What can I do if I hate fruit and veg?
What can I do if I hate fruit and veg?
- Get juiced. Juicing fruit and veg makes them more palatable and easier to digest. Try combining carrots, celery and tomatoes with a dash of Worcestershire sauce in a blender for a non-alcoholic Bloody Mary. Alternatively, blend several tropical fruits like pineapple, passion fruit and papaya with a portion of coconut cream to get a non-alcoholic Pina Colada. For a lighter taste, make a smoothie from blended banana, strawberries, yoghurt and loads of crushed ice.
- Add them to your favourites. Add veggies to your old standbys by finely chopping or pureeing them first. Great combinations include carrots, courgettes, mushrooms and peppers added into a Bolognese sauce. Or, mix some frozen peas and garlic into a cottage pie mixture, or throw in sweetcorn kernels and chopped fine beans to egg fried rice. You probably won’t even taste them, but you’ll get all your necessary daily nutrients.
- Mash them up. Mash vegetables (like you would potatoes) with a touch of reduced fat milk and reduced fat spread – cauliflower and swede, or carrot and celeriac are two pairs that go nicely together. You can also make bubble and squeak with mashed potatoes, peas, boiled cabbage and onion, then shape them into balls and pan fry. Or, make vegetable fritters by lightly coating slices of courgettes, aubergines, mushrooms and peppers in a batter, pan fry for a few minutes and serve with tomato ketchup.
- Slip them into your desserts. Kill two birds with one stone. Justify your allowance of two units of alcohol a day by poaching some pears in red wine and serve with crystallised ginger. If you’re a cream fan, try a fruit fool with reduced fat cream, stewed summer fruits like raspberries and strawberries and a touch of Grand Marnier. Or go for some schooldays nostalgia by making apple or rhubarb crumble or a fruity trifle with canned peaches. Another delicious treat is bread and butter pudding topped with lots of dried fruit like raisins, apricots, and prunes.
- Spice up sandwich fillers. Great pairs include banana and peanut butter; Wensleydale cheese and finely chopped red dessert apples; reduced fat brie and grapes; Havarti cheese with melon; mango and reduced fat cream cheese; figs, feta cheese and pistachio nuts.
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