up with cheese).

President H.W. Bush doesn't eat broccoli. We know that. Everyone knows that! Hard to believe that was newsworthy a decade ago. One thing is for sure, the Prez isn’t alone in his aversion for some vegetables.

Remember what mom used to say when she tried to get you to eat liver, "It all depends on how it is cooked!" Actually mom had a good point. It does depend on how it is cooked!

Granted there are some veggies you may never like no matter how it is prepared. Notwithstanding, have you really given our healthy friends a fair shake? And no, we're not referring to French fried potatoes!

The mind set is simple – just decide that you will eat vegetables. The trick is to figure out how to cook them so that you love them. Okay maybe not even love them; how about like them?

Take carrots for example. How could you prepare those? Cold/raw; roasted in the oven with juices from meats and seasoning; in stew; stir fried, grilled, mixed in with salad, shredded or mashed. The point is that there are so many ways vegetable haters can enjoy healthy cooking!

Many people eat mashed potatoes. Rarely do you hear of anyone disliking mashed potatoes. Why not cook other vegetables and then mash them for a healthy alternative. Try boiling turnips, sweet potatoes, onions and carrots and then mashing with a little olive oil and seasoning.

Think out of the box a little. If you tried brussel spouts when you were nine years old and hated them, isn't it time you tried them again? Healthy vegetable cooking is limited only by your imagination. There is so much more to vegetables than just pouring some in a bowl with a dollop of butter and then sticking them in the microwave for three minutes.

Perhaps you have some cookbooks under the cupboard. Is there dust on them? Did you even know that there is a section specifically for vegetables? Chances are if you haven't dusted off your cookbooks in decades you may not be likely to do so now.

Consider a modern alternative. Wouldn't it be nice if someone would just email you different recipes? What would be even better is if along with those recipes you could have a grocery list all prepared. Oh no, what would be even better is that if you could have your own personal chef who did all the shopping and cooking!

Okay, not likely you'll have your own personal chef. But it is very possible to have a menu planner delivered right to your email inbox each week. You can receive healthy vegetable recipes that are simple to make, will provide you with variety and best of all taste delicious.

You know you should be eating more vegetables. The media and your doctor do a fine job reminding you of that. There's no time like the present to turn that ship around. Why don't you sign up for a healthy menu mailer? Get all the help you need right in your inbox each week. There are a couple of different menu planners available.

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