Post by pinkplasticdoll on Oct 17, 2012 9:17:29 GMT -5
The only canned veggies we use in our house are crushed tomatoes, chick peas and canned black beans if I forgot to cook them in the crockpot and then freeze them. We arent big on canned veggies I think they are disgusting.
Post by starrieskies on Oct 17, 2012 11:01:54 GMT -5
I will not purchase canned vegetables, unless I absolutely HAVE to. I have yet to run into an occasion that makes this necessary. H doesn't eat vegetables unless they're deep fried, and DS and I prefer frozen or fresh.
I will not purchase canned vegetables, unless I absolutely HAVE to. I have yet to run into an occasion that makes this necessary. H doesn't eat vegetables unless they're deep fried, and DS and I prefer frozen or fresh.
I will not purchase canned vegetables, unless I absolutely HAVE to. I have yet to run into an occasion that makes this necessary. H doesn't eat vegetables unless they're deep fried, and DS and I prefer frozen or fresh.
And you married him???
Yep. It didn't bother me too much until after we had DS and had a helluva time getting him to eat veggies.
I've also found ways to sneak little things into foods I know he'll eat. Usually by the time he's discovered that the veggies are hiding in there, he's already decided he likes the dish so he doesn't complain too much.
I've literally seen him eat broccoli once in the 11 years we've been together. Sometimes I can get him to eat corn or a salad. But not often.
Of all the reasons I have questioned my sanity for marrying him in the past, not being a veggie eater was never really one that crossed my mind.
What do people who don't eat vegetables eat? This is so foreign to me. My sister's boyfriend is the same way and when I ask her she's like, "I don't know, he gets himself hoagies a lot. I think he has a cheesesteak for dinner a few times a week."
Post by fussbucket on Oct 17, 2012 12:14:09 GMT -5
Refusing to eat veggies is to me about as sane and rational as refusing to drink water. I mean this is shit you need to live, provided you have any aspirations for any kind of quality of life. Not optional. No complaining. Required. To. Live. Normal. Life.
My mom will eat plan lettuce on sandwiches, potatoes(mashed, baked, or french fries) and corn. THAT IS IT! UNLESS it is Campbell's vegatable beef soup. And she will pick stuff out of that.
My dad will only drink water if he is DESPERATELY thirsty.
Post by starrieskies on Oct 17, 2012 12:21:52 GMT -5
He's strictly meat and potatoes.
I believe this is partially due to his mother being a severe enabler and keeping potted plants on the kitchen table where he could hide his vegetables at dinner so his dad didn't yell at him. He never really had to eat them, so he never took the time to find ones he liked and now says he hates them all.
Refusing to eat veggies is to me about as sane and rational as refusing to drink water. I mean this is shit you need to live, provided you have any aspirations for any kind of quality of life. Not optional. No complaining. Required. To. Live. Normal. Life.
Right???
Also, dinner isn't complete without a vegetable. I don't know how people do it.
Post by fussbucket on Oct 17, 2012 12:31:00 GMT -5
Well super. When the time comes, just put a potted plant on the table and he can put his diabeetus, gout, and heart disease in there. Looks like he's got this all figured out. Nice work, starries' MIL.
I'm okay with certain canned veggies, but not others. Corn and tomatoes (esp. for sauce) are two that spring to mind. I also like canned beans. I try to get the low-sodium versions when possible. Most other canned veggies have weird textures and I can't eat them without gagging.
Post by starrieskies on Oct 17, 2012 12:38:02 GMT -5
I am however thankful that he partners with me in encouraging DS to eat his veggies, although I firmly believe his encouragement would have a greater impact if DS saw his dad eat them too.
Dude, at some point, you acknowledge that perhaps your parents didn't have the best idea and move the fuck on.
I find it endlessly odd that dude's I don't eat veggies defense as a grown ass man is well, my mommy didn't make me.
You know, my mommy didn't let me have sex when I was a kid but I sure as shit figured out that was some good shit and learned to get my fuck on all the same.
I am however thankful that he partners with me in encouraging DS to eat his veggies, although I firmly believe his encouragement would have a greater impact if DS saw his dad eat them too.
I think if he's not practicing what he's preaching he's actively undermining, not helping. Kids are never to young to detect do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do BS. It makes them less inclined to take anything you say seriously, in fact.
Plus, there are endless ways to prep veggies. It's not as if someone keeps giving him the same glass of coke over and over again and expecting different results.
Meh, my husband refuses to eat most veggies and my kids down em like they are candy, so I don't think it's always an issue.
I like canned goods but I have this weird thing where I only enjoy food like, 1 week a month, and the rest I just eat so I don't die. So my taste is easily questionable.
Post by MixedBerryJam on Oct 17, 2012 18:10:24 GMT -5
When I was a broke student and my cat was hopelessly constipated I gave her canned green beans (which worked like a charm, btw) and now I have a cat-laxative association with canned green beans. This apparently crosses over to all canned vegetables. Plus, I like vegetables barely cooked and canned are always too mushy for me.
I do put canned chestnuts and bamboo into stirfries, but I don't know any other way to get them.