http://www.veg-fantasy.com/
but it might help if they are presented in a more appealing way
Be sure to wash them well.
It's very important to your health to take one of these regularly.
...After a while, veggies will start to have more appeal!
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one of the ways I used to "sneak" veggies into the kid's diet was by making homemade wontons. I'd use well drained ground beef or pork, but I'd boil up some veggie mix (usually fresh broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and celery), then puree them with the water they were cooked in, and mix that into the meat, along with some spices, then stuff the wonton wrappers with them. Instead of deep frying, I'd just brush them with oil and bake them instead, turning several times.
But the best way to get someone to eat veggies is to grow them. I once caught Noah sitting in the middle of the lettuce (we'd mix all types of lettuce seed together and fill a bed, it would look very pretty with the red oak leaf, spinach, and other colors) with a bowl of salad dressing, ripping and dipping and eating.
I never got a chance to cook any peas - the kids would eat them as soon as the pods came on, and almost never let them get actual peas - but if they did, they'd eat those raw, too.
And, of course, there is absolutely NO comparison to home grown tomatos. We also grew peppers of all kinds, green beans, onions, garlic and herbs, brussel sprouts, spinach, and strawberries.
I tried asparagus, but didn't get it to "take". It's VERY labor intensive for the first five years, but if you can get it through that, it lasts for years. And it tastes nothing like what you purchase in stores.
Unfortunately, I don't have the yard for a garden anymore - too much shade. We did do some container tomatos this year, and they worked out well.
But the best way to get someone to eat veggies is to grow them. I once caught Noah sitting in the middle of the lettuce (we'd mix all types of lettuce seed together and fill a bed, it would look very pretty with the red oak leaf, spinach, and other colors) with a bowl of salad dressing, ripping and dipping and eating.
I never got a chance to cook any peas - the kids would eat them as soon as the pods came on, and almost never let them get actual peas - but if they did, they'd eat those raw, too.
And, of course, there is absolutely NO comparison to home grown tomatos. We also grew peppers of all kinds, green beans, onions, garlic and herbs, brussel sprouts, spinach, and strawberries.
I tried asparagus, but didn't get it to "take". It's VERY labor intensive for the first five years, but if you can get it through that, it lasts for years. And it tastes nothing like what you purchase in stores.
Unfortunately, I don't have the yard for a garden anymore - too much shade. We did do some container tomatos this year, and they worked out well.
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If you're a chile head, Tabasco/your favorite hot sauce is a good way to make V8 palatable. Barely.
If you go the carrot juice way as suggested earlier, just remember Bugs Bunny's adage: NEVER mix carrot juice and radish juice.
If you go the carrot juice way as suggested earlier, just remember Bugs Bunny's adage: NEVER mix carrot juice and radish juice.
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This indeed!!missy wrote:... there is absolutely NO comparison to home grown tomatos. We also grew peppers of all kinds, green beans, onions, garlic and herbs, brussel sprouts, spinach, and strawberries.
We have too much shade in our yard for a garden as well, but I keep one at my mother's house. This year we got killer-mutant tomatos the size of softballs and sweet as candy (I'm a big tomato lover, in fact, that's what I brought to the office for lunch today: Tomato and grilled Portobello cap sandwich
).There's something in the soil at my parents' house that the plants find yummy, because everything I grow there turns up great.
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I'm glad to know I'm not alone in the world. I love raw tomatoes, I love tomato sauce, I love ketchup, but I can't stand V8 or Bloody Marys.
We actually had something interesting at a friends house this weekend. They mixed yogurt with garlic, drizzled over sliced tomatoes and added a little parsley and grated mozzarella. Very tasty.
We actually had something interesting at a friends house this weekend. They mixed yogurt with garlic, drizzled over sliced tomatoes and added a little parsley and grated mozzarella. Very tasty.
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We've made mini-pizzas using portobello caps instead of pizza crust. Came out pretty darn tasty.Tyler Morris wrote: We have too much shade in our yard for a garden as well, but I keep one at my mother's house. This year we got killer-mutant tomatos the size of softballs and sweet as candy (I'm a big tomato lover, in fact, that's what I brought to the office for lunch today: Tomato and grilled Portobello cap sandwich
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djm wrote:I love Indian food ... well, most of it ... I mean, of the stuff I've tried ... anyways ..... so I have purchased several kinds of Patak's curry sauces and will see what they do for me.
djm
For your V8?? I don't recommend that at all! My goodness! What are you thinking??
I'm sorry I did not keep up with this thread! Oh, the travesty!
No, Patak's products are best consumed straight from the jar.
Barring that, you can make a tasty meal of steamed whole grains, or rice, surmounted with a few beans or grilled chicken slices and some cooked veggies, topped off with a dollop or two of just about any of Patak's delicious sauces.
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Loblaw's chains (Real Canadian Superstore, Provigo, or whatever variant you have out your way, mjb) carry the President's Choice brand. They put out a 25% cheaper and less fattening alternative to Patak's that is very tasty. They've got a Madras Curry sauce that is usually $3.89 here in BC and comes on sale every six weeks for $2.99. We make many of our own Indian sauces at our place, but on the days that time is short, this PC stuff is worth a try.
Instead of President's Choice, you can consider it Rashtrapati's Choice.
Jef
Instead of President's Choice, you can consider it Rashtrapati's Choice.
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It's Brown Soup.Lambchop wrote:What is Brown Windsor????Innocent Bystander wrote:Chicken Noodle & Brown Windsor jobs: go for Scotch Broth, Spring Vegetable Soup, Carrot & Coriander, or Cock-a-leekie.
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