topic Re: Veggie Arguements!!!!!! in Kitchen

Veggie Arguements!!!!!!

ECBG — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:50:14 GMT

Do you and you hubby have a vegetable war often? We do!

Having taught nutrition as part of my majors (although, color was my path), if we aren't "blessed" with a leftover green vegetable, I can always throw together slaw, a salad, frozen (emergency) spinach or something.

Right now I have (he won't eat and I love) snow peas! We both like green beans, but they DO take a lot of prep work. I don't go through all of that for ONE night!

My evening question is WHAT green veggie do you want?". I am met with a frown!

Is your dinner time easier?

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PA Mom-mom — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:53:58 GMT

@ECBG Blessings! My DH loves anything fresh.

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Mary Bailey — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:01:43 GMT

DH literally doesn't like "green" anything

he ate a lot of green frosting as a child, guess what happened....

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freakygirl — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:05:54 GMT

we both love vegetables and eat it majority of the time. i very seldom eat meat. we like the same kinds of food, he cooks really well, so no problem here.

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Lucky Charm — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:15:55 GMT

My husband gets a HUGE salad (dinner plate size) every nite before dinner. He's a carnivore, but loves my salads.

It's not just let, toms and cucs.

I add peppers, snow peas, chick peas, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus, brocolli---whatever I'm making for my dinner--gets tossed into his salad.

The salad fills him up pretty good and that keeps down his portions of meat and potatoes.....

Almost every nite he says 'That was the best salad I've ever had'. Been hearing that for decades.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:23:06 GMT

We eat fairly heallty, it's just not something I get overly concerned about. We are both healthy, our weight is in check.

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ECBG — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:24:36 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
My husband gets a HUGE salad (dinner plate size) every nite before dinner. He's a carnivore, but loves my salads.

It's not just let, toms and cucs.

I add peppers, snow peas, chick peas, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus, brocolli---whatever I'm making for my dinner--gets tossed into his salad.

The salad fills him up pretty good and that keeps down his portions of meat and potatoes.....

Almost every nite he says 'That was the best salad I've ever had'. Been hearing that for decades.

@Lucky Charm Sounds SO yummy, although, I can't take the texture of dried beans or peas in any form.

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Desertdi — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:59:13 GMT

My husband ate anything that wasn't moving..........

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Memebell — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 01:03:48 GMT

I love salads but I mix it up with different twists on them. I also do English lea salads and broccoli salads but they are best made a day head of time. My go to veggie though is asparagus just topped with a little garlic salt. I love it!

i also love Lima beans, but I am not sure that really counts as a green veggie...haha.

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jannabelle1 — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 01:31:31 GMT

No arguments at my house since I don't cook a big meal every day. I'm lucky that my hubby will eat anything that I make. Meal time just isn't a big deal for us and we seldom sit down and eat at the same time. Veggies aren't always green....acorn squash, summer squash, sliced tomatoes, canned carrots....all of them will work for both of us.

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jeanlake — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 01:38:10 GMT

We're vegetable people but we do have our individual preferences. Hubs could eat corn on the cob several times a week and eats cauliflower and cucumber slices like a snack. Not my first choices. I like artichoke and asparagus; not his first choices.

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Pook — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 02:04:44 GMT

My SO won't eat most vegetables and I do like many but just not worth the effort to make for me only even when I cook. We only have supper together so I often eat vegetables as snacks during the day. Not worth arguments!

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Pezzie — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 03:14:43 GMT

DH will eat any veggie, fresh or frozen, except for brussel sprouts.

I once roasted brussel sprouts with bacon - everything is better with bacon right? - to entice him, and he informed me that ploy wouldn't work. Lol

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Harpa — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:20:46 GMT

@Mary Bailey wrote:
DH literally doesn't like "green" anything
he ate a lot of green frosting as a child, guess what happened....

@Mary Bailey

My DH is the same way!

Me? I'm not happy unless I do have something green, preferably, leaves!

@ECBG

No arguments for us. I just try to accommodate everyone's different tastes.

I did a tuna cassarole the other day, but left out the peas for DH & DSIL. My daughter simply made a separate batch of peas, which all the children and ladies ate.

Did you ever see Jamie take a handful of green beans, tap the stemmed end of the beans on the counter to get all of them to the same size, and then with one whack, chop off the ends? When I do fresh green beans, I always just leave on the tails. Then I either roast or steam the beans whole. So hardly no preparation at all.

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LindaSal — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:31:48 GMT

I am lucky as my hubby will pretty much eat anything. He likes a salad every night with his dinner. Me, I am the picky one with the veggies. I do like some but prefer spinach.

Most of the time I will bypass the salad for myself, I just get too full.

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eddyandme — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:50:25 GMT

@Pezzie wrote:
DH will eat any veggie, fresh or frozen, except for brussel sprouts.
I once roasted brussel sprouts with bacon - everything is better with bacon right? - to entice him, and he informed me that ploy wouldn't work. Lol

@Pezzie, your DH doesn't like brussel sprouts!!??!! Bestill my heart! I don't have a DH, but a I a dear four-legged boy who LOVES brussel sprouts - actually his fave veggie! He's particularly fond of air fryer blackened sprouts; me, I like a little worcestershire/soy sprinkled over them.

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eddyandme — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 14:56:13 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
My husband gets a HUGE salad (dinner plate size) every nite before dinner. He's a carnivore, but loves my salads.

It's not just let, toms and cucs.

I add peppers, snow peas, chick peas, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus, brocolli---whatever I'm making for my dinner--gets tossed into his salad.

The salad fills him up pretty good and that keeps down his portions of meat and potatoes.....

Almost every nite he says 'That was the best salad I've ever had'. Been hearing that for decades.

Sounds like you make some very special and delicious salads, @Lucky Charm !

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eddyandme — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 15:02:06 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:
@Lucky Charm wrote:
My husband gets a HUGE salad (dinner plate size) every nite before dinner. He's a carnivore, but loves my salads.

It's not just let, toms and cucs.

I add peppers, snow peas, chick peas, blanched green beans, roasted asparagus, brocolli---whatever I'm making for my dinner--gets tossed into his salad.

The salad fills him up pretty good and that keeps down his portions of meat and potatoes.....

Almost every nite he says 'That was the best salad I've ever had'. Been hearing that for decades.

Sounds like you make some very special and delicious salads, @Lucky Charm !

Something happened - never finished my post @LuckyCharm. Could you give some go-together suggestions? and/or homemade dressing ideas? Thanx!

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ECBG — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 17:01:42 GMT

@Harpa I've never seen green beans cut. In the south we break them, so no.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 17:12:03 GMT

@Harpa wrote:
@Mary Bailey wrote:
DH literally doesn't like "green" anything
he ate a lot of green frosting as a child, guess what happened....

@Mary Bailey
My DH is the same way!
Me? I'm not happy unless I do have something green, preferably, leaves!

@ECBG
No arguments for us. I just try to accommodate everyone's different tastes.

I did a tuna cassarole the other day, but left out the peas for DH & DSIL. My daughter simply made a separate batch of peas, which all the children and ladies ate.

Did you ever see Jamie take a handful of green beans, tap the stemmed end of the beans on the counter to get all of them to the same size, and then with one whack, chop off the ends? When I do fresh green beans, I always just leave on the tails. Then I either roast or steam the beans whole. So hardly no preparation at all.

@Harpa I do what Jamie does for the ends then I cut the bean into about 3 pieces. Don’t like them whole as it doesn’t fit in the mouth very well as we like them al dente.