Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Greens
Created on: 01/06/10 01:21 PM Views: 1798 Replies: 9
chrisfisher Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 23	Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 1:21 PM My daughter and I have been trying to eat four servings of veggies a day, but it's hard! I just looked at the suggested menu and realize there are not 4 servings of veggies a day there. What are your thoughts on this? We are able to average two full servings a day.
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VeganRecipeGuy Joined: 01/03/10 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 131	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 1:39 PM Smoothies are a great way to get your servings in. If you match greens with fruits you can't taste the greens. I have a side of steamed something or other with most meals. My general rule of thumb is to have at least the same weight in veggies as I have in starches for my lunch and dinner. I usually have an apple and a muffin for breakfast. It is hard to fit a vegetable into that, other than a smoothie to wash it down. I average 9 to 12 servings a day if you include all the green smoothie I drink throughout the day. www
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Faithella Joined: 01/04/10 Posts: 23	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 1:57 PM I do like a big salad for lunch that I add veggies to if you can get that in some time during the day there is 2-4 there and 2 veggies with dinner helps also. Are you counting 1C of a veg as 2 servings? Most of the servings of cooked veggies are 1/2C and greens are 1C packed per serving. Try to eat different varieties and colors but remember just because you ate 1C of broccoli and 1C green beans it is not 2 servings but 4, give yourself the credit for them. For a way to sneak them in go to the "Cook Yourself Thin" web site [http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/cook-yourself-thin/recipes] and see how they add veggies to all kinds of goodies, just veganize the recipes to omit eggs and dairy.
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txgirl Joined: 01/04/10 Location: Pasadena, TX Posts: 82	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 3:01 PM I like that show "Cook Yourself Thin". I'm usually at work when it's on. Thanks for reminding us about them. Their substitutions are really surprising and clever sometimes. I have to confess I am one of those vegetarians who doesn't eat a lot of vegetables. I've been more of a pizza-pasta-tarian. Here we are, Day 6 in the kickoff and my green count is pretty low so far (stepping away from butter and cheese is hard enough!) I'm intrigued by the idea that fruit & green smoothies might actually be yummy. (I always imagined those tasted like grass.) I'm gonna have to give that a try!
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chrisfisher Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 23	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 3:09 PM Thanks for the ideas & support! I've been a junk-food-vegetarian for a while now and I want to be healthier, and thinner if possible.
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donny55 Joined: 01/06/10 Posts: 3	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 4:23 PM How do you make a green smoothie? My new doctor wants me to have at least 8 vegetable servings daily to include no less than 4 celery ribs.
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shanna Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 4:28 PM here is my basic recipe (serves 2): 1 banana 1 cup of any vegan milk you like 1 tbs of flaxseed (optional) 1-1.5 cups of frozen berries, any kind 2 cups frozen spinach or fill the blender to the top with fresh baby spinach blend if you like it sweeter, put in a pitted date or two or a little bit of agave. you need a powerful blender for this. it sometimes comes out a funky color but tastes great--not at all grassy. i made one with cocoa for my mom and she would not believe me there was spinach in it! celery can go in almost any cooked vegetable dish or soup. i juice it too, but your doc probably wants you to eat the fiber.
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shanna Joined: 12/30/09 Posts: 287	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 4:30 PM you might also like "blended salads"--which is what dr. joel fuhrman calls smoothies made with veggies instead of fruit. they oughta help you get some of those servings in! here are some of his recipes: http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/recipes-not-your-usual-salads.html
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sandra41 Joined: 01/03/10 Location: California Posts: 43	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 4:52 PM Chrisfisher- also remember that a fist size (put your hand in a fist position, that is the size your aiming for) is one serving. So most salads are 2-4 servings. A small plate with tons of dark greens and reds is a great way to get those veggies in. Plus, I alway puree some sort of veggie to put in a sauce I am making. Example: Broccoli soup I add about two cups spinach and red potatoes (blended together in a thick soup base consistency) as a thickener. For a clear broth I will puree cauliflower and onions. For my marinara sauce I put eggplant. I always try to thicken up my ....whatever with a pureed veggies instead of flour. Just note that you do eliminate the the fiber when you puree but not the nutrition. Experiment and enjoy! Your stomach shouldn't be a waist basket.
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chrisfisher Joined: 01/02/10 Posts: 23	RE: Greens Posted Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 5:05 PM Thank you all for the great ideas. It's easy for me to eat a big salad once a day, my daughter is just so picky. She's really been trying to get the veggies in though, these are some good ideas.
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