Is this the equivalent of eating a salad?

[Anonymous]

So I hate eating vegetables and salad in general. I know I need to eat vegetables for health reasons. I started mixing:
handful of baby spinach, long kale leaf, half a carrot, 2 broccoli pieces with 4 or so chunks of pineapple and a handfull of blueberries in the cuisinart food processor so it essentially purees into a thick soup. Then I have been eating the soup. I do not enjoy it but I find it doable versus eating a salad which disgusts me. So my question is what are the draw backs? will I still get all the fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, nutrients by processing the food into a puree then eating it? I am a healthy weight -- 5'7" and 135lbs. I eat lots of processed foods and carbohydrates... pasta, bread, cheese, chips etc. and I am trying to do this to get a bit healthier.

[Anonymous]

Why not eat cooked vegetables? Or actual soup?

[Anonymous]

Yes, that's totally fine. Glad you found something that works for you.

May I give you a tip? Try different raw nuts to see which ones you like. A handful of nuts is much healthier than a handful of chips, and you still get the hand-to-mouth action and a substantial (though not as loud) crunch like you do with chips.

[Anonymous]

I really think you ought to give a regular salad, fruit, or veggies a chance. I'm sorry but blending in all together like that just sounds awful and can't imagine it is more palatable.

[Anonymous]

fruit has too much sugar for losing weight

[Anonymous]

You don't have to eat salad. Surely there are vegetables out there that do not disgust you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:fruit has too much sugar for losing weight

Now that is just idiotic.

Pureeing the veggies shouldn't take any nutrition away. Green smoothies are a big thing, and you are doing a variation on that.
Do you eat any cooked vegetables? Salad isn't a necessity.

[Anonymous]

What is it that you don't like about salad? You can skip the lettuce you know...

[Anonymous]

I just do not like the taste or texture of most veggies. I am not trying to lose weight so including pineapple does not bother me. I am just trying to get vitamins, frolic acid, iron etc from a source other than a pill.

[Anonymous]

OP, you're fine with the smoothies. The fiber content will remain and so Willie nutrients bust make sure there's nut son it or you're pairing with a meal with olive oil for absorption if fat soluble vitamins (a,d,e and k).

[Anonymous]

Short answer: Yes, pureeing preserves all the fiber and nutrients. You'd lose the fiber through juicing.

[Anonymous]

Op I do this too, I don't have time during the day to eat enough veggies, or just don't feel like it. I can eat them at dinner fine. I make a green smoothie for breakfast most days. There is no difference between eating them in a salad or blending them and drinking them.

[Anonymous]

How about a V8 or Bloody Mary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really think you ought to give a regular salad, fruit, or veggies a chance. I'm sorry but blending in all together like that just sounds awful and can't imagine it is more palatable.

OP said it is more palatable to her than a salad. This is not a helpful response.

I think it's fine OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just do not like the taste or texture of most veggies. I am not trying to lose weight so including pineapple does not bother me. I am just trying to get vitamins, frolic acid, iron etc from a source other than a pill.

Don't know if you like the texture of dried fruit any better, but apricots are high in iron. Legumes are also a good source for both.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/top-10-iron-rich-foods

http://www.kznhealth.gov.za/nutrition/food6.htm