side items with dinner....

My fam likes to do ranch style beans loaded with chili powder. Black beans. Chopped broccoli or green beans with I Can't Believe its not butter spray. Oven roasted potatoes.

- Roast or steam some cauliflower and melt a little bit of cheese over the top.
- Pan fry some chopped mushrooms with garlic, when they are brown add some frozen peas then stir in cooked rice.
- Roast veggies - roast sliced red onion, sweet potato in the oven drizzled with a bit of olive oil, when they are almost done, add some mushrooms and capsicum and cook until they are all done.
- steamed fresh green beans (I usually cook them in the microwave), drizzle them with a little bit of olive oil, lemon juice and sprinkle with a few flaked almonds.
- my quickest standby - toss some raw cherry tomatoes and snow peas on the plate. Add some slices of orange if you have one.

Quinoa (my kids love it)
Couscous
- both of the above can be loaded with veggies and eaten warm or cold
Squash
Yams
Beans (my husband and kids love beans)

brussel sprouts halfed and lightly tossed in olive oil and dash of black pepper and sea salt and roasted in the oven at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

I know, brussel sprouts, normally gross--but here--delicious. I hated them, 'til I had them like this, now I know they can be delicious.

Sounds great, thanks

I change it up but lately I have been craving sliced tomatoes with oregano and Oil and Vinegar on them.. and a side of cottage cheese.

Wow... that sounds good! Will have to try!

Spaghetti squash is really good. I bake that in the oven with a little olive oil for 45 mins and put a little spray butter on it. Also you can add a marinara sauce. It's so good.

I'M ruining out of ideas I have side items to go with . I usually fix rice and vegetables. in vegetables I mean frozen mixed vegetables, california blend vegetables and normandy blend vegetables. anyone have any other ideas? thanks for the input!

fresh veggies- zucchini, squash, asparagus, green beans, mushrooms
frozen (steamfresh bags are my go to)- broccoli, broccoli&cauliflower mix, green beans, brussel sprouts, carrots

i use sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes, and brown rice instead of white rice as well- and i limit them to 2-3 days a week. most day i just make extra veggies and cut out the nightly carb serving as much as possible.

Sweet potato fries

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Roasted squash.
Stuffed mushrooms.
Baked potato with broccoli and cheese.

lots and lots of vegetables!! lots and lots and lots of variety
sauted onions and mushrooms over broccoli
garlic and worcestershire with french style green beans
baked sweet potatoes with fresh ground pepper and minced garlic

my kids snack on frozen peas ...

Others may have said this...I only read some of the posts. Anyway I roasted yellow peppers, asparagus, baby carrots, sweet vidalia onion, zuchinni (bought at Aldi's a cheap market with specials). I roast them in a couple tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and spices (pick your fav, play around with them til you find what you like). I cooked them on 400 for 10 minutes then stir, 10 more stir, 10 more stir then try and see if done. If not cook 10 more and try again. This can work for any veggies. Try to cook same kinds heavy veggies or light veggies together. After that you can eat with a small amount of rice. Leftovers can be put in a baggie and ate on for up to 3 days. Reheat in microwave. Fresh veggies are so good in season and cooking these like this makes it easy to just grab out of fridge and heat up. These are very yummy and better tasting then frozen.

Also I love green beans as a side any kind. These have very little calories. Though more calories I like beans like white beans, pinto beans, black beans, and black eyed peas. Cooking these from dried beans is economical. Once you learn how its easy. I rinsed a bag of 15 bean soup the other day twice. Brought to a boil simmered for 1 hour than put in crock pot for 8 hours. They were great

I make a steamed veggie pot, which SOUNDS boring but is delish.

Cube up a sweet potato (I usually eat 1-1.5 cups) and put in a pot with a steamer. Let the boil for about 10 minutes and then add peppers, carrots, mushroom (pretty much anything) and then top off with a handful of kale or spinach.

I usually have this with some sort of protein, and it totally hits the spot. If I have room I will add a tablespoon of butter, or chop up an avocado. Add any herbs and spices you like, as well as a little bit of salt.

I pretty much roast everything with a little evoo and s&p. my favorite combinations are broccoli and carrots, zucchini, brusselsprouts, i heard roasted cauliflower is good too