Chris doesn’t like to eat a lot of vegetables, especially raw. He prefers legumes and fruit. But he needs to eat some veggies to have a balanced diet. Sometimes I can get him to eat cooked vegetables. I steam them for myself with a tiny sprinkle of sea salt, no butter or oil and give him some. And I can always get him to drink the “tea” that collects in the steaming water. It’s where all the nutrients go. I drink it myself, too. On this particular day Chris had a two course meal. First he had steamed acorn squash, steamed parsley & steamed kale and a cup of vegetable tea. Then I gave him a big bowl with grapes, cherries, sugar snap peas, banana, Brussels sprouts & more kale ( raw). If he at least nibbles on his veggies as he’s tossing them out of the bowl I consider it a victory.
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