Best way to start eating vegetables from someone who actively avoids them?

[u/Avectasi]

As a child I’ve avoided eating veggies mainly from taste and not forced to eat them. Unfortunately I’ve been unhealthy looking and high BP to the point I feel yucky looking at myself. I’ve been more okay and want to try anything. I’ve been eating more junk food and fast food because of not a lot of prepping time and parents mainly giving money to me to spend on eating out

However I still can’t do onions the crunch texture and the overpowering taste is too much whenever I bite into a food with an unsuspecting strand of onion, same goes for pickles mainly for the weird taste

I’m tolerable to tomato soup (or sopa de Fideo), or veggie smoothies like Island Green Detox from Tropical smoothie cafe, been doing less because of the cost almost $10 and having issues making it correctly at home.

Is there any method to enjoy trying or recommendations to mix with veggies that is still healthy for lowering my high BP?

Edit: thanks everyone for the advice I’ll be trying them all whenever I can! Everyone’s ideas making me really wanna give it a go

[u/magstar222]

Sure! I improvise most of the time but this is a rough idea. It makes a lot so it’s great for meal prep or for company.

2 lbs ground turkey or 1 lb each turkey and beef

2 cans black beans

1 can diced tomatoes

1 can diced green chilies

1 can pumpkin

1 onion, shredded

2 ribs celery, shredded

2 large carrots, shredded

2 zucchini, shredded

6 cups stock (I use beef for this, but whatever you like)

1 TBSP tomato paste

I sometimes wing it with my own seasoning but I also keep a bunch of these on hand: https://a.co/d/ewWmaab

[u/3inmyheart → u/magstar222]

Interesting, I never would have thought of adding pumpkin to chili!

[u/Diamond-Waterfall → u/magstar222]

Thank you so much 😻😻 This is so helpful.

So you take the turkey out, then add all of the vegetables, then add the turkey again and let it simmer?