Hi, im 19 years old and im worried about the fact that I simply can't eat fruit or vegatables, i phyically can't eat them, the taste, the texture ewwww. I do enjoy real fruit juices but thats about it. Im just worried about all this 'if you dont eat fruit your guna die soon business'. If anyone can help me in what to eat or any advice, that'd be great!!! Thanks

[size=18][/size]Hi Danny, I would suggest juicing! You could experiment and even mix a carrot and an apple, for example. Put them in the juicer and you have fresh fruit and vegetables.

Or put just one kind of vegetable in the juicer, or one kind of fruits.

Also, do make sure you take a daily multivitamin. V-8 juice is good too. That is all I can think of at the moment.

Sunny

now that is some good advice sunnyside.

hey danny, i also want to encourage you to try some non-traditional ways to eat yoru frutis and veggies. bake them with cheese, roast them on the bbq, throw lots of salad dressing on it, cook them (fruits) for dessert. be adventurous, try and buy some "other" fruits at the super market. maybe more exotic ones you might like? i hope you find a method that would allow you to enjoy fruits and veggies AND reap the health benefits form them! good luck!

Thanks, Ian I hope Danny can learn to like his fruits and vegies! They do taste delicious on the BBQ

In my case, I have had to re-introduce them into my body, finding out which ones my stomach will accept and which ones don't!

Danny : Try this: Take a nice big crunchy stalk of celery and fill it with peanut butter. Then place raisins on top of the peanut butter. It's good, and nutritious.

Here's another: Useing romaine lettuce as your base, put chopped walnuts, julianne carrots, and chunks of pineapple on top and toss together. You can put your fav. dressing on it.

Sunny

wow lots of great ideas!!!! danny i'm not sure if i understand when u say u can't have fruit & veggies "physically". do they actually make u sick? just curious if i can't have fruits/veggies every day, i will actually feel sick in the morning because um.....u know.....no fiber gives me constipation (sorry TMI) :oops:

I try and eat them but it actually makes me feel sick, ive bin this way since i was a kid, it's weird. I really want to be able to eat fruit cos it looks so nice!!!

How are you with taking capsules?
I know of a company that has 12 fruits in one capsule and 12 veggies in another.
That's the best I can do for you.

Randy

Capsules? sounds like something of willy wonka, what are they exactly?? Also, is it essential to eat fruit and veg, surely there is ways of getting the same goodness from other things!!

They are capsules with the powders of 12 different 100% dried fruits and/or veggies

were do u get them from??

Online from a Company in Montreal

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Ingredients:

Garden Blend:
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? Asparagus juice powder
? Beet juice powder
? Broccoli juice powder
? Brussel Sprout juice powder
? Cabbage juice powder
? Carrot juice powder
? Cauliflower juice powder
? Garlic juice powder
? Kale juice powder
? Parsley juice powder
? Spinach juice powder
? Wheat Grass juice powder


Orchard Blend:
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? Apricot juice powder
? Bilberry juice powder
? Blackberry juice powder
? Blueberry juice powder
? Cherry juice powder
? Cranberry juice powder
? Grape juice powder
? Orange juice powder
? Papaya juice powder
? Pineapple juice powder
? Plum juice powder
? Strawberry juice powder


Other Ingredients:
Magnesium stearage (veg), purified water, vegetable-based gelatin.

But im from England!!! Waht is the company name and will they ship over to me!! Thanks a bunch!

Hmmmm, the capsules really do sound like a great idea =D> but I'm wondering...will they give me diarreaha!? :-k

The company is
http://www.immunotec.com
I believe they will ship to you and as to the post from sunnyside, no there is no problem with diarrhea. At least I have none and have heard of no such case.

No diarrhea? Yeaaa! =D> I will go to that site and find out what I can about them. Thankyou!

Sunny 8)

Who told you that if you dont eat fruit your guna die soon business? This has nothing to do with the truth.
As regards taste, I think you go for all sorts of juices..both fruit juices as well as vegetable juices if u can't eat them raw or in a meal.

All good suggestions. Nice work group.

Danny, I challenge you to a way to enjoy some fruits and veggies that you enjoy! Care to take it on? /

Ive tried lots of different things and still can't eat them, tried salads with dressings ect but i can't stand the taste, the only thing i can eat is lettuce and its kinda boring and tastes like plant.

Danny, so you can eat lettuce ? That's good...just put some pecans or walnuts on top of Romaine lettuce .
(I cannot eat the limpy iceburg lettuce)

And you could try adding some raisins or other dried fruit to your salad, along with the chopped nuts. Add a small can of white albacore tuna, and use fruit juice instead of dressing!

I do hope very much that this will help you a little! [-o<

Sunny

Good suggestions sunnyside! Love the variety! As for the tuna thing, I remember reading something about Albacore tuna having more mercury than other tuna fish and may not be good for pregnant women and children.

Mercury content of Albacore tuna

But Tuna is high in omega 3's!

Ian :mrgreen: Happy Saturday to you! Yesss! That's why I like the Albacore tuna, because of the Omega 3's.

I did read and hear about that scare of mercury, too. But I'm a grown person, and not pregnant, so I think it's ok for me to consume.

I have to be very creative when making my lunch, as now I have to take 'Coumadine' for the rest of my life. (P.E's) I cannot have my much loved Romaine anymore! :cry:

~~~ Sunny ~~~

Fruits and veggies are good for 2 reasons.
1-fiber (colon health, avoid constipation)
2-vitamins and minerals
The solution to fiber is metamucil or fiber pills, crackers.
The solution to vitamins and minerals is to take a supplement. This is where people get confused. How much of what do we need? You can't overdose on water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins( A, D, E, K), can be dangerous in excess. Vit A especially, so take beta carotene instead. The body converts it into vit. A for us as needed.
The best way to get minerals in a supplemnt is Water Divine. They make the minerals angstrum size so it will be absorbed in to the CELLS. It is water soluble. you can get it at
Hope taht helps!
Dr. Mom

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