How Do You Guys Do...

OmgSexy · 08-20-2005, 11:43 AM

Your vegetables?

I am not really fond of cooking vegetables...only sauteed onions and peppers with a dab of olive oil.

And I usually heat up black and kidney beans from cans.
Should I get raw beans instead? I was just wondering if the canned ones are bad in some way. Since healthier food are always a pain in the butt to prepare.

What do you guys do to your vegies? I wanna know all the dirty details

**EME** · 08-20-2005, 03:48 PM

Hey,

We steam most of the vegetables we cook, or eat them fresh.

If it's something really basic that's canned, like green beans, I just heat them up in a pot on the stove.

Canned vegetables are usually fine, unless they have been canned in a sauce to add flavor. You have to watch out for that. If it's 100% vegetables in the can, without an added sauce, you should be fine with canned veggies. Although, fresh will usually taste better.

Always read the label when eating canned food. Sometimes they'll sneak things in on you!

- EME

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Originally Posted by OmgSexy

Your vegetables?

I am not really fond of cooking vegetables...only sauteed onions and peppers with a dab of olive oil.

And I usually heat up black and kidney beans from cans.
Should I get raw beans instead? I was just wondering if the canned ones are bad in some way. Since healthier food are always a pain in the butt to prepare.

What do you guys do to your vegies? I wanna know all the dirty details

**bigDman** · 08-20-2005, 04:08 PM

yea man just steam them
steamed veggies are good

SouthCaliDiva · 08-20-2005, 04:40 PM

I cosign on the steaming. I hate cooking. So I need it to be as simple as possible.

I have a Black & Decker steamer. Put the veggies in the little bowl, put a chicken breast or two in the outer bowl, sprinkle some lemon juice and fresh ground pepper, and turn it on. 30 min later it's grub time. (If I'm making mass quantities and have more time, I use the oven.)

I don't make beans that often because they take so long to prepare and aren't that convenient to carry to work. The veggies I stick to are green beans, broccoli, and potatoes. (I know, pretty boring.) I'll buy the pre-cut peppers and onions for stir-fry. Every blue moon I'll make a tomato-cucumber salad, but that's about it.

I pretty much only buy frozen. Buying fresh doesn't really work for me because it spoils before I can use it all.

Minotaur · 08-20-2005, 05:06 PM

I like them lightly sauteed in olive oil with seasonings, mainly a little salt and pepper. Or steamed but dressed with olive oil and/or butter (keto) and seasonings. Vegetables are really bland to me, so I have to flavor them somehow, and even then I eat them because I know I have to. It's not a thing I do willingly.

OmgSexy · 08-21-2005, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthCaliDiva

I have a Black & Decker steamer. Put the veggies in the little bowl, put a chicken breast or two in the outer bowl, sprinkle some lemon juice and fresh ground pepper, and turn it on. 30 min later it's grub time. (If I'm making mass quantities and have more time, I use the oven.)

This sounds delicious!

Thanks for all the info guys :bigthumbu

**dbflgirl** · 08-21-2005, 12:20 AM

Just fyi: beans are not vegetables. They are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates with a higher level of protein than, say, oats or rice.

OmgSexy · 08-21-2005, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by EME

Hey,

Always read the label when eating canned food. Sometimes they'll sneak things in on you!

- EME

Very Good advice! Food Companies are very sneaky.

OmgSexy · 08-21-2005, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by dbflgirl

Just fyi: beans are not vegetables. They are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates with a higher level of protein than, say, oats or rice.

So dbflgirl, How do you do your vegies and beans ?

K-N9ne · 08-21-2005, 03:05 AM

Cook them in olive oil or steam.

GameDayDog · 08-21-2005, 06:41 AM

Yeah.. part of my nutritional education from IronMASS.com ..

I just learned that frozen veggies are recommended more tha canned veggies..

Frozen veggies are supposed to be lower in salt... ryght??

P.S. - Don't ask me about cooking.. If I can't throw it in the microwave.. I don't eat it...

Peace..~G
Waiting for McVeggies to come out..

builtbeast · 08-21-2005, 06:54 AM

I steam mine in a steamer, or if I'm in a hurry I'll just put frozen vegetables in the microwave in a microwaveable dish for about 4.5 minutes with plastic wrap over it with a few fork holes in it. Then I add lemon juice for flavoring.

OmgSexy · 08-21-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GameDayDog

P.S. - Don't ask me about cooking.. If I can't throw it in the microwave.. I don't eat it...

ROFL!!!! You are missing out though!

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Originally Posted by GameDayDog

Waiting for McVeggies to come out..

McVeggies... Ewww =p

**dbflgirl** · 08-21-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by OmgSexy

So dbflgirl, How do you do your vegies and beans ?

I eat only fresh veggies and I either steam them or, if I'm in a hurry, put them in the microwave. I tend to "dress" them with olive oil, lemon, s+p. Sometimes, I add some parmesan cheese if the mood strikes. I really love veggies, so I don't put alot of sauces on them.

As for beans... I make a salad with lentils, celery, red onion and carrots (all diced really fine) that is dressed with olive oil, lemon, cumin, s+p. That can sit in the frig for a few days so I am not cooking every day.

Another salad I make has black eyed peas and sweet potato as the base, along with lots of onion. This is another one I can leave in the frig and pick at as I want. Sometimes my husband comes along and eats it all up, though!

I also make a black bean chili with black beans, onion, chili powder, cayenne, and diced tomato. I usually do this with dried beans that I soak and then cook but if I am in a hurry I will used organic, canned beans (just beans - no preservatives or seasonings). This is good over brown rice with a little lime and sour cream (ff or lf).

If any of these strikes you, let me know and I will post recipes. I tend to be a kitchen experimenter, so a lot of things I make I just sort of wing as I go but I can usually create a recipe when needed.

HAYWOOD JABLOME · 08-21-2005, 05:40 PM

steamed + lemon juice

OmgSexy · 08-22-2005, 03:50 AM

Sounds awesome!

I wish I could make big batches of Salad, so that I wouldn't have to make a fresh one everyday. But it goes bad since I am the only one eating it (my husband eats it once and awhile).
I have gotten really good at cooking cuz of experimenting. So I know what you mean about winging it LoL.

I would love to see some of your recipes, so go ahead and post them if you feel to.

Thanks again for the info everyone!

**A.FreeRadical** · 08-22-2005, 05:01 AM

For quick steamed vegetables:
i have a clear plastic dome that is made to keep food warm. I put the vegetable on a dinner plate and use this dome to steam the vegetables in the microwave. This is good for asparagus, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower.

For a quick stir fry:
I use my omelet pan with olive oil and stir fry onions, peppers and other vegetables.

Vegetables in chicken broth:

A favorite of mine is chunks of potato, green beans and onions cooked in 2 cans of chicken broth. I add olive oil, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper to spice this up. I put this in a large plastic container and use it for serveral meals during the week. Sometimes I eat it like soup garnished with parsley or without the broth as a vegetable serving.

Raw vegetables:

Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spring onions, celery are great for munching with a dip. There are lots of salad greens in the produce section of your grocery store. Some of my favorites are baby spinach, watercress, arugala, red sails, romaine and spring mix. Try these in salads along with mushrooms, radishes, carrots, peppers, onions, red cabbage and white cabbage.

For bland vegetables, add some butter (a teaspoon won't kill you) or sprinkle some grated cheese on them.

Eat your vegetables!

*

OmgSexy · 08-22-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by A.FreeRadical

Eat your vegetables!

Yes I am definitely eating them! And slowly trying to include a larger variety of them.

**dbflgirl** · 08-22-2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by OmgSexy

I wish I could make big batches of Salad, so that I wouldn't have to make a fresh one everyday. But it goes bad since I am the only one eating it (my husband eats it once and awhile).

If you make a bean salad, it will keep for several days. Just don't add lettuce.

**schroeder** · 08-22-2005, 06:29 PM

i take a vitamin....bring on the meat!!!!

jp.....usually it's just canned or boiled yams for me

08-20-2005, 11:43 AM	#1
OmgSexy Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 120 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	How Do You Guys Do... Your vegetables? I am not really fond of cooking vegetables...only sauteed onions and peppers with a dab of olive oil. And I usually heat up black and kidney beans from cans. Should I get raw beans instead? I was just wondering if the canned ones are bad in some way. Since healthier food are always a pain in the butt to prepare. What do you guys do to your vegies? I wanna know all the dirty details

08-20-2005, 04:40 PM	#4
SouthCaliDiva IronMass Donator Join Date: May 2005 Location: H-Town bound!!!!!!!! Posts: 515 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 9	I cosign on the steaming. I hate cooking. So I need it to be as simple as possible. I have a Black & Decker steamer. Put the veggies in the little bowl, put a chicken breast or two in the outer bowl, sprinkle some lemon juice and fresh ground pepper, and turn it on. 30 min later it's grub time. (If I'm making mass quantities and have more time, I use the oven.) I don't make beans that often because they take so long to prepare and aren't that convenient to carry to work. The veggies I stick to are green beans, broccoli, and potatoes. (I know, pretty boring.) I'll buy the pre-cut peppers and onions for stir-fry. Every blue moon I'll make a tomato-cucumber salad, but that's about it. I pretty much only buy frozen. Buying fresh doesn't really work for me because it spoils before I can use it all. __________________ It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains. The stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

08-20-2005, 05:06 PM	#5
Minotaur Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey Posts: 103 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	I like them lightly sauteed in olive oil with seasonings, mainly a little salt and pepper. Or steamed but dressed with olive oil and/or butter (keto) and seasonings. Vegetables are really bland to me, so I have to flavor them somehow, and even then I eat them because I know I have to. It's not a thing I do willingly. __________________ "You monsters are such interesting creatures! I was just saying to my girlfriend, just the other day, 'Monsters are such interesting people! Why I'll bet they lead such interesting lives!' The things you must see and the things you must do! My stars!"

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08-21-2005, 05:40 PM	#15
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08-21-2005, 12:20 AM	#7
dbflgirl Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 646 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 19	Just fyi: beans are not vegetables. They are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates with a higher level of protein than, say, oats or rice.

08-21-2005, 03:05 AM	#10
K-N9ne Amateur Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 71 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Cook them in olive oil or steam.

08-21-2005, 06:54 AM	#12
builtbeast Großer Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a very red state Posts: 1,430 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 94	I steam mine in a steamer, or if I'm in a hurry I'll just put frozen vegetables in the microwave in a microwaveable dish for about 4.5 minutes with plastic wrap over it with a few fork holes in it. Then I add lemon juice for flavoring.

08-22-2005, 03:50 AM	#16
OmgSexy Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 120 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Sounds awesome! I wish I could make big batches of Salad, so that I wouldn't have to make a fresh one everyday. But it goes bad since I am the only one eating it (my husband eats it once and awhile). I have gotten really good at cooking cuz of experimenting. So I know what you mean about winging it LoL. I would love to see some of your recipes, so go ahead and post them if you feel to. Thanks again for the info everyone!

08-22-2005, 05:01 AM	#17
A.FreeRadical the Epicurean Bodybuilder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,245 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 58	For quick steamed vegetables: i have a clear plastic dome that is made to keep food warm. I put the vegetable on a dinner plate and use this dome to steam the vegetables in the microwave. This is good for asparagus, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower. For a quick stir fry: I use my omelet pan with olive oil and stir fry onions, peppers and other vegetables. Vegetables in chicken broth: A favorite of mine is chunks of potato, green beans and onions cooked in 2 cans of chicken broth. I add olive oil, crushed red pepper, salt, pepper to spice this up. I put this in a large plastic container and use it for serveral meals during the week. Sometimes I eat it like soup garnished with parsley or without the broth as a vegetable serving. Raw vegetables: Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, spring onions, celery are great for munching with a dip. There are lots of salad greens in the produce section of your grocery store. Some of my favorites are baby spinach, watercress, arugala, red sails, romaine and spring mix. Try these in salads along with mushrooms, radishes, carrots, peppers, onions, red cabbage and white cabbage. For bland vegetables, add some butter (a teaspoon won't kill you) or sprinkle some grated cheese on them. Eat your vegetables! * __________________ "Is it going to be the red pill or the blue pill, Neo? The red pill will answer the question 'What is the Matrix?' Choose carefully. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more." Ron Paul for President, 2008 A.FreeRadical ...the Epicurean bodybuilder Height: 5'9", Age: 62, My last high on 2/1/2006 was 196 lbs. My last low on 8/08/2006 was 167.5 lbs. Cutting until I am lean Starting weight: 190 lbs. bodyfat: 19.7% November 27th: 183 lbs. bodyfat: 18.3% bodyfat Goal Weight: 176 lbs with no more than 10% bodyfat My recipe collection

08-22-2005, 06:29 PM	#20
schroeder Der Leutnant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: tacoma, wa Posts: 884 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 17	i take a vitamin....bring on the meat!!!! jp.....usually it's just canned or boiled yams for me __________________ Live from Baghdad! Ich bin gross und stark!