I like everything that OzGirl like...but add on spinach, cabbage,
squash...most kinds, sweet peas, love peppers but they don't love me.

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, green beans, onions, sweet
> potato, tomatoes, peppers, celery, cucumber, radishes and I'll eat
> pretty much everything else Not bad for someone who only ate potato,
> canned peas and very ripe tomato slices between white bread - and eaten
> hours after it was made to let it go soggy, until I was 21....
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> I may have asked this before but I'm going to ask it again. I have a
>> hard time picking just one.
>>
>> I do love beans of all kinds. I could eat them every day but I don't
>> because of the carbs. I eat them less often than I used to. But I do
>> still eat them once a week. Exception being green and wax beans which
>> I eat several times a day. Those are Angela's favorites by far so she
>> wants them often.
>>
>> I also love beets but don't eat them often either. Nobody else in the
>> house will eat them. Mostly I get them at salad bars but I do keep a
>> few cans around just for me.
>>
>> Used to be peas were a favorite vegetable. I still really like them
>> but since Angela is allergic to them I don't eat them often either.
>> She did really like them so I don't like to eat them in front of her.
>> But I do keep a few cans around. When I make tuna casserole I will
>> put some on my portion and if my husband is home on his too. But
>> again there is that carb count.
>>
>> Onions! I tend to keep several kinds and forms on-hand. I put them
>> in darned near everything! I think not only do they taste good but
>> they are good for you.
>>
>> Carrots. Not so much cooked although when my mom does with pot roast
>> they are very good. I haven't a clue how she does them. She uses the
>> large ones cut in sticks. She also puts in potatoes and onion soup
>> mix. The carrots come out with the roast flavor but they are still
>> partially crunchy. I also like the potatoes in there. Can't say the
>> same about the roast. To me it is chewy and underdone, but perhaps
>> that is why the carrots come out that way? I have tried using those
>> and also the baby carrots since those are the favorite in this house.
>> They always cook to mush even when I wait to put them in. And they
>> never develop the deep flavor that my mom's do. So mostly we eat raw
>> carrots here.
>>
>> Celery. So versatile! I add this to a variety of things and also eat
>> it raw.
>>
>> Peppers. I add these to a lot of things too and I love them raw.
>>
>> Tomatoes. I love these both cooked and raw. Angela is finally
>> deciding that she likes the raw ones. Still doesn't like them cooked.
>> She was not pleased when I said I was getting two cases of organic
>> diced from Costco. They have an upcoming coupon for buy one (case) get
>> one free. I will donate one case to the food bank. I also found out
>> they are in need of cat food. Yay! Have been looking for a place to
>> donate that too. Ballerina and Jazzy are picky eaters and won't eat
>> all of the Wellness brand that I stocked up on.
>>
>> Potatoes. Yes they are high in carbs. These are another thing I
>> could eat every day. But I don't. I quit buying the large bags.
>> When my husband was home we could usually use one up before it went
>> bad. But now we can't. So I buy them a few at a time or a small bag
>> of the little pearl ones. Those cook up quickly and they are very
>> good. And they don't seem to spike me.
>>
>> So those are probably my favorites. What are yours?
>>
>>
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