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NRaleighLiberal

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14. We are in the middle of our own lettuce and greens, aided by a relatively cool spring....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #13)

Mon May 26, 2014, 10:39 PM

May 2014

So we are eating salads just about every night. Tonight we sauteed a slew of mustard greens and chard with sesame oil, garlic, ginger, hot pepper flakes and used it as a bed for grilled shrimp....steamed asparagus. Such a great time of year! Tomorrow night...sugar snap peas!

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The Main �Vegetables� Americans Eat Are Pizza and French Fries [View all] Omaha Steve May 2014 OP

I would eat pizza 4-5 times a week Leme May 2014 #1

I make my own pizza using pita bread for crust Art_from_Ark May 2014 #5

I woiuld make pizza like stuff also Leme May 2014 #10

Try naan jberryhill May 2014 #30

similar time or longer than making pizza, my point was ease of prep Leme May 2014 #35

Ummm.... jberryhill May 2014 #36

I live in an area with a huge Indian population FrodosPet May 2014 #38

Oh absolutely jberryhill May 2014 #39

? Leme May 2014 #43

If one is in an urban area jberryhill May 2014 #44

Frozen vegetables are cheap and fast to prepare csziggy May 2014 #8

for me, canned often are now better...and cheaper Leme May 2014 #12

I was brought up on canned vegetables csziggy May 2014 #15

sometimes Leme May 2014 #21

We make homemade pizza with loads of veggies NickB79 May 2014 #19

Brussel sprouts are easily obtainable... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #28

No sh*t, Sherlock. elleng May 2014 #2

Clearly we're not Americans. We treat french fries like dessert. onehandle May 2014 #3

People like you are the reason 40% of the food produced in the USA goes to waste. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #20

Giant portions of the cheapest fattiest foods are my fault? onehandle May 2014 #24

Europeans eat french fries with everything Major Nikon May 2014 #23

With mayonnaise! 1000words May 2014 #25

Kick.... daleanime May 2014 #4

Not us! Our fridge is always overflowing with them NRaleighLiberal May 2014 #6

Farmers market, yup, defininte nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #11

Marta and I bought into an Organic Crop Improvement Association this year Omaha Steve May 2014 #13

We are in the middle of our own lettuce and greens, aided by a relatively cool spring.... NRaleighLiberal May 2014 #14

Every vegetable you mention awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #29

I never see the concept of proper food combinations addressed 1000words May 2014 #7

What is to be expected from a country that has no nutritional training flvegan May 2014 #9

An amazing number of people don't know how to prepare most vegetables. LeftyMom May 2014 #16

Meanwhile... GoCubsGo May 2014 #17

One of the great things about belonging Le Taz Hot May 2014 #18

And French fries aren't even a vegetable! jmowreader May 2014 #22

I try to eat one serving of vegetables a day. :) reformist2 May 2014 #26

I'm very thankful for the salad bar in the cafeteria where I work Silent3 May 2014 #27

Same here... fujiyama May 2014 #31

Fortunately this cafeteria often has a healthy special too... Silent3 May 2014 #34

I used to love a local restaurant that this is exactly what they are nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #33

And ketchup. That's a Reagan vegetable. nt valerief May 2014 #32

I think it is weird that these evangalists use the word "veggies" KurtNYC May 2014 #37

The Main �Vegetables� Americans Eat Are Pizza and French Fries KG May 2014 #40

I do love pizza - TBF May 2014 #41

Yet another piece of evidence that I shouldn't have been born in this country. Arugula Latte May 2014 #42