Long-time listener, first-time caller. Thanks, Heather, for such a great board full of info and help. And thanks to all the rest of you for sharing your experiences. I really enjoy learning from *other* people's mistakes rather than my own, when possible. 
Here's the deal: I consider myself very fortunate that things are under control enough that I can leave my house, hold a job, travel a bit. And I can even eat stuff that appears to trouble many of you. But... should I as much as look sideways at a vegetable or whole grain, I'm doomed. This isn't strictly true, as I can on rare occasions get away with cooked salsa (never fresh), and once ate a cooked carrot with only minor ill effects. But anything green is the kiss of death, no matter how peeled / chopped / cooked / pureed it is.
I've pretty much come to emotional grips with giving up my favorite lunch (brown rice with refried beans and salsa) and dinner (brown rice with vegetable and chicken stir-fry), but I'm getting a tad concerned about entire missing food groups from my diet. So, how to get those veggies and whole grains? The local HFS sells this green Stuff in powder form that, when taken by the 1/4 teaspoon, allegedly gives you all the nutrients you need from veggies and whole grains. I'm skeptical. Sounds like snake oil to me, but since *eating* the stuff doesn't appear to be an option... I dunno.
I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on how to succeed in eating vegetables when so far (6 months) everything has failed, and viability of available "substitutes." TIA.
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Vegetables... don't I wish. (long post; sorry.)
