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Liz Rosenbaum Fitness » Blog Archive » Strength Training Party — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:58:57 +0000

[...] of the greatest ways to teach kids how to love and appreciate exercise, is to make it fun for them! {Just like you can make eating fruits and veggies fun!} Here’s a picture my husband snapped of my daughter and me as we were having a [...]

By: Liz Rosenbaum

Liz Rosenbaum — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:45:29 +0000

Turnips? LOL! No, Krista, that is a veggie I have yet to try. I’m not quite sure why, but it just sounds gross to me. ha ha! J.D. – It makes me laugh that you can drink nasty healthy stuff, but you can’t eat decent tasting healthy stuff! Too funny! Although, if you try that spinach shake recipe, you will see that it actually tastes divine! I promise! Autumn – I love grape tomatoes too! Although I wish they were cheaper… at my local grocery store, it’s almost $4 for a tiny little carton of them! Augh! Eileen – I have never in my life heard of a child whose favorite veggies are mushrooms! How crazy is that? I’ve never been a mushroom fan myself – so I think it’s cool that your daughter eats them! Jen – That’s awesome that you have more veggies than fruit! Most people that I have worked with have no problem adding the fruit – it’s the veggies that present a problem. I’m impressed that you eat that many veggies a day! It makes you feel so good doesn’t it?

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:14:28 +0000

I think I get around 2 1/2 Cups a day, or I try to. For some reason I tend to eat more veggies than fruit, and I need to add more fruit to my diet as well. Jens last blog post..Fun Valentines Day Giveaway: Cuties California Mandarins

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:58:10 +0000

My daughter loves to “dip” her veggies –
so I mix ranch dressing with plain non-fat
yogurt (50/50). Also, I let her eat lots of
her favorite veggies – mushrooms are #1. I use
my green smoothie to sneak in extra spinach.

By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:12:22 +0000

We are working hard in our house to eat more veggies. My kids are addicted to those grape tomatoes. Any other raw veggies you can forget about it though. they have to be cooked, even for me. I don't mind bell peppers raw of tomatoe and onion as long as it is on a sandwich. We do have fresh cooked ones every night at dinner though! Autumns last blog post..Why....

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:31:42 +0000

Hey Liz

I’ve never really been a vegetable fan.

I think most of my vegetables come from whatever lands on my pizza

I did my best when I did living foods for a month.

I also did pretty well when I took the Zone for a test drive.

I don’t mind drinking vegetables though. In fact, I can drink some nasty stuff pretty well, when I know it’s good for me, such as wheat grass.

J.D. Meiers last blog post..Focus and Energy

By: Blake

Blake — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:00:42 +0000

I'm a big fan of veggies. I think always having them available is key! Blakes last blog post..Good Stuff to Read 1/30/09

By: Krista

Krista — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:41:03 +0000

Have you ever had turnips?? Sounds crazy I know…I buy them at the store ALL the time….I cut them in half and peel off the outer part and cut them into little bite size square pieces. In fact, I cut up radishes, turnips, celery, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, broccoli, and whatever vegetable I have bought…I cut them all up in small pieces….Make a big bowl so I have it on hand for a few days…Get my helping of veggies and add low fat or fat free ranch and a handful of slivered almonds on the top…it’s so true Liz that your taste buds start to CRAVE those foods…
I’ll sit down for lunch and eat a bowl full of veggies with a little bit of dressing…There is something about the texture of it all that really satisfies you..and…if I’m needing to add protein..I will open a can of shredded chicken (I stock up at Costco on this) add in the chicken and fat free italian and add in all the ingredients..PLUS red grapes or even cut up apples….and it becomes my whole meal…add a little pepper, onion salt or garlic and your sliced almonds…aaahhh yummy…All those textures and on a multi grain piece of bread…Sometimes I will even top if with sprouts..SO GOOD and refreshing..
For my sons lunch I always send carrots and light or fat free dressing and he eats it every day..Broccoli becomes a green tree and cauliflower becomes snow trees and we make up a game..he eats them every time and manages to steal the cooked carrots off my plate..It’s GREAT..whatever game I can get to work…

By: Liz Rosenbaum

Liz Rosenbaum — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:05:23 +0000

Amy – I would LOVE to have 50 different salad recipes on hand! I typically eat the same one over and over, so a new one would be nice!
And Lance – That’s awesome that you take those raw veggies to work with you. Whenever my husband takes raw veggies to work, (which is pretty often), all of the nurses tease him for eating “chic” food! LOL!

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:41:04 +0000

Hi Liz,
I love my veggies too! I have made it a habit to take a container of them with me each day – usually broccoli, cauliflower, and green peppers. After reading hear, I want some of those peapods too!! I need to look next time I’m at the store.

Getting our kids to eat them…well, they will. But they like to complain about it! I like how you’re making it fun to eat them – something else for me to try. We occassionally let them use a ranch dressing to dip in. I’d like to see them not use this – so it’s not all the time – and it does make veggie time easier (and funner for them).

I’m loving what I’ve read here – a couple of great ideas for me to try! Thanks much Liz!!