Fuck it. Some great ways to add veggies to your diet:
- roast those fuckers. This works for most veggies except corn kernels (you can do the whole cob though!). All you need is some oil, seasonings (do not forget salt and pepper), and whatever herbs you got. You can use frozen veggies for this with no problem. I also throw some chicken breasts and season them up the same way and let them roast on the same sheet pan. This lessens the clean up and all the juices mix and it gets tasty. Squirt some lemon juice over it when you're done and ta-da
- dice or grate them into sauces for pastas or into meatloaf! Carrots are great for this because they have a ton of moisture and can make a meatloaf super moist! You can also just toss a fuckton of spinach into spaghetti sauce and pour it over some noodles. Fast and easy.
- cheese them up. Cheese in excess ain't the best for your cholesterol, but a little will help with the veggies and can help get some dairy into your world (which you need)
- another not so healthy tip, but sautee them in some bacon fat (or duck fat if you're fancy). It's a great way to make them tasty
- go hard on the seasonings and herbs. When in doubt, use some Lowry's. A lot of people think veggies can only be steamed unseasoned messes. Just season them up nicely.
- butter. Butter makes things better. Use it.
- soup or chili! You can totally throw a bag of frozen corn kernels into a pot of chili. (I do this instead of beans because I don't fuck with the texture of beans) Or just throw random veggies in some stock with maybe shredded chicken or whatever and you have a soup.
Break out of this thought process that you need to suffer for veggies. Once you start to expand how you prepare them and how you spice them up, it gets easier to eat them. You don't need to eat a variety if you can't stomach others, just find which ones you like. My autistic ass loves brussel sprouts and broccoli, so I have those more often than others. I don't fuck with the texture of peas so I just don't eat them.
Find what works best for you and go with it. More veggies mean more vitamins and stuff in your body, and you need those.