Veggie Junkie
::sigh:: I just love vegetables. I really do!
I get such a hard time from most people about loving vegetables so much, but I swear, cross my heart and hope to die, that I really, TRULY love vegetables! ๐ My dad tells me that I was a rabbit in another life because I eat so many vegetables…
maybe that is why I feel so comfortable around my bunny, hehe
I wasn’t always a vegetable fan…well, OK…maybe I was just a little bit, BUT I didn’t like a wide variety of vegetables like I do now. Here is a story for you…
When I was little, I ate carrots like they were going out of style. I mean I ate them C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-L-Y…not just at lunch or dinner time. I think almost every picture that my parents took from my childhood I have a carrot stick in one hand or the other, and sometimes both ;-). I was a very picky eater when I was younger…if it wasn’t Cheerios, peanut butter, or carrots; I wanted nothing to do with it. That may be a slight exaggeration, but not by much. I was allergic to artificial colors and flavors when I was younger, so it really limited what I could eat in general.
Anyways, back to the story…
One day, my mother notices that my finger tips are starting to change a strange color. The next day my lips. The next day the whites of my eyes. Obviously being a good mother, she does the right thing and takes me to the doctor.
Mom – “What is wrong with my child Doctor?!”
Doctor – ::scratches head:: “Hmmm, let’s take a look”
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Doctor – “Has she eaten anything strange lately?” ::as toddler Raven chomps on carrots sitting on the examination table::
Mom – “Well, I don’t think she has…she pretty much sticks to carrots, Cheerios, and peanut butter”
Doctor – ::doctor smiles:: “The good news is, your child is completely fine. The bad news is, if you can consider it bad news, because she eats so many carrots she has an excessive amount ofย beta-carotene in her system. Which is why she is turning a shade of orange. Look at the bright side, at least she will have good eye sight…but try to get her to eat something besides carrots.”
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The reason I am telling you this story is because last night I had a strictly vegetable dinner and it was fabulous! As always I got the “you don’t want any kind of meat with that??” Nope, I am all set!
Fresh green beans and tomatoes was my dinner and there is nothing wrong with that…
The trick, at least for me, was to find the vegetables that I love…which there are few I don’t…and just experiment with them. There are TONS of vegetable recipes out there to try. Sometimes you come out with something horrific, but that is part of what cooking is right?
Happy Veggie Munching!
12 Comments
Carol Egbert
A Lovely salad with a great combination of flavors. Thanks for great post!
Patty Price
Beautiful salad with two of my favorite ingredients! Beautiful photographs as well. I have heard of people turning orange from too many carrots, it just shows that we are what we eat:-)
Priscilla - She's Cookin'
Cute story ๐ And you’ve hit on one of my all time favorite veggie combos – simple is best!
Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron
I love vegetable too! I think I got it from my mom. She can have only veggies for weeks! Cute bunny! ๐
The green beans and cherry tomatoes are my fav, so that dish looks great to me!
May Ling Wu
Always looking for new salad ideas. Bunny is too sweet and cute!
Rick
That bunny is so adorable! I want one now!
Angie's Recipes
The salad looks really great! ใNice colours and flavours combination…simple delightful.
Bunny…what a cutie!
Kim - Liv Life
A perfect summer combo!!
Magic of Spice
Love that salad…I could eat veggies alone for every meal ๐ Cute bunny!
roxan
I love veggies too! Ok, love is a strong word. I don’t LOVE them but I eat as much as possible since they’re so good me ๐
Dionne Baldwin
Oh your bunny is so incredibly adorable. That’s a very funny story for sure! I’d be worried too if my daughter turned orange but there’s no way she could eat enough of anything to have an adverse effect. She is what the doctor calls a “grazer”…anyway your veggie plate looks delicious. No joke. That is SO dinner tonight.
Dana - Food for Thought
I love veggies, too! This salad looks great! I love the summer for many reasons, but great produce is definitely one of them!