Feeding the picky tummy

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I am probably the poorest excuse for a vegetarian you will find. <grin> and

not just because I fall off the wagon once or twice a year. I read the posts

about food and who is having what, check out the recipes etc and think... Hmm,

don't like that, hate that, can't eat that.... I have never considered

myself a picky eater. I 'll eat most anything once as long as it isn't a bug.

Are bugs considered meat? Anyway... When I first started toying with being a

vegetarian I bought ALL the neccessary staples and I do mean all. My

cupboards looked like the local health food store plus. I bought a dozen

cookbooks,

Moosewood, Laure's Kitchen, Nikki and David Goldbeck, you name it , I bought

it and I tried recipe after recipe after recipe. I discovered a few things:

 

I hate brown rice

I don't like whole wheat, wheat berries, cracked wheat.

I don't like bulgur or kasha

I don't much like couscous

I hate falafels, even the really good ones (so I'm told) at the Indian

restaurant.

I don't like lettuce much although I am eating Romain more

Aside from bananas and berries, I don't like fruit.

I'm not fond of many spices so have trouble " masking " the taste of other

things.

 

 

I do like legumes but not lentils so much. Love beans, lotsa beans, all

kinds. I'm really fond of vegetables especially root vegetables. I like

instant

rice ( sad but true) and other forms of white rice especially Basmati. I like

heavy thick whole grain breads and I absolutely adore nuts. Needless to say

I have learned to be very creative with what I do like.

 

It is funny how, when I wasn't a veggie, I always thought of myself as a food

lover - eat anything etc. That was because, I guess, I never thought of

eating all this other stuff. Course at that point, I didn't like red meat much

and was eating mostly chicken, dairy and lots of veggies. When I became a

veggie and started cooking all these " wonderful " tasty dishes made from grains

and

stuff I thought, 'My gosh, I'm picky and these are really gross. How can

people eat this stuff " .

 

Anyone else out there not fond of traditional veggie fare? I'd hate to think

I was the only picky eater in the bunch. ANd the only one who is not fond of

wholesome, whole foods.

 

Oh and a guestion, why do raw food people call it eating living food? After

you pick it, it's a goner and personally, just the name - living foods, makes

me not want to eat it. I always get the feeling I would be eating something

that is still breathing.

 

Heather in Ontnario

 

heather in ontario

 

 

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Go Veggie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, diamyst@a... wrote:

> Anyone else out there not fond of traditional veggie fare? I'd hate

to think

> I was the only picky eater in the bunch. ANd the only one who is not

fond of

> wholesome, whole foods.

 

I never considered myself a picky eater, but other people have certainly

called me that. I'm allergic to mushrooms, which seem to show up in a

LOT of veggie recipes. I'm not a huge fan of tofu in a lot of things

either (though I do have some recipes where I enjoy it).

 

What you might try doing is combining foods. For example:

- I don't like plain couscous, bulgar, etc. but when I mix them with

other things I've found them quite tasty. Near East makes some

interesting combinations called " creative grains " too.

- I never buy iceberg lettuce, but salads made with baby spinach or a

variety of other mixed greens are a staple around my house.

- Instead of eating plain brown rice, try using brown rice in things

like Spanish or Mexican rice or a pilaf. Mix some (brown) Mexican rice

in with your beans when making burritos, enchiladas, etc.

- Get a bread machine and bake your own breads. You can load them up

with things like 7 grain cereal, cracked wheat, stone cut oats, toasted

bran, etc. to get the goodness of the grains. It also gives you control

of the amount of fats, etc that go into your breads. Bake with whole

wheat flour instead of white/all purpose.

- Experiment with fresh herbs as seasonings, which often have a milder

flavour than dried spices.

- Cruise the files list here. There are some REALLY good recipes buried

in there.

 

I don't think there's a set menu that a veggie has to eat. Eating

should be enjoyable, so make healthy meals that you like.

 

--

Sherri

 

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