How do eat more vegetables?!?!

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I’m on a weight loss journey and for the past few weeks I have struggled to lose any weight. 
I figured out that it’s because I’ve been slacking on my vegetables. 
This week I have had vegetables with all of my lunches and so far this week I have lost 1.5lbs. 
This is weird to admit but I don’t make a lot of money and I can only afford to go grocery shopping 2x a month 
What do I do when I run out of vegetables like I did this month?!
Is there a supplement I can take? 
I know eating raw organic vegetables is the best thing to do but I just can’t afford to spend over my budget. 
What are some other options?!

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I recommend getting frozen vegetables and making soups. Soup is very filling and basically no calories. I also buy canned veggies when they are on sale and stock up. Costco, bj or Aldi are the most affordable places for veggies. Also a big part to dropping the weight is making sure you are drinking lots of water.

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Registered dietitian here, there are lots of ways to incorporate more vegetables into your meals. First, they don’t NEED to be organic and/or raw. For some vegetables, our bodies actually absorb more vitamins when cooked. You can have vegetables as a side dish and/or add cooked vegetables to rice, pasta, soups, casseroles, eggs, tacos, anything. You can add raw vegetables to sandwiches, smoothies, salads. Variety is key to get lots of different micronutrients and not get bored. 
Frozen vegetables are a great choice because they’re easy and keep a long time if you can’t get to the store often. 
If you are looking to improve your health, consider seeing a professional registered dietitian.

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I don't know if this is available where you are, but have you tried any vegetable and fruit mixed boxes? Like a vegetable cooperative or something?
I get a big box delivered once every 2 weeks containing "reject" fruit and veg from local farmers. It's stuff that's too ugly to go to the supermarket. I reckon I spend about 30% less at least. The thing is, you don't get to choose what's in the box so you have to be a creative cook. I've loved it while calorie counting because it keeps it interesting. 
As stated by others, if you don't have time go frozen or canned and make soups, stews, curries, etc.

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When it comes to weight loss, the biggest things you need to focus on our sleep, when you don’t get enough sleep, your body releases hormones that cause you to binge, crave, retain water, you name it, so number one thing you need to focus on his sleep. Number two is your hydration, little by little increase your hydration, if you do too much at a time you’ll be will be waking up all night and going to the bathroom. Water is the baseline for everything, it helps to balance your salt, your sugar, it fuels your cells, you name it it is the baseline for everything. Make sure sleep and water are your biggest things that you focus on. Next you’re gonna focus on your nutrition, how are you fuel your body￼. High protein, high fiber, low salt, low sugar, natural sugars are good, your fruits and your vegetables, am I saying you can never eat junk food ever again, absolutely not because when you deny yourself something, that is the one thing that you want and you will do whatever to get it, and then you will binge, when you feel deprived, it’s basically torture to eat better. Slowly add in better foods, if you can keep it up for 10 days, your taste buds will change, your body will release what no longer serves it i.e. weight, water, fat, anything buildup in your intestines, etc. Oh and finally moving your body, walking, dancing, strength training, anything that you enjoy, because if you enjoy it, there’s less chance of you dreading or avoiding it. Like the other said frozen, canned, check your discount grocery stores, as well like your Aldi’s or Lidl’s or dollar stores, just when you buy from those places you have to double check expiration dates big time because sometimes dollar stores will sell close to expiring dated items. And sometimes they don’t monitor the dates and the items may already be expired. Always check expiration dates and check how fresh it is. You don’t have to buy organic, you don’t have to buy whatever may be, also check food banks, a lot of churches usually offer them, soup kitchens, there’s usually some kind of resource around you, you just need to find them and utilize them, but churches usually have some kind of food bank. My church does, my pastor gets a donation every single week from I think it’s McCaffreys and Princeton, one of our parishioners picks it up, the stuff that either doesn’t sell or is a little bit bad he just pick off the bad stuff, that kind of thing, some of the stuff is good and you just have to sort through the stuff basically and find whatever’s the best quality. ￼￼ A lot of the grocery stores make donations in the area to soup kitchens and churches and that’s basically where they get their supply from. But check with places in your area it might be an easier option than just grocery shopping twice a month, or buying in bulk and then using it throughout the time. The trick with vegetables is finding something that you like or that you can tolerate, I do zucchini, I do sugar snap peas, I do English cucumbers, I also do intermittent fasting, I fast 16 hours and I eat within an eight hour window, and it all depends on your schedule, if you sleep eight hours you’re really only fasting eight hours during the day, my body doesn’t wake up until at least four hours after I’m awake, so it’s really only four hours of fasting for me if you think of it that way because you’re not eating when you’re sleeping, and if you go to bed hungry that’s not a good thing you wake up starving, and when you are starving or sleep poorly you binge. That’s why I sleep is so important you have to sleep well, otherwise it affects everything. And your weight can fluctuate up to 5 pounds during the day, the best time to weigh yourself is first thing in the morning after you’ve emptied your bowels and urine. He just got a stick with it, think of it this way you didn’t get it overnight, you’re not gonna lose it overnight, depends how much weight you have to lose, it may take you 2 to 5 years if you are 300 or 400 pounds to lose that weight, you also have to realize if you’re just trying to lose 20 or 40 pounds, that last 20 pounds is like death trying to get it off,  The more you have to lose the easier it comes off but when you lose it quickly that’s when you get excess skin so it’s better to lose it slowly, strength training will also help, and you just do the best you can, take it one day at a time, just because the scale doesn’t move or just because you gain, doesn’t mean that it’s over, tomorrow is another day to keep going and try again. Just because you’re trying to lose weight doesn’t mean you stop living, if I go to a wedding, I eat the meal, I eat the cake, and I spend the night dancing it off, you will notice that when you start eating better your stomach may not tolerate the bad things anymore, I can’t eat McDonald’s, it goes right through me, I haven’t had McDonald’s in maybe four years, I haven’t had soda, if you drink one can of soda every day for a year that’s 15 pounds In Soda alone. ￼and those coffee drinks are full of sugar and calories. Not only will you save money by not buying them, but the scale will thank you too. Just water for me. I wake up with the sun. After the bathroom take a 5 minute walk outside. It will wake up all of your cells, it will energize you, it will clear your mind, help you focus for the day, no music, just you and the outdoors, let that be your me time, your escape from reality, don’t worry about how fast you’re going or how long you’re going or anything like that or tracking your steps just let that be your focus time for the day. You’ve got this. ￼

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We buy mostly frozen vegetables, they’re cheaper and they last us a couple of days. If I had a bigger freezer I would buy bigger bags, but I just buy the smaller steamable bags. They’re usually less than a dollar. Check your local dollar tree too, most have a frozen section.

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I wouldn't waste money on supplements. Can you get canned produce or fresh items at a food bank or similar service? Frozen veggies are totally fine. You don't have to buy "the best" fruits and veggies. For weight loss, normal plain veggies are just fine!

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