I want to set salads on fire.

purebredpolly

Sorry I spamed you, didn't know it was spam to share a menu from a local restaurant. If I could have copied and pasted the recipes I would have. I guess I know better now. I hope it helped you anyway.

maria0104

I think everyone feels like this. I choked down a pear because it was the only one I could stomach today for my 5 a day (and I am weird and like to make sure I have my fruit/veggies- thanks mum!)

Have you thought about maybe making a vegetable sauce- googling 'hidden veg sauce' brings up tons that are often for kids. I've previously made a gorgeous roasted red pepper sauce that contained red pepper, onion and passatta before blending, added mushrooms and some peas (I like peas I know that ones strange) and there we go, lots of vegetables, minimal calories, and all polished off by a very happy me!.

misscaligreen

Vegetable stir fry!

coraborealis80

dbmata wrote: »

ok, so I just thought of this, bacon slices into muffin tins, bake them off so they brown nicely, and hold the ring shape. Now, do not get rid of the fat, instead, pour an 80% chocolate right in there, take another muffin tin and put it on top, which will press the bottom of one tin into the top of the other, and displace the chocolate so it climbs up the sides of the bottom tin, making a cup.

Chill, fill said cup with peanut butter mixed with powdered sugar to get the right texture, like the one you get from reeses. Top with chocolate, and then destroy at leisure.

I love this because it is so very wrong. I'll have to try it on one of my cheat days.

coraborealis80

futuremanda wrote: »

Roast up some sweet potatoes and parsnips alongside some other veggies. Oh and whole cloves of garlic. (Careful to figure out your oil.) Sooo good.

Otherwise. Why not just... eat... some peanut butter cups, or bacon? Or is it more about boredom from veggies than never getting any treats?

Boredom. I get two cheat days and I use them well. I have pbcups and bacon separately (I find the mixtures of bacon and pb not to my liking when I'm not being weird at 2am), but I'm running out of ideas for getting my veggie allotment in. I'm not horribly fond of the less starchy veggies to start with, and the starches are what my doctor wanted me to cut wayyyyyy back on (I was eating pasta and potatoes way too much).

coraborealis80

tomatoey wrote: »

I'm assuming you want to eat veggies for health reasons.

Have cooked veg instead of salads - roasted, steamed, whatever, or hide them in soups or casseroles. Just chop up some green beans and throw them in your soup (even a canned soup, whatever).

When I feel like getting fancy and chopping*, I like heartier salads like this:

- shredded red cabbage, apple, and carrot with olive oil and balsamic vinegar (tons of antioxidants)

- lentils, red onion, cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers or squash; olive oil & balsamic; garlic, feta or goat cheese optional - can throw quinoa in there if you want to get fancy.

- I also like it just with lentils, red onion, tomatoes (and OO & balsamic). I just ate one with lentils, roasted zucchini, and avocado (and just OO and salt). To make stuff like that easier, you can roast up a bunch of red peppers or squash in advance, and toss them into salads or sandwiches.

- spinach, walnut, and sliced pear; goat cheese optional

*Also a food processor would prob help. I've been anti-chopping lately, too. Or I was, until I was gifted some amazing knives that are just as quick as a food processor (my kitchen is seriously old-school and basic)

This is what I was looking for! Thank you. This gives me some ideas.

I've made a bunch of greek yogurt dressings too. I agree, they are a way to satisfy without calorie overload.