any way to get greens besides celery or lettuce? (health, tuna, bread)

[brownbagg]

people in the south live off of turnip greens and collards, almost every meal

[Dirt Grinder]

Originally Posted by brownbagg

people in the south live off of turnip greens and collards, almost every meal

We do???? That's news to me.

[justducky2]

I can't taste greens when I put them in my smoothies.

I also just bought a cold-press juicer and love the greens mixed with something sweet like apple.

Of course, I also like to stir fry them.

[LiaLia]

Try watercress. It's sold in small bunches. You can probably use up the whole bunch in one serving of salad. And as far as I've read, it packs more nutrients than many other green vegetables commonly used and that's saying a lot. You won't have to eat it every day to get the benefits. Plus, it doesn't taste bad.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by justducky2

Of course, I also like to stir fry them.

My husband likes to saute them in olive oil/garlic or with bacon drippings.

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[Nor'Eastah]

I never did like "greens", ever since I was a kid and they tried to force them on me!

And I've lived my whole life in perfect health without bothering with them. I'm almost 69 and take no meds, am active outdoors all day, and run circles around our two grown daughters. I mostly eat fish, meat and eggs.

I like peas pretty well so I guess I do eat some greens. Anyway, I'm living proof that you don't need to eat 5 colors a day to be healthy!

[lchoro]

Originally Posted by nickerman

I know I need my greens but I don't like either celery or lettuce. The fact that they spoil so quickly in the frig for one things. I know they can be preserved but I don't like the hassle of all that. What about spinach?

Use salad dressing. Add other vegetables and condiments to make a salad. Use grated cheese, nuts, cranberries, croutons, etc. to add flavor. Supermarkets have some of these in bagged salads and sell them in individual packets.

[Gorges]

people in the south live off of turnip greens and collards, almost every meal

We do???? That's news to me.

Haha. My parents and their siblings all ate this way. It mostly stopped with my generation.

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by Redraven

I see dandelion greens have been mentioned at least once, so I will just say pick the young leaves. the bigger ones get bitter.
It can be eaten raw or cooked.

There is a way to prepare Dandelion greens that removed some of the bitter taste. They are an acquired taste. But I love them! They are used in many areas of Europe as a cleansing tonic in Spring, to rid the body of toxins that built up after typically heavy winter food and drink.


http://www.backwoodshome.com/making-...ons-palatable/