A healthy diet for someone that can't stand salad or veg

Gilly said:
Whats the best stuff to add to pasta sauces without it being too strong? I can't abide the smell or taste of cucumber so as I'll be doing the cooking they're out alongside fungus :p
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Make your own pasta sauces and you can get away with loads of things. Peppers immediately spring to mind as something that you can just throw straight in. Courgettes (chopped fairly thinly) are possible too - just try things out and see what works for you :)
 
No, you get the clingfilm, use a ramakin or something similar, lay the clingfilm over, drop the egg in, twist the corners so you have a tight ball with no air and drop the clingfilmed ball of egg into water. The white DOES congeal around the yolk which goes into the middle, there's none of this white on one side, yolk on the other.

4 minutes for a large egg, they are perfect every time, cut into them and the yolk comes pouring out.

Trust me, try it tomorrow. :).

Another alternative is to drop the egg in (in its shell) into boiling water for 20-30 seconds, get it out (with a ladle or something obviously) and then crack it back into the water (no need to stirring), as the white is already solidifying it wraps back around the yolk. Saw this method on TV last week, I tried it but personally I find the clingfilm method to be faultless and as I said, no pan mess :).
 
Cybermyk said:
I just use lightly salted boiling water and turn the egg over with a big spoon a couple of times til it stays together, there's really no need for anything elaborate :)
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I don't risk breaking it, and the preperation of it all can be done in less than a minute whilst the water is boiling :p.
 
Chicken Caesar Salad is lovely if you don't go overboard with the sauce (I find Newmans Own by far the best).


Lightly sear the chicken breast(s) in a pan with light olive oil in the pan for around 4-5 minutes, applying both salt and pepper before turning, put into an oven able pot and fill with 1-1.5cm water for 15-20 minutes (until juices run clear).
Wash Romaine lettuce, cut the bottom off and bin. Cut into 1" sections for 2/3's of the lettuce, add to a bowl and add Salad dressing (Newmans Own Caesar Sauce for me) and mix up gently with hands.

Add little cherry tomatoes if you so wish (I don't) or add croutons (olive oil on bread cubes - 10-15mins).

Remove Chicken, rest on a bed of Romaine lettuce, add a little sauce on chicken if you wish, add a light bit of salt (again, if you wish) and eat. I find this lovely despite normally disliking lettuce and finding Chicken bland.
 
My problem with salads is that I need something strong/thick enough to hide the consistency of the things as well as the smell, so i end up using so much salad dressing that its useless.
 
I find Newmans Caesar to be pretty strong anyway, meaning you don't need that much, though I'll use an entire bottle in making a meal for three.

Have a look at http://www.ifoods.tv as there might be some stuff on there you fancy trying.
 
Not trying to be confrontational or anything but you seem just as fussy as me when it comes to foods :o

Salads are a tricky one - I never used to enjoy them at all. However a little experimentation with different ingredients and trying different foods I'll now happily eat away at an entire salad bar bar the tomatoes and mushrooms.

Instead of focusing on what I didn't like I aimed for the things I do like (Jersey Royals, carrots, cucumber, beans, sweetcorn) then a decent amount of salad cream :)

Slowly adding in things I wasn't desperatly keen on (peppers and lettuce) and just working up from there :)

As for steak (an excellent choice) I've found avoiding Rib-Eye is a good start. If buying sirlion or rump choose the least fatty ones on offer and trim the fat off it further when you get it home. Grill it as well as opposed to frying it.

Chicken I'm finding in an ovenproof dish covered in foil in the over for about an hour - delicious with some seasonal FRESH vegetables. Fresh is the key to these things. Get whats in season and look for different ways to serve it and if needed diffferent sauces to cover it up somewhat whilst you try and get used to the taste/texture of the new food you trying.

Hmmm here endeth the waffle :>
 
Nothing confrontational there dude, I know I'm fussy. it is slowly learning to overcome that thats the issue :)
 
I just need to take you to Cyprus again I think ;)

I'll type up a response when I get home this evening, seeing as I know you pretty well I hope I'll be able to add some use to this thread. :)
 
Bananas?

I'm not a huge veg fan either but I can get broccoli quite easily, if it's hard just throw it in your mouth with a small peice of chicken at the same time, takes away the awful taste of green stuff.

Soup is your friend. I've always been able to eat vegetables when they are in a soup?
 
Gilly said:
Nothing confrontational there dude, I know I'm fussy. it is slowly learning to overcome that thats the issue :)
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Didn't realise you were that fussy dude, you're almost as bad as me! I'm slowly trying to overcome it as well. It'll take ages but hopefully I'll get there :)
 
What is it that you dislike about vegetables? because it's a rather broad statement to say you don't like them all so there must be specific things about them you dislike. Is it the idea? the taste? the texture? the smell? Look for similar attributes in the veg you do like and then maybe go for other veg which share these attributes. I know as a kid it was the texture I wasn't so keen on for certain vegetables and particularly mushrooms. Most vegetables can be disguised and cooked in different ways to avoid the thing that turns you off them most, although if you dislike curry that is one of the best ways.

My folks had a no nonsense attitude to food though so I did get used to it. I remember my old man putting a meal down for me to eat which I refused for 2 meals. When it was reheated for a 3rd attempt I ate it all then forced myself to vomit to make my point and save face as much as a 5 yr old can. I knew I was beaten though haha, and I'm still not a great fan of marrow
 
I know you said you can't force yourself to eat stuff you don't want to eat but I think the best thing you could do is do exactly that for a few weeks.

Just suck it up and do it. Everything I currently eat I used to hate, but I forced myself to become accustomed to it and now I love all my food and can appreciate great cuisine a lot more.
 
>:|sh4d0w|:< said:
Goodness me, Ive seen little kids fuss less over veg and salad. Just get it down you.
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If you read my posts you'll see I've tried that and am attempting to rectify it, so what exactly is the purpose of your post?
Youstolemyname said:
found the document Gilly but its a 20page copyrighted piece. Could kind of summarise it for you if you want?
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Are there any recipes or anything there?

If it is an official document and is anything like the ones I have to use I imagine there's a fair old bunch of waffle in it :p
 
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