Comments on: What do you Mean You Don’t Like Veggies?

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:57:03 +0000

That’s a fantastic idea!
Have no doubt in your cooking ability-you can totally do it. I can’t personally recommend a pancake mix, but I know many people like Pamela’s pancake mix. You could go whichever way you prefer as far as yams vs white potato.
Per nutritiondata.com: 100 grams of yams = 116 calories, 0 fat, 27 grams carb (4 fiber) and 1 gram protein.
100 grams of white potato= 94 calories, 0 fat, 21 grams carb (2 fiber) and 2 grams protein.
So feel free to choose whichever you prefer or mix it up!
Definitely please share when you perfect the latkes-yum! And your oven baked pie sounds fabulous…

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:46:23 +0000

Hey Heidi!
Ugh-you are so right. I fortunately only have a few bad veggie childhood memories-creamed corn (blech!) and stewed tomatoes (blech-blech!)
Not boiling a vegetable into oblivion does wonders for it’s texture!
I absolutely love balsamic, as you know-and believe it can hide a multitude of sins
There is a very funny photo of me with red beets smashed all over my face when I was a baby. The beginning of the veggie love? Who knows?!

By: Heidi Kelly

Heidi Kelly — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:10:32 +0000

Love the shredded zucchini and carrots, aren’t those food processor blades great?!

I was once a veggie hater and I believe this was due to the way my mom cooked them when I was growing up (boiled, ick!) and also because I consumed a lot of highly processed, sugar laden foods that altered my taste buds (and made many veggies taste bitter). Since weaning off of those “foods” (I use that term loosely), I cannot get enough veggies. I am even beginning to like beets, OYE!

A tip for veggie haters, Balsamic Vinegar can do wonders with hiding the taste of certain veggies (except Brussels sprouts) until you develop a taste for them on their own.

By: cmm

cmm — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:06:04 +0000

Recently, I grated 3 korean squash (kinda like zucchini, mild and sweet like yellow squash), 1 yam, and 1 apple. In the food processor I chopped some shallots and garlic. I mixed this all up with 2 eggs and about 2 cups of gluten-free flour, thereby making a “pancake” batter, and tried to fry latkes with them (I only had olive oil). This didn’t work 1) because I’m not a great cook; and 2) because my batter wasn’t firm enough, but I think it’s possible, and I am on the lookout for gluten-free pancake mix. You probably get the gist of what I was trying to do. Eventually, it became a pie that I baked in the oven until brown on the top, and it tasted great, which is the important part. But I am going to try to make gluten-free squash latkes! (I found out potatoes are not that healthy and mega-caloric, so I prefer yams).

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:10:02 +0000

Thanks Melissa! They were awfully tasty, and I’ve made it again since. Just a little garlic makes almost everything better, the same way I feel about grilling.
Re-Vitamix-I KNOW! Especially after I saw your swamp scum smoothie!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:07:16 +0000

Hey Tia!
mmm….muffins…
Seriously though, this is a great way to use up a large quantity of zucchini. With the shredding, it cooks down more than you would expect.
Enjoy!

By: Tia

Tia — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:39:39 +0000

That looks tasty. I’m not the biggest zucchini fan in the world, but I think I might try that next time we get them in our CSA box. I just keep making bread and muffins. Although, they turn out great.

I am a disguiser, too. But I am determined to eat all my veggies. I don’t like to throw away anything I get from the CSA. So, I have been doing a lot of crockpot stews. They turn out great. I can taste the veggies, but it disguises the ones I’m not fond of enough. Nothing gets wasted, and we all get nutrition. I ‘disguised’ some cauliflower and beets tonight. It was very tasty.

Tia

By: glutenfreeforgood

glutenfreeforgood — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:28:37 +0000

Your shredded veggies look absolutely delicious. And garlic adds that “perfect something” to everything (almost). YES, yes on the VitaMix. I held off for years because they’re so expensive, but you can make the most wonderful smoothies and no one would ever know you had lettuce, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, beets or whatever other veggie you can throw in there. And the soups — oh my gosh, you can blitz up the creamiest soups (sans cream) with a VitaMix. I got mine online with a 20% coupon from Bed, Bath and Beyond. Still expensive, but 20% of a gazillion dollars is pretty good.

Great post, Erin! Next time, let me know when dinner is served. =)
Melissa
xo

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:03:21 +0000

Hi Alta!
I share your frustration. My taller half (Jeff is 6’5″) also is very particular about his vegetable consumption. In fact, he eats them first to “get them out of the way so I can enjoy my meal.” I’m not even kidding. And I can’t try to disguise them, he’s been very specific that the attempt would be a very bad idea. I’m limited to broccoli, green beans and asparagus for him.
I really need a VitaMix so I can do green smoothies for him. I keep telling Heidi (Adventures of a Gluten Free Mom) how much I covet hers.

By: Alta

Alta — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:07:15 +0000

I love your shredded carrot and zucchini idea. My hubby *might* try a bite of zucchini that way. He’s one of those that really doesn’t like veggies. Which is hard for me to patient with, as I naturally LOVE them. I have found a few ways to “disguise” them in sauces, etc. where he finds them tasty, but I tend to try to just up our consumption of husband-friendly produce (which is little more than carrots or broccoli!) and come up with creative ways to eat them!