RECIPE For the Family That Hates Vegetables

I recently attended a family gathering. Now you have to know – this is a tough crowd. They don’t like vegetables – at all. But some how I am always assigned to bring the vegetable. So I figure since nobody is going to eat the vegetable anyway, I will make dishes that are unusual or weird or just something that I know that I will like because I will be the only one eating it.

The rest of the family will be munching on an assortment of processed foods – diet soda, diet jello, fat free cake, decaf coffee, and canned green bean casserole made with MSG-laden cream of broccoli soup.

I have taken my barely eaten dish back home with me after many-a gathering. I could not figure out what they would eat.

Then, wouldn’t you know – they actually liked the vegetable dish that I brought the other day. They even emailed me the next day asking for the recipe. Can you believe it?? Of course, I cannot tell you how I made it because if I have a vegetable dish that my family likes–I have to bring it to family gatherings for the rest of eternity. It’s now "my dish" – "my specialty" – It’s mine and I cannot share it. Well, okay, I guess I might give you a couple hints…

The point of this posting is that you must learn to try new things. So many of our clients are stuck in a rut and get bored with the same old thing. Many of our Hauser Diet clients will email our Nutrition and Lifestyle coach that they don’t know what to eat. Their vegetable intake consists of iceberg lettuce and a little tomato wedge smothered in thousand island dressing or a spoonful of canned corn. Try something fresh, new and exciting – you might be surprised like my family – try cooking without a recipe – you may come up with something really good.

Okay – here it is – but don’t let anyone in my family find out about this – and if any of my family members are reading this – here it is! You asked for it!


Sweet Potato & Carrot Casserole

What you’ll need:

•	3 sweet potatoes, peeled and shredded
•	3 large carrots, peeled and shredded
•	2 Gala apples, chopped finely
•	½ cup craisins
•	1 cup pecans
•	½ cup honey
•	½ cup Turano sugar
•	½ cup butter, melted
•	1 tsp salt

What to do:

1.	Mix all of the above together. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
2.	Use less sugar if you like it less sweet. This dish looks weird, tastes great.
3.	Use your imagination – I have also made this with figs, raisins, pears, and other good stuff.
4.	Gives you a new great-tasting vegetable, lots of natural fiber, a load of nutrients, and something the whole family will enjoy.