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I grew up eating canned vegetables. Off the top of my head, I can remember us having plenty of canned green beans, as well as several others. We did have other fresh veggies, but that was kind of rare. We also had frozen veggies from time to time. My husband also grew up eating canned vegetables….alot of them, and rarely fresh veggies, as they had no refrigeration! In fact, I’d bet that there are a lot
of people who have grown up on canned veggies. We both survived, and we made it to adulthood, healthy and ready to take on life.
I didn't think much of it, of course, when I was younger. As far as fruit goes, we usually had bananas, apples, and oranges. Most of the time, though, it was canned fruit - I can remember having canned peaches and pears most of the time. Oh yeah - applesauce, I
used to love me some applesauce, lol!
I can also remember having lettuce - the round head lettuce, or the iceberg chopped in the bag, along with tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers. That's pretty much it. That's the type of salads we ate. We did have broccoli, frozen, but we had it, and we put cheese on it, cause when you are kid or not use to eating Broccoli, it can be an acquired
taste!
Back then, we didn't think in terms of that's bad, or that's good, nor food being clean or dirty. We just ate food. Food didn't hold any moral value. Food was just food.
We didn't have a lot of money and not a whole
lot of education on how to eat better. My mom did the best she could do. At least we got some vegetables. It wasn't always the most vitamin-rich dark green ones, or much variety, but at least we got some. Something is always better than nothing.
I think now that it's one of the reasons I love salads, and will seek them out first, because you can put so many vegetables in at
once.
This brings me to the point moving towards better health, eating better, losing weight, changing your body composition, or building a better relationship with food.
It doesn't have to be perfect. You can just start. Start right where you are with what you have. Maybe that's green beans in a
can, because that's all you know, or frozen ones because they’re convenient and inexpensive. You can start there. Then move on to having fresh green beans or what have you.
Secondly, don't let "Perfect Be The Enemy of Good" - for example, let's take broccoli. I've had clients start with sprinkling a little cheese on their broccoli. You're probably like “well what’s the point”, or “that's not
healthy”. Says who? If it's gonna get my clients to eat more veggies, then by all means put something on them to help you get them down to start. We'll work on eating them without cheese at later time.
You have to work with the body - more specifically the palate, your tongue. If you are not used to eating certain fresh vegetables, its gonna take a minute to learn how to eat said
vegetables.
Lastly, get your veggies in, even if you have to eat canned at times, or if that is all that is available. Put some balsamic vinegar on the fresh ones (this is one of my favorite toppings on my veggies with a lil salt and pepper), some cheese, or a drizzle of oil. If frozen is quicker for you, do that too. Just eat your veggies!
ICYMI: Check out my Facebook Live to see how to keep your veggies longer!
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Yours in Strength and Health, Xo Candace Feast your eyes on these Fitness/Nutrition/Health Articles:
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