You Have to Eat Vegetables - Here's How

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[@timmyopally]

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[@rayarroyo7]

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[@sebastianmaker6798]

The first point is so, so important. People will spend hours marinating a steak but then serve it with mushy boiled broccoli. If you ate unseasoned boiled chicken every night, you'd probably start to think you disliked chicken.

[@puffball4484]

What are you talking about. All meat needs is salt, pepper and butter. A steak takes 5 minutes to cook. Chicken breasts take 15-20 minutes.

[@RockHawk69]

@@puffball4484 I don't think he was comparing chicken and steak buddy. Mans was just saying if you eat something that's always poorly cooked, you might think it's not for you.

[@kamo7293]

badly prepares chicken *is* what "meal preppers" eat and bitch about how "bad" chicken breast is. wait what was my point

[@EdhellenCuar]

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[@monke980]

@@EdhellenCuar you're so weird, why does it have to be a white thing. it doesn't even make sense for any white stereotype.

[@sirnopants2860]

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Perhaps it's the same circle of people who pay to be sexually dominated lmao

[@jakeeck]

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[@danthelambboy]

He just doesn't care about macho cults

[@Kim-dl2uk]

@@krispbacon9474 damn that is so cool. And so are you!

[@Tucciiz]

Made those Kung Pao Brussels sprouts with some fried tofu at my gf's parents house a couple of weeks ago. My gf's mom said it was "the best meal she ever came home to" and my gf's response was "I was the one who found him." GUYS I'M TELLING YOU THIS COOKING SHIT WORKS.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Nothing sexier as a woman than having that fear of "you're a woman so you're supposed to know how to cook/do the cooking" removed with a dating partner who either does most of the cooking (that would make me feel guilty) or isn't afraid to split the cooking (and their cooking is ACTUALL cooking, not a frickin' grill! Knowing how to barbecue isn't cooking, you're a one-trick pony who is only useful a handful of days out of the year!) That was cruel and I'm half joking, lol. But it irks me when I hear guys whip that skill out like that's really going to help me the other 360 days of the year that aren't a holiday for barbecuing, lol. Or even with an indoor grill, it means they can only cook very specific foods cooked a very specific way...one-trick pony 😂

[@danteloparco6708]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley right lol, grilling is tasty but I wouldn't want to eat barbeque everyday

[@dimasakbar7668]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley this is old but i just have to chime in, as a socially awkward introvert with workaholic streak, the whole "come over for a dinner, i'll make you something...she stayed for a breakfast" strategy works so well for me.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@dimasakbar7668 See, there ya go! We women are always told the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but we like having a meal made for us as well 😂 Everyone does, I'd say.

[@amnesia998]

sucks when you have depression and can't cook for shit

[@Lemonz1989]

My grandma used to boil bags of frozen mixed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas, corn etc.) for around 30 minutes, and then add a glob of butter and some salty flavor enhancer at the end. You almost needed a spoon to eat it. If we didn’t eat all the vegetables, she would refreeze them, and then boil them for another 10 minutes when they were ready to eat again...

[@internetshaquille]

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[@cosmosisrose]

That sounds like actual torture and I wouldn't be surprised if you needed therapy for it at some point

[@doritos6548]

Bro wtf I'd rather be shot omg

[@4ElementGirl]

What the fuck? Gross

[@diablo55]

Idk what it is with old people, but my grandma also uses butter on everything. She grew up on a farm so that may be part of it

[@straggler64]

Damn, well produced, vaguely threatening, maximum effectiveness.

[@oscarr5734]

he's the stern but well-meaning parental figure I've always wanted

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

His videos are just perfectly done. imo

[@fernandomelgar892]

Fuck yes!

[@jackulstrom9150]

You say roasting can take upwards of 40 minutes, but you roasted the Rogan bros in under ten seconds and didn't lose a bit of flavor.

[@aleka..]

😂 Exactly! Toasts to those roasts! 🥂🍻

[@ramenyoun501]

Lol

[@samc9589]

Fucking lol!

[@lukagoalvic4084]

Comment of the week

[@Kylirr]

If anything he got a little spicier.

[@eugenebebs7767]

Next video be like: "You gotta clean your room"

[@DannyChubird]

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[@fizzpop6543]

*sucks down a brown goop.* Even Internet Shaq can't make me do that!

[@timmyopally]

Internet your mom

[@kodysullivan7582]

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[@alexnoman1498]

Right after taking a massive verbal dump on JBP he turns into the guy himself :D Projecting like crazy :D

[@tom_something]

I grew up in a "no-thank-you bite" household. There was always a vegetable on the plate. If I didn't want to eat it, fine. I just have to take one "no-thank-you bite" and I wouldn't have to eat the rest. The parameters were simple. It would have to be an honest forkful, and I'd have to chew and swallow. A brief transaction, and then no questions asked. Funny thing is, after three or four meals with that vegetable, sometimes I'd get a taste for the thing. The beauty of the paradigm was that even though it required me to try eating a vegetable, it gave me some sense of agency. It was a negotiation. And now there are very few vegetables I don't enjoy.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

In Turkey we never have this problem and have a bigger problem. Basically we have vegetable meals that are pretty tasty and lots of soups you can put some vegetables in so you either eat the meal or starve until tgere is a meat. Most Turkish wouldnt eat a boiled brocoli but vegetable meals are mostly eaten. Even my father who likes meat a lot eat lots of vegetable meals

[@Dankyjrthethird]

@@exosproudmamabear558 turkish people make the best food known to humanity, so this helps as well

[@exosproudmamabear558]

@@Dankyjrthethird Cant deny it they are pretty good but kebabs are tastier so it is something relative. We kinda starve in other countries tho. We have gone to Germany once with my family ,foods were either had pigs or inedible. We ate homemade or mcdonals for 3 weeks.

[@cniknik9863]

I started to eat more veggies as a kid when my family started a garden. I worked hard to grow my green beans, I sure as hell was gonna eat them and let them not go to waste.

[@zeta3341]

​@@DankyjrthethirdThis comment section and the horror stories of mushy veggies really made me appreciate my cuisine lmao. Where are stews? Legumes? Mediterranean cooking (stuffed vine leaves and eggplants immediately comes to mind)? If I had to eat mushy steamed veggies in my childhood I too would hate them 💀

[@hotelmario510]

As someone who often struggles to eat fruits and vegetables for sensory reasons, but WANTS to eat more and FEELS BETTER when I do, this video is wonderful. It doesn't talk down to people like me and belittle them, but gives them _options_ for changing their behaviour. I will definitely be using these ideas. Thank you!

[@HunterSubliminals-dm9ch]

how’s it going?

[@b1gb017]

sensory reasons?! just gobble them down mate 😎

[@xXVickerdXx]

​@@b1gb017 then i would just throw up smartass

[@SageJasper628]

@@b1gb017 As someone with sensory sensitivities- that doesn’t really work. I find imagining you’re in their situation, and the thing you’re trying to get down is literal dog shit, to be a good empathy exercise. Say you needed to eat literal dog shit for your health- you know you need to, and, somehow, everyone around you can- but it’s *dog shit.* Even then, it’d be pretty hard to convince yourself to eat the dog shit, right? And you can see how the advice of “just gobble them down” wouldn’t really help with eating the dog shit? I get that you’re trying to help, but it’s really not as easy as “just gobble them down”.

[@safe]

ok ok ill eat my vegetables, just please put the carrot shiv down

[@DangerBay]

If you cut a carrot into a shiv could it actually kill someone? Could it pierce the skin and organs? Can someone google that for me I don't want it under my account.

[@averagediscoenjoyer]

@@DangerBay anything is possible. the possibility of being killed by a carrot is low, but it is never zero.

[@emraef]

@@DangerBay if you freeze it probably

[@robert58]

Hi

[@safe]

@@robert58 Hi

[@RobertAKAMrBag]

I was raised on unappealing mush for years and thought I just hated vegetables. I’m on the autism spectrum and food textures have been a big hurdle. Once I started cooking my own food and got away from the cooking methods my parents drilled into my head I learned to love veggies a lot.

[@Rhaifha]

Same here. For me as a kid, vegetables came pre-cooked to death in a pot. Add to that my problems with textures due to autism and.. I was not having a good time with vegetables. I still have a few vegetables I avoid due to texture (like chickpeas and avocado), but going to university and being exposed to other people's cooking helped a lot! I just need to get better in the planning department.

[@OGSumo]

I think this is actually true for a lot of people, even those who don’t struggle with autism. With people’s first foray into veggie, like with trying anything new, you find you might not like some of it, but parents often force their kids to eat it anyway, entirely unable to change or explore other vegetables or methods of cooking. So people grow up just thinking they hate vegetables. But once you can be independent and explore different textures and flavors there is always something for everyone.

[@BluJay430]

Haha yeah. My mom has a tendency to overcook everything, and learning what I like/prefer has helped me diversify my diet. Still love her tho

[@weridplusho]

Food texture is it for me too. Funny enough, for me to eat them I prefer them on the mushy side and hidden. For a lot of veggies, I can't _stand_ it when they're crunchy or have a firm texture to them yet hardly any taste. The only one I like normal is corn. Then there's some like avocado and eggplant that are plain disgusting taste-wise.

[@SuperMiIk]

The texture thing doesn't apply to me but yea a lot of people were raised on vegetables being prepared in a super unappealing way (unseasoned, steamed and/or raw) there's so much you can do with vegetables lmao just approach it like you'd approach uhh raw chicken

[@jackiec698]

trying to keep your viewers alive longer so we keep watching your videos? love it

[@bobmcguffin5706]

The Ferengi approach to altruism. Dead or unhealthy customers means they won't bring their custom back

[@HugeWangPiece]

it's crazy how often i hear the "I'm not a rabbit" argument used by grown men unironically.

[@samj1027]

a lot of bears are omnivores the argument is so dumb. there are also rodents and bugs that are carnivores like

[@S3b0rg]

@@samj1027 *picks meat off of burger* "I'm not a tarsier darnit"

[@werelemur1138]

My 22 year old nephew says he "doesn't eat green foods."

[@deedrole5296]

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[@werelemur1138]

@@deedrole5296 bold of you to assume that anyone can tell him anything 😂

[@SirPhysics]

As someone who is perpetually cooking for 1, my biggest reason for not getting enough veggies was just that I couldn't finish them fast enough. No matter what I made there would always be something leftover to wilt in the fridge. Then I discovered the magical world of frozen vegetable, and my life has never been the same.

[@firenadine6368]

Same, my freezer is now a collection of veggies ready for stir fry and fruits ready for smoothies

[@purplejellytotPJT]

Yes, frozen veggies have been my life saver. At first because I was single and now because I'm super busy and my ADHD gets in the way of stuff. Thank goodness for freezers.

[@MrMrannoying]

“Consume Plant” - man with mustache

[@moocoo30001]

It’s movember. Give him a break

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@@moocoo30001 no it's not lmao

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[@DiamondSG]

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[@appleciderwitch]

For everyone who struggles with ADHD or anything else that makes you lose the ability to remember that there are plants in your fridge, proper storing techniques are great but also frozen vegetables are also a great way to plop some greens into your diet whether via smoothies, stir fries, steaming, whatever you want. Easy, affordable and they keep a lot of nutritional value.

[@CamelliaAoi]

Frozen veg is a lifesaver! I always keep at least a bag of mixed veg (carrots, green beans, peas, corn). And frozen broccoli is so convenient, it produces virtually no waste.

[@Asbestoslover666]

yes! and planning out what you're going to make for the week and only buying those veggies. That way you don't have extras sitting in there. And keep the list of what meals you are preparing on the fridge so you remember! I always gotta plan, list, and keep things visually posted so that the thoughts arent stored in only in my adhd brain. Because my brain may be adhd, but the peices of paper that i write my plans and lists on are not :)

[@CitizenSniiiips]

Also Can be healthier too as they are snap frozen after harvest, sometimes on the farm itself. Produce at the regular grocery store is probably a week old or more at that point if it's in season, months (frozen) if you're out if season. Frozen veggies will have more nutritional content due to this. Freezing technology has also gotten WAY better so the quality these days is quite good

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

@@CitizenSniiiips was just going to say that.

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Daniel Ellerton wow. And I thought freezing was inherently bad thanks to Gordon Ramsay

[@shayk4791]

For folks who think vegetables don't taste good, try Indian or Ethiopian food. There's more options beyond tasteless salads or fake meat dishes. I say this as a huge a meat eater btw.

[@dimasakbar7668]

Not to diss on Ethiopian, but their cuisine are rather hard to come by for me. I get India and their flavor bomb of cuisine though. On that regardsni think best veg dish to non vegs eater were those that does not emphasize its vegginess albeit being vegs. Indian, Chinese, all kind of breaded/battered vegs, heavily spiced stew come to mind.

[@codesymphony]

for folks who don't think vegetables taste good, try adding oil and salt

[@mxBug]

if a cuisine is hard to come by, try finding recipes from it that you can cook yourself ! if it includes ingredients that are hard to come by, somebody on the internet has probably had the same issue and has ideas for close substitutions !

[@mustysmells817]

Unironically i've found that searing vegetables like a steak yields great results. Then i also realize cooking anything like a steak yields great results.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

The hell is up with your picture and user name? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zacharychandler8399]

..fuck, thats such a good idea why didnt I think of that? thanks stranger

[@toolazytofindaname1498]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley that’s Gintoki from Gintama in their pfp :) check it out, it’s a good anime

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@toolazytofindaname1498 I've seen some episodes and indeed it's hilarious. Just didn't recognize the character with that face, lol.

[@kevinconrad6156]

I cut corn of the ear and sear fry it in my cast iron skillet, ah so good.

[@marcusmilton1]

My mother did an excellent job of making sure my brother and I loved vegetables. She would cook them amazingly well and even plated them to look super nice. I come from a family who eats meat in atleast 2 meals a day, and if it wasn't for mum, I would totally despise eating greens and veggies.. Thank you Ma..

[@arit8009]

For people with textural issues with vegetables, I highly reccomend soup! Red barszcz, creamy butternut squash soup, some german asparagus ones, lentil, bean, soups are bae! It's how I get my (maybe afrid?) partner to eat vegetables.

[@Kim-dl2uk]

Almost any vegetable can go in soup as long as you season it right

[@gretanevergretel2550]

Not me misreading beet soup for my own last name...

[@b-b8704]

Soup is the solution I found as well

[@rockotako]

Thank you for bringing this up. For some reason I’ve had textural problems with most vegetables for all my life 😂 will definitely try this

[@CorbiniteVids]

I normally don't love soups specifically because I have textural issues but lemme tell you, navy bean soup is sooo goooood

[@Xanderqwerty123]

This man's channel is the epitome of "quality over quantity"

[@john-john2873]

Most of the time people who "don't like" vegetables aren't interested in food/cooking at all.

[@fitrianhidayat]

I thought only kids says that

[@Laszlo429]

feel like this is accurate with ppl my age (early mid 20s)

[@apricotman9609]

I'm not interested in wiping my ass but somehow I get it done

[@mrbouncelol]

Correct all this video said was if you know how to cook then you can make anything taste good, well no shit

[@hermionestranger4964]

Yeah, and they probably don't know how to cook properly. I remember trying to convert one guy into eating soup with vegetables. I started with "so, you fry the carrots and onions-" and he was like "woah woah woah, you FRY them before you put them in a soup?! That sounds fucking fake, gtfo here, I'm not going to do that shit." Like what am I even going to say about that. This dude's just making straight-up mush soup and whining about it, but doesn't want to learn. What can ya do.

[@khartoumist1031]

I work with a guy who said "I'm not a rabbit" as he picked the iceberg off his cheeseburger. Too real.

[@nicksurfs1]

I’ve found “seasoning meats” are where it’s at for my friends. They’ll eat a whole plate of vegetables if I cook them with a couple strips of bacon.

[@bobmcguffin5706]

That would certainly work on me

[@Kjersten_w]

Ooh that sounds really good

[@nicksurfs1]

@@Kjersten_w It's a strategy from the great depression. The reason my great grandma makes such good food!

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[@135million]

My wife is going to be so mad

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My wife is Internet Shaquille

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@@135million My wife's boyfriend is going to be so mad

[@jamesramos124]

Thank you for the great message. “To avoid being miserable or dead in several decades” it really sunk in

[@Douglas.Kennedy]

I appreciate his concern!

[@therealmatthew293]

I love the argument of “don’t eat vegetables cuz we can turn our antioxidant system on in other ways”. Sorry joe I can’t spend hours in a sauna or in a cold plunge or sprinting up hills or wimhof breathing I’m just going to eat some broccoli.

[@LucasTigy2]

i think there was a study that said only about 10 minutes of exercise is all that's necessary. regardless, if we're talking about antioxidants like vitamin A and C, just eat some liver. beef liver has more vitamin C than most fruit and contains tons of vitamin A as well as basically every other nutrient you need to live. if anything, make sure you're eating whole foods, as processed foods like juice could have extra sugar that will cause oxidative stress and make the antioxidants pointless

[@sfr2107]

@@LucasTigy2 why can't we just eat produce tho.... What's the point of avoiding them, the gmo thing?

[@LucasTigy2]

@@sfr2107 they're mainly just unnecessary, but the antinutrients that plants create as natural pesticides tend to cause problems in people. like how the lectins in beans seem to inhibit zinc absorption, not to mention their protein is less bioavailable, so your body generally absorbs 30% less of the protein from beans. high oxalate foods like spinach can cause cause issues with mineral absorption as well. although it's not really found in vegetables unless you put it there, gluten seems to also be something to avoid as it can cause many problems with your intestines and mental health. when it comes to "gmo" some plants are bread to have more antinutrients to make them more resistant to organisms trying to eat them plus we've bread some to be more sugary, which probably isn't good for our health as a whole. overall, it seems plants are unnecessary at best, and harmful at worst, but if you're going to eat it, i recommend lowering their defenses first with cooking, sprouting, fermenting, or whatever other methods are out there. i actually had some pickled jalapenos yesterday. did i get a benefit from eating them? probably nothing too significant and i try not to have too many as my intestines can't seem to handle the spice, but i eat them because i like how they taste

[@meepmoop2308]

@@LucasTigy2 ive been eating vegetables for years and im just fine. i dont think you should avoid them unless theyre giving you real health issues. who the hell wants to erase a MAJOR food group from their diet? at least with vegetarians theres only like 3 animals that most americans eat regularly but there are so many plants out there. plants are healthy man.

[@LucasTigy2]

@@meepmoop2308 well considering the grains food group that was at the bottom of the food pyramid for most of my childhood is at least partially responsible for our diabetes and heart disease, i think it's pretty obvious why you may want to stop eating certain foods. the best i can summarize it is, if you've been living your whole life with some sort of problem, even something minor, you'll never know how good you could be feeling without the cause of the problem. many people with mental issues like bipolar disorder have actually seen improvements from cutting out all plants from their diets. in reality, these "food groups" were just made up by what we thought we should eat. again, you can eat plants all you want, but they could be causing a net harm without you realizing it. sure they add some interesting flavor to things, especially all of the herbs and spices, but they're not necessary for your health

[@blaquemann9398]

When I started peeing brown with bloodclots in it and thought I had everything from kidney failure to liver disease, I realized my meat diet could kill me, now along with lots of water , every meal now how has veggies. My go-tos are cucumber and zucchini . I pretty much eat them with every meal.

[@bilquiss]

Sie what??? How does that happen???

[@ichase8555]

@@bilquiss missing core nutrients most likely

[@ackshually404]

you went to the doctor right??

[@curstinw6420]

you staRTED TO WHAT?!

[@radiationshepherd]

Cucumber and zucchini are so savory when sautéed or grilled 🤤

[@gwennorthcutt421]

thanks for the crisper advice! spoilage is my #1 anxiety when it comes to fresh produce and i feel like im always racing down the clock. on the upside, it means i do eat more plants when im eating against the clock, but it'd be nice to have more of a buffer. today i had a 12oz bag of spinach staring me in the face so i made a white sauce for creamed spinach. i like it bc it cooks down so easily.

[@Cel-xq6pp]

This wonderful Mario-stache man and his brussel sprouts video helped me diversify my veggie intake. A lot of meals in the UK have boiled vegetables as an afterthought to our dinners, so I hated vegetables. Fast forward to tonight where I'm eating a gorgeous veggie paella. This channel is an absolute gem.

[@MIS315]

Pedo stache

[@oMaJoJ]

@@MIS315 He's reclaiming the stache and making it righteous again

[@maelgorth]

Thank you for tip number 2! I really have just been putting veggies in with the plastic and I didn't know that it's bad. The towel trick is also interesting, I've never heard of it - hope to try it soon!

[@qwerty842]

Another tip that helps me is to rinse and dry fruits like berries and store in your own tupperware or discard / immediately use the outer layers of leafy greens Basically the culprit of food spoiling is bacteria and moisture so if you can minimize those before storing, your produce should last longer That's why I'm not too sure about the moist towel trick but lemme know how it goes!

[@mudkipclove]

im not sure about the towel trick either, because I swear i just read something that said that grocery stores only spray produce to make it look tastier and it actually makes it spoil faster

[@a_pet_rock]

@@mudkipclove FWIW, when we do fridge garden, a lot of plants get treated like flower bouquet. Stems into a glass jar with a touch of water at the bottom and then loosely wrap in plastic to prevent drying out. Lots of stuff lasts more than 2 weeks that way. Oh and wrap your celery in aluminum foil. It's fucking witchcraft but that stuff stays crunchy for months.

[@JosiahMcCarthy]

For bunches of herbs or basically anything on a stem like that (asparagus, celery), the best way is to treat them like flowers! Put the bottoms into a jar with some water. I put a bag over top with a few holes in it (like the plastic bags apples and potatoes come in) and then stick it in the fridge. My dill never lasted so long!

[@hinatanin]

My mom actually wraps the carrots in a wet towel - it definitely helps

[@ProfessorTurnipAlpha]

I don't trust a man who can't handle his salads.

[@foetusdeletus6313]

I don't trust a man with a pedostache

[@filosahoge947]

just cook the veggies...

[@cameronvadnais4388]

I toss my own salad!

[@Vik1919]

I don't trust a man who has a profile pic of a man smoking. Really ironic, though. You are acting as if you are super healthy yet you smoke.

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

@@Vik1919 I'm healthy yet I smoke (quite infrequently). In general, smoking doesn't necessarily worsens one's health _to a noticeable degree._ It depends on what they're smoking, how often they're smoking, and most importantly, what other health measures the person is making to negate and lessen any negative effects smoking causes (healthy diet, exercise, sufficient sleep, etc.)

[@charleslynn7420]

I’ve never seen so few videos from someone and been so eager to subscribe. Top notch!

[@MothershipCreative]

I’d love someone to do a series of videos about how to prepare vegetables for people who don’t like vegetables.

[@ConcreteJewels]

I really appreciated the "delicate salads take up lots of room" take. I travel for work (meaning I'm on construction sites and in people's homes during the day), so I don't have a way to heat my lunch, or a convenient place to store large containers. A large salad also takes more time to eat, it seems, maybe because it's not something I can eat while driving, or because I try to skewer a little bit of everything on my fork for every bite. So, all of this adds up to mean that cold cut sandwiches tend to be the easiest thing for me to pack. I can make meat sandwiches the night before instead of the morning of, where as a veggie sandwich would get soggy if I made it the night before (something with hummus and sliced raw veg). BUT. I've been trying to make more veggie-centric main dishes in my lunch, and one of the more recent meals I've been making has been AWESOME. I can't remember where I got the recipe from or how I modified it, but I've been making fried tofu slices, with roasted portabello mushroom and sweet potato (cut on a bias into oval medallions, about as thick as a coin). I put all of this on a bed of cold soba noodles, topped with dipping sauce (I think it's called Tsuyu). I just looked online, and I think the recipe I used was from a website called foodiecrush? The trick for me was getting the sweet potatoes to the right texture. I actually messed them up the first time I made them, intending to use them in another dish, and ended up putting them in this cold noodle dish - SO, the trick is to roast your sweet potato medallions, and then to leave them in the oven after cooking to dry out while the oven cools down. You want them almost leathery, almost like jerky. That way, they soak up some of the noodle dipping sauce and reconstitute, but aren't mushy. They should have some "bite" to them. Anywho, I portion the noodles and veg and tofu and sauce out into 3-cup rectangular glass pyrex containers (the same size labeled as "food prep containers" at Kohl's or whatever).

[@duolingoowl8294]

fried tofu absolutely slaps and has revolutionized my sandwich game

[@dressmaking]

This sounds so delicious! Love the tip about leather sweet potato medallions. I have to try it!

[@Jon-yv4iu]

Do you have to eat vegetables? Technically no. But it doesn't mean you slam an 8oz steak 3x a day. Muscle meat lacks a bunch of vitamins you need to live. You need to eat a lot of organ meat if cutting veggies is a thing you want. But even then it's still not overly healthy. You won't keel over from vitamin deficiency, but your risk rate for heart disease will be much higher than even a high fat modern diet. That is unless you are very selective about where you get fat from. Lots of people dont wanna eat vegetables but when the alternative is eat small oily fish or blubber, eyeballs, and intestines. Suddenly just learning how to cook an eggplant seems like a much better option.

[@internetshaquille]

This comment might not get a lot of upvotes but I appreciate your level headed reasoning :)

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Tinned sardines are an amazing addition to your diet though

[@Becky0494]

Tinned sardines are actually so good though! I get why people have a negative perception, but they’re relatively cheap and so tasty. Not to mention all of the omega-3s!

[@DJBillyQ]

Tinned/canned sardines (and many other preserved-in-a-metal-box small fish) also have the added bonus of being one of the most sustainable fish that you can consume on a regular basis! I'm still trying to figure out ways to work them into dishes though, so if anyone's got recommendations, I'm all eyes!

[@Khorn1996]

Eggplant stings so much. I like it but it hates me!

[@SilentGAMERZisgay]

Alternate title: how to eat food

[@nahum3557]

; how to be healthy and productive

[@SilentGAMERZisgay]

@@nahum3557 tru

[@himacri9334]

“I’m not asking you to eat 3 meals of food alone but just get some food in there”

[@critikraps998]

after more than 15 years looking at youtube videos, i think your channel is the best one. Keep your great work up

[@everberry51]

Grocery store never sells individual size servings to eat for one or two sittings and I just don’t like soggy vegetables. There’s a huge untapped market for individual servings for perishables. I really appreciate this vid tho. It’s a good motivator when your fave cooking KZbinr tells you to be healthy lol :)

[@kinseylise8595]

I know it's been three years lol but a lot of grocery stores will split packages of veggies or meat into smaller containers if you ask an employee. Some grocery stores have signs out advertising this but even the ones without signs will often do it. Also consider choosing veggies that freeze well like carrots, and/or planning to use the second serving of the veggie in a stew, chili, or blended soup so that it doesn't matter if it gets soft from being frozen. I'll buy the smallest bag of carrots, cook curry, eat a few with hummus, then chop and freeze the rest to throw in soup next week, it's great! Root vegetables hold up the best but I've also had success with onion intended to cooked meals (not for salsa or guac), zucchini for meals where it's NOT the main ingredient, and strong leafy greens like kale and chard.

[@jheward2006]

I had a "friend" who refused to eat anything green. This idea was so strong in his mind that even when I made burgers stuffed with a compound butter he stopped eating half way through because he noticed the green bits of parsley 🙄

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Jason Heward aww I feel so sad for him god

[@IceGoddessRukia]

Literally eats like my kid nephew, lmao

[@sjuvanet]

i probably wouldn't make fun of somebody like this or criticize them. could be something trauma related... like mommy forcing you to eat broccoli Ewww

[@perhaps1094]

Lol​@@sjuvanet

[@alexnoman1498]

500g lentils, soaked in the pot overnight, on the stove with 500g passata, cook w/ lid 30min, then season heavily. I usually can 80% for later. Amazing as curry, Bolognese, chili, for potato soup, under puree for veggie cottage pie, you name it! 50% protein per portion and a bunch of calories for dirt cheap. Got me through this year.

[@ceciliaaaxiful]

I’m going to try this!

[@angellover02171]

@Joshua Beattie you should rinse you lentils or beans after soaking. The water is full of the stuff that makes you fart.

[@GadBoDag]

Passata is pureed tomato, for the others like me that didn't know

[@Becky0494]

You could also use some EVOO for extra flavor and crumbled feta on top (if you have access, of course). Ky family in Greece eats it without tomato, but some regions of Greece does.

[@G1ennbeckismyher0]

Woah, recipe please!

[@S3lvah]

So basically: There's a lot of edible stuff out there and you shouldn't let ignorance or misguided idealism limit you to just some of it.

[@DirtyFrigginHarry]

my biggest struggle is that living in a hoarder house with a fridge that never gets cleaned, it's almost impossible to keep greens good because someone else buries them or puts raw chicken over them or something

[@TetanusSnowfall]

Oh man, the fact that people in these comments really believe you don't need veggies... things are dire.

[@dyld921]

The idea that more veggies = more salad is kind of sad. I'm a vegetarian and I never eat salad. I cook all my vegetables like a real man (jk)

[@hexagonalmann7495]

Same. I hate salad. Luckily there are like a million more veggies.

[@jac1011]

this but unironically

[@vys369]

I feel a similar way about tofu, every time I hear someone say that tofu is bland and flavorless I take it more as an indictment of their ability to cook than an insult against tofu. Tofu is a fucking protein flavor sponge, there are so many ways to make it delicious. If you can't manage to figure one out it's on you.

[@dangermenatwork]

same! people don't take the time to learn cook their vegetables right, and end up hating them over nothing

[@MitsyWuzHere]

Fr fr tho. Cook me up some Brussels sprouts baby

[@BerryBrila]

i hated vegetables growing up. despised them. the only ones i could tolerate were mushrooms and sometimes onion. after going to college and daring myself to try different dishes i learned to love them. i think part of what held me back for so long was diet culture had me believing if you’re eating a cooked vegetable it’s bad for you, which i learned quickly in a nutrition class is far from the truth. after learning to incorporate vegetables into things i already loved, i slowly built up a love for them. fast forward to now and i’m a year into being vegan! my childhood self who would pick a pea out of mac and cheese would have never believed me

[@spacedoohicky]

Preparation definitely has a lot to do with taste. I've always disliked boiled Brussels sprouts. Then I tried roasted Brussels sprouts, and found one of my favorite foods.

[@friedrice4015]

There was a period in college where I ate Brussels sprouts cooked with a little bacon and balsamic vinegar about three times a week for several months on end Brussels sprouts are so good

[@spacedoohicky]

@@friedrice4015 That's a lot of Brussels sprouts.

[@friedrice4015]

@@spacedoohicky I am full of vitamins

[@spacedoohicky]

@@friedrice4015 If you're going to be full of anything, that would be best.

[@hyelimchoi_]

this is the only shaq i recognize

[@dr.cranium9080]

@@serensolomand8958 i think he made fun of a mentally disabled guy once

[@hyelimchoi_]

@@serensolomand8958 retire

[@kirihara147]

@@hyelimchoi_ what are you talking about, Shaq is like in every commercial on TV. Are you from US?

[@asirrisa7615]

You already changed my life with the Brussels sprout video. I’d love more “how to cook a single veggie real good” videos.

[@nope_118]

my sisters bf: this tastes good my sister: thanks, I found this vegetarian reci- my sisters bf: VegEtArIAN?! I won't eat vegetarian food, bring me some meat

[@keesalemon]

How ridiculous 🙄

[@keesalemon]

Its so silly that some people equate being tough with only eating meat. Like those romans or gladiators or Mongols or whatever surely ate veggies as they conquered, not just the flesh of their enemies

[@SuperLio333]

@@keesalemon Mongols ate a mostly meat diet, and still do.

[@kevinwalter2674]

@@keesalemon A lot of ancient civilizations ate primarily meat. Because animals can readily be hunted, while most plants are seasonal and can't be stored for long periods of time without spoiling. Farming changed this, particularly with grain. But grain is not the same as "vegetables". It's one thing to eat peppers and apples and squash, etc. It's entirely something else to mill flour out of grain and subsist on bread.

[@iwankazlow2268]

@@keesalemon Small and strong societies ate meats, still do that today. Large civilizations were built on peasants and agriculture. Bread for the masses of people, who can be conscripted into a war machine. Be at the romans, who over time established many iterations of professional soldiers, or be it chinesische mass conscription armies of old. All empires had problems against nomads and tribes uniting and essentially snowballing. The Mongols being just one and the most prominent and known example of that. And it was grain from fields vs meat from pastured animals. All veggies are modern, and unsuitable for mass calorie production, even today. Vegetables were for flavor and seasoning.

[@conord5043]

Wow licked on a carrot and now I can talk about my feelings... I feel so weak

[@Faz_Plays]

Damn dude... I love your videos. This is one of my favourites!

[@ericj3331]

This dude is such a good writer, surprised he hasn't blown up more.

[@wrongrabbit]

Flash news: preparing food makes it taste better sometimes Great video, keep them coming :)

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Spices weren't all the rage in the Middle Ages for nothing

[@Labergemusic]

The power of a well written script folks, love your videos

[@wrathford]

How apt. An hour ago, I bought ingredients for the ratatouille I'm making for dinner tonight!

[@ArmTheMassive]

I watched this video a second time, tried to "like" it and realized I had already done so. Your content is bomb af, my dude.

[@oojit007]

I missed this when originally posted but it was worth the wait. You are the single funniest person I follow on this here KZbin and smart too.

[@TonyFromChicago_]

Pro tip, Snack on mushrooms for super energy while on a quest to save the princess.

[@johnmcdaniels9231]

We came for an internet shaq, but we got an internet dad :)

[@michaeltodd5806]

i love this so much. gonna go stirfry some chickpeas, onions & left over beef

[@madthumbs1564]

You know the difference between a chick pea and a garbanzo bean? -I can't get a garbanzo to bean on me.

[@MrMeatzombie]

I appreciate that you don't just crank these out and have a consistently quality product. Your work ethic pours through every video.

[@smoldogo2979]

I miss vegetables so much, I have had my jaw wired shut so long. I long for my favorite little green trees.

[@Varooooooom]

Lmao as someone who only knows how to cook meat well, I very much needed this video. Thank you, this is a great starting point for implementing more vegetables into my meals.

[@Barrrt]

Veggies bring out the best in meat, IMO. There needs to be balance to the force :-)

[@Pomagranite167]

Idk what kind of food you like, but I would DEFINITELY check out italian and french restaurants if you would prefer veggies that are very hearty, heavy, and well seasoned or venture into the world of Asian food if you prefer a lighter, tropical style of food. Thai and Koreans (if you like spicy anyway) know how to make a veggie their bitch while still celebrating the veg itself. W European cooking tends to use veg as mere background characters for a more complex dish or as a vehicle for a delicious sauce or cheese, Asians veg is more focused on simplicity and making the veg the star of the dish, but either way, both regions do veg REALLY well imo. (IF YOU EVER get the chance, try ratatouillie or eggplant parmesan if you find yourself in a restaurant with real chefs. You'll see what I mean about french and italian veg. ITS LIFE CHANGING)

[@bruh-hr1mt]

@@Pomagranite167 Also mediterranian restaurants have AMAZING vegetable-only foods. Olive oil, green beans, some tomatoes and onions can make a wonderful & filling dish.

[@Pomagranite167]

@@bruh-hr1mt TRUUUUU, but I was simply naming my preferences. Most Mediterranean style veggies tend to weigh me down feel a bit too heavy for me. But you are correct, that stuff SLAPS

[@JTMusicbox]

You’re preaching to the choir in my case, but your approach is a world of difference from the stereotypical “eat vegetables because your parents said so” refrain. Yet another great video from the master!

[@thekingoffailure9967]

JTMusicbox As an avid member of the "being a grown ass adult" choir I do have to admit that the occasional preach warms the soul

[@jameswilliams7026]

Super early - keep posting Shaq - great stuff as always and I havent even finished it

[@sarahlo4661]

Your channel is everything

[@wowbobwow-j9n]

You’re wild, Shaquille. Keep em coming in 2021. Respect

[@kommisar.]

The easiest way to make vegetables more palatable is to learn how to cook them properly and just add salt, pepper and butter. You can do this for like at least 90% of the common supermarket vegetables.

[@beclops]

People who dislike vegetables because they've heard somewhere that they're for "betas" are a juxtapositional enigma to me. You'd think deriving your values and opinions directly from a perceived "alpha" would have them fitting nicely into their definitions of "beta". But what do I know, I've never had elk meat.

[@yourLittleSinner]

Elk meat is delicious, but not as good as veggies.

[@Vik1919]

I can understand disliking some vegetables but there has to be some that you like as well. People who don't like vegegables in general probably haven't tasted dishes from India, and no, it isn't just curry. There are hundreds of dishes.

[@beclops]

@@Vik1919 They've had sheltered childhoods where they got to eat or not eat whatever they want.

[@kaseywahl]

I whole-heartedly embraced the concept of "plant-based" diet the way you describe it when I lived in China. My diet was soooo much better there mainly because so many dishes were hella plants, hella spices, and a lil' meat.

[@dwijeyaratnam]

Arguably some of your best writing. I live for this content. Thank you!

[@Eric_X]

Thank you internet Shaquille, after this video I've started to eat veggies 7 days a week and 3 time a day.

[@PocketStep]

the Joe Rogan part at the end was sadly accurate and hilarious

[@Beunibster]

Except Joe eats vegetables every day

[@PocketStep]

@@Beunibster Except the last part was referring to Joe Rogan fans not Joe himself

[@Beunibster]

@@PocketStep Fair enough :) and I think Joe only eats jalapeños these days

[@PocketStep]

@@Beunibster probably as a side dish to DMT

[@GG-kn2se]

@@PocketStep yep and his millions of listeners have never even touched a vegetable

[@jordanlarson6488]

veggies are ultimately where most flavor in cooking comes from

[@fernandatiarerivera1070]

KING HOW DID YOU KNOW IVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH EATING SALADS

[@Nystariii]

If anything, I'm from the category of nobody in my family made vegetables appealing, my mother made eating stressful at every turn (complaining I wouldn't try new food, then complaining if I didn't like said new food and making me feel terrible because she bought it) and now I'm 33yo picky-eater/ARFID victim. As much as I wish your options were good for me, I think I'm too chickenshit to try making nice veg for myself. But I don't think I'm too chickenshit to B-I-B-A-S-I-D because you remind me, lovingly but without mercy, how much I need to eat them. Thanks IntShaq

[@NinaNooneknows]

in terms of point 2, i also find it super helpful to stock up on frozen and canned stuff! nutritionally speaking, they should be roughly equal to the fresh versions (although canned may contain a lot of salt/sugar). this way i don't have to plan my meals ahead as much or worry about my fresh produce going bad, but i still have the ingredients to throw in when i feel like it. often it also saves me valuable time and energy because the veggies are pre-cut into a suitable size for a stir fry or similar.

[@KittiKatty94]

Man, I have never been so glad to have been raised by someone who knew how to cook vegetables and grew up liking them. There's a whole universe of vegetable avoidance that has never, ever occurred to me. I genuinely thought that vegetable avoidance was not real, just something that happens on tv.

[@ThugLady]

some adults are just genuinely unbelievable but my first conclusion is their parents couldnt cook for shit, and 2nd is they probably support their lifestyle with "alternative facts" that say eating supplements is a valid replacement for vegetables.

[@BaconIover69]

Pro Tipps: its ok to dislike some vegetables. Just finde some you like. If you don't like (some) vegetables in the cooked form try them raw or marinated in some kind of dressing. I prefer even cauliflower in its raw state. I was as surprised as you are, but it tastes good the texture is nice snd i didn't get gas even once from it.

[@royceisaacs111]

My man, as a man who has a much easier time with meats than greens, I loved this video! Digging the channel!

[@stardollfanful]

you are literally the best channel on this website

[@AnxiousBipedal]

No nonsense and straight to the point. Superb video as always!

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

Shaq as I drag myself towards adulthood kicking and screaming I like these videos on vegetables and doing the dishes lol

[@henrikgostomski286]

Damn this video takes a shot at every "alpha" "real man" meat eater. Good job

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Henrik Gostomski Yeah, real king shit

[@MIS315]

And yet...

[@mrguy7582]

The fact that yanks are so fragile that they confuse eating meat or being vegan with a “personality” is the real sad thing here

[@crabedcoin2081]

Shaq I dont know the storing it like a grocery store is always the greatest, they store stuff to make it look good, not necessarily for longevity

[@scottyhaines4226]

In the front they make it look good, but they store it for longevity in the back

[@MrBaoomTheFirst]

I disagree. I think that grocery stores usually pay as much attention to the longevity of their product as they do its appearance. In my experience it really holds true what Shaquille says here, look at how garlic and oranges are sold in nets for example.

[@spaceghostwest-coast3289]

I work produce at a grocery store, longevity is deffo not our #1 priority but thought does go into it. At the end of the day its all about controlling temp and humidity, if you follow the grocery stores blueprint you will be at least a little bit better off.

[@madthumbs1564]

I remember shaking water off of produce before buying it when I shopped for myself.

[@In_the_shed]

If your not cooking with vegetables when trying to make a good wholesome home cooked meal, you’re missing out big time

[@dennisdawson9896]

I grew up in the cuntry. We had five very large gardens each with their own assortment of veggies. So we learned to eat all kinds of green goodness.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

What I do is make a big batch of a version of Adam Ragusea's vegetable soup and eat a bowl of that every day. It's great because you can customize it with any vegetables you want (and even pasta/noodles) and you can add things to it as well like a chilli oil and chinese vinegar version or a soy sauce and mirin version. Even adding some miso to jazz things up

[@__nobody__]

Oh, the Legates are here too...

[@ramenyoun501]

I like Adam's recipes for how easy they are to follow and are super customizable. I too have the veggie soup almost everyday.

[@inigo137]

1. Could you share some of those mixes? I really like the Ragusea recipe 2. Do you need to take a pill because of the gas as Ragusea recommends?

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@inigo137 1. I just use the vegetables he uses normally. You can add potatoes before the carrots and boil them for a while and they'll just disintegrate in your mouth. Sautéing mushrooms and adding them at the end also adds some meatiness, and dumping in canned beans at or near the end (depending on how well cooked they are) pretty much completes the meal. 2. I'm single so I just dealt with the gas for the first 2-3 weeks but eventually my body adjusted. It would start a couple hours after I ate the soup (10 pm) and last for about 10-12ish hours. You might want to take the pill if you want to be more considerate of others haha

[@inigo137]

@@Ash_Wen-li ty, greatly detailed answer

[@AD-Dom]

Hey this is some great ass advice. Here's my advice - get an air fryer, cook veggies in it.

[@oestrogen4973]

when we getting a video of what to thwack in the blendy boi so I eat my veggies

[@pixelpiratepo]

I just came here straight from one of your other videos and I don't even remember which one it was because I appreciated this one so damn much. Only wish I'd subscribed sooner.

[@jakey4192]

I am so late on getting to this channel but I am all in. I'm so engaged in your words. I was educated and entertained. Winning! Thanks for this info.

[@sithyq3480]

Get yourself a shallow pan, throw half a cup of water in there, and some cheap ass Korrs Caldo de Pollo bouillon. Then sprinkle in some chilli flakes, let that stock get a little bit simmery. After that, throw in spinach and kale. Cover it for 5 minutes. While you're doing that mix a tbl of soy sauce, some garlic, and honey. (If you're sexy, throw in some gochujang) into a lil cup, stir it up. Then take the lid off and let the rest of the stock boil off, mix in the dressing and serve it over literally anything. I like it with a runny yolk egg and some whole wheat toast for my breakfast; but I've also had it with rice, and even oatmeal. It costs quarters to make, and lasts all week. 10/10 for a winter breakfast salad.

[@minderaserfrog]

Right to the point, highly informative yet witty, and (as always) incredibly well said. EAT PLANTS, PEOPLE!

[@HelloOnepiece]

I always faced culture shock, when my friends from the USA or Easterm Europe invited me for a meal, and the most vegetable there is the appatizer salad... Like wut?

[@luiysia]

england too 😔

[@juliap9632]

and potatoes ;)

[@kiskadee321]

It freaks me out how difficult it can be to find vegetables at a restaurant in the US and how easily you can go days without eating veggies

[@izabelezyleify]

except it might be more of a family thing. In Eastern Europe, health is important, we love our rich fatty foods, but we get enough of probiotics from kefir, sauerkraut, a lot of families make soups often. Gut health is crucial. Media outlets and marketing always stress the healthiness of certain foods, not to mention that a lot of people are active. We love our vegetables, all year round, not just in autumn, even though harvest season is the most delicious season of them all. so idk what kind of weird people you are friends with. there's always going to be lazy people, who hate cooking, and some people haven't been exposed to great food, which is a shame.

[@HelloOnepiece]

@@izabelezyleify Hungarian s to be presise. But my basis is post war is the sea region with tropical monsoon s, so maybe we just eat too much veggies/fruits

[@Barakon]

A fun way to eat salads is to stuff them inside a bell pepper, using the top as the bottom of the bowl & the end of the fruit as the top portion where you first bite from. Also don’t forget to use chicken consommé powder in your vinegaret.

[@katmartinez5641]

Growing up, veggies were boiled soggy and were served with a lob of butter over them. After moving out and becoming pescatarian for my health, I have such a newfound love for vegetables. Even if someone doesn't like the flavor of certain veggies, a little bit of seasoning does wonders and will make vegetables your favorite

[@Tangy_Emotion]

I've done carnivore diet for about 5 years now. Love your videos. Still let it play because I want you to get those engagement numbers.