Bringing Vegetable Dishes into Our Diet

I should really change my mind about green peas (starchy vegetables) and Celery (other vegetables). When my class discussed about the vegetables we would least likely eat, the responses either agreed that they hate them to or gave other options on how to eat them. It’s hard to change the opinion of someone who doesn’t like vegetables but if you give new ideas how to eat them, they might find that they actually like it.

I read one of my classmates’ response to another student where they talked about putting peanut butter on celery. At first the idea seemed weird, like I could imagine that would be a good combination. Long story short, I tried it for myself and I liked it. The peanut butter masked the taste of the celery. I also found that I liked the chunky peanut butter instead of the smooth one. As far as green peas go, they are ones that I will not eat if I don’t have to. I know now the health benefits of them and I can see how good they can be, but they won’t be ones I would reach for. I do want to keep my mind open to them because they are truly good for me. My mother puts green peas in her Mexican rice, I always pick it out but now I will try to eat them.

The health benefits of celery are that they are a full of antioxidants and can reduce inflammation in the body. They also help with digestion, since it has an alkalizing effect on acidic foods. They are also a great source of vitamins A, K, and C. They are also a great source of potassium and folate. Celery is also low on sodium and the glycemic index which helps with blood sugar levels. The health benefits of green peas are high in protein, which helps reduce appetite by increasing certain hormones in the body. It has a great source of polyphenol antioxidant. Green peas also control blood sugar and help digestion because it has fiber. Green peas also protect against heart disease, cancer and diabetes. It also contains antinutrients that interfere with the absorption of vitamins.

There are studies that say that having an all-vegetable diet can help prevent or take away some diseases. I saw a documentary of a man that had type 2 diabetes and he took it away by exercising and having a plant-based diet. This documentary changed my prospective on how I view the things I eat. I came home that day and I talked with my mom about it and we started to eat more vegetables in out diet. I feel in school like middle school and high school we don’t get the actual benefits vegetables have the only thing we now is that vegetables are good for us.

I feel like bringing vegetable dishes to your friends and family and explaining that vegetables are not bad it just the way it prepared. Also giving them the recipe so they can share it with their friends and family, or even making a blog where you can share plant based foods. Like I know a recipe for a zucchini lasagna that is really good, and it doesn’t have any meat, but it can be added if someone wanted to. There are so many ways to prepare vegetables that make them taste good that we don’t realize.