Here's Why You Should Eat Your Vegetables First to Lose Weight
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We have all heard this from our mothers or fathers, 'eat your greens'
But scientists are now telling us to eat our greens 'first', before our carbohydrates etc
A growing number of studies have found that eating fiber-rich vegetables, protein or fat at the start of a meal, and eating refined carbohydrates like rice, bread or pasta last, can improve blood sugar levels and stimulate higher levels of hormones that promote fullness and satiety. Some preliminary studies suggest it may even help with weight loss
Are you a veg lover or can't you stand greens ?
I am not a vegetable lover at all. I wish I was. I like peas and white cabbage if mixed in a recipe. Raw carrot at a push but that is my lot.
eyeballkerry Thats a start E, if it helps control glucose for diabetes and can help control your weight it seems worth it
telmel I am very good when it comes to a casserole, I can eat most things once cooked for a long time and covered in gravy. I did forget, I love leeks, especially in a leek gratin.
eyeballkerry I do love a casserole E, but i like to put a dollop or two of brown sauce in to spice it up
telmel Never tried that before. I do like brown sauce so I may give that a go next time and surprise the family.
From now on I will eat all vegetables first, I need to lose weight but doubt this will work.
I love vegetables, the only vegatable I don't like is broccoli 
I don't know how anyone eats that
martinlufc5637 I think its an acquired taste M by itself
Its like cauliflower, i prefer it with melted cheese , and broccoli with gravy
I tend to eat a bit of each throughout a meal. I couldn't munch through roasties and yorkies at the end of a Sunday dinner. I am not so sure all this stuff is proven because it takes a long time for food to pass through and be digested so I am not sure that eating veg first would be enough time to prepare for the carbs.
Having said that it is good to persuade kids to eat veg first or they get left at the end!
telmel I worry about my youngest grandson who always leaves his veg and all the cajoling in the world doesn't make him, he is 15!
His cousin now 21 was very fussy in teens but now he eats healthier than anyone I know, goes to the gym and is in final year of uni so his brain is working out too. He has a great physique.
I'm a plant-based lover and eat a huge variety of steamed vegetables. I usually eat 2-3 different types of vegetable portions before eating dinner. Tonight it's spring greens, broccoli and butternut squash 
I don’t like any veg at all but was determined my kids wouldn’t be the same and thankfully they’re all veg lovers apart from brussel sprouts (oldest daughter does like these) so I did something right 
. I really wish I did like veg cos I know how much I’m losing out by not eating them. My kids also make sure my grandkids eat there veg too. They’re all broccoli lovers though they like most veg, that just seems to be all their favourites
Dieticians have been saying this for years but the reason i heard is that the vegetables take up more space in your stomach so fill you up more.
It doesn’t work. I’ve eaten my veg first for the past couple of days and weighed myself this morning, no change.
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