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Default Yucky vegetables

Ozgirl wrote:
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> i hope the test works out well, Lee
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Okay so those veggies we bought for tonight's dinner were a big
>>> bust. I had microwave steamer bags of sweet potatoes, baby summer
>>> squash, Brussel sprouts and also a head of cauliflower which I also
>>> steamed in the microwave. Seasoned them with butter, a little
>>> parmesan cheese and Herbamare.
>>>
>>> The only part Angela liked was the sweet potatoes which are probably
>>> the worst of the bunch considering the carbs. But at least she ate
>>> something.
>>>
>>> I just can't stomach mine. I did manage to swallow a Brussel sprout
>>> but it kept threatening to come back up. I can eat summer squash.
>>> But I really don't like it very much. HATE sweet potatoes and can
>>> only seem to eat cooked cauliflower in very small amounts in a
>>> vegetable soup. No other way.
>>>
>>> Angela has informed me that she wants her veggies raw from now on.
>>> And really I prefer them that way too.
>>>
>>> After we get the 24 hour urine test done, I will buy more stuff that
>>> can be eaten raw. I did have celery but it went all wilty. And we
>>> do have carrots. But not a lot of room in the fridge for anything
>>> else at the moment.

>
> Those Tupperware celery keepers are fabulous for keeping celery fresh
> for a long time. I cut the leaves off and use it in soup or stew and
> cut off the root bit so there are single stalks. Failing that rinse
> the stalks in water and put in a plastic bag and close it. Lasts a
> bit long er than doing nothing at all but not as good as the
> Tupperware thingy


I'm going to have to get one. I always have a problem with celery going bad
before I can finish the whole head.

Are they labelled as such in stores? What do they look like?