discovering veggies

I never liked vegetables. Not even a little bit. Beyond a baked potato and some tomatoes on my burger, I avoided vegetables.
Obviously, once my teenager metabolism switched over to adult metabolism, I was constantly fighting the fat. Then 30 came along. It didn't take long to for me to have 200+ pounds on a 5'1 frame.

So now, at the ripe old age of 33, I'm trying to learn to like veggies. I still really hate carrots, peas and green beans. Cabbage too. I find that I really like red bell peppers and asparagus. Broccoli is doable, though it's a battle to resist putting shredded cheddar on top of it. Cooked spinach, yum. Raw spinach, not so much.
Today I discovered a yummy snack: Sliced cucumber topped with a sprinkle of salt and some lemon pepper. Very good, so I'll keep cukes in the veggie rotation.
That's where my imagination runs out. Anyone have any yummy veggies for me to try?

My husband and I just bought a grill, I'll have to try the grilled eggplant.

I was raised by southerners, who take yellow crookneck squash, roll it in cornmeal, and fry it in oil until it is slimy on the inside, crispy on the outside. I hated it, and cannot think of squash without thinking of the greasy taste of fried squash. I'll have to give it another chance now that I have a grill. I discovered spaghetti squash not too long ago, that was good. In fact, a little too good--makes me suspect that I shouldn't be eating it!:laugh:

Just got back from a really hard gym workout, and just finished logging my lunch, which I was so desperately hungry for that I cooked and ate it before I even took off my workout shoes. It turned out really well, and I enjoyed it immensely, so here it is:

3 oz ground turkey (leftover from dinner, has lots of garlic and oregano in it)
1 cup Mann's Rainbow salad mix (shredded red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots)
3-4 oz spinach
tbsp chopped garlic
trace olive oil, just enough to keep pan from sticking
2 oz feta cheese
1 LaTortilla soft wrap, whole grain rye

Saute all but last two until veggies just start to soften, but still have some crunch, turkey is heated through (if using uncooked turkey, brown the turkey before putting in the veggies) and spinach is just wilting. Sprinkle generously with lemon pepper (quickly becoming my new obsession). While it cooks, lay out the wrap, and sprinkle feta in a line down the center. Top feta with hot veggie mixture, wrap tightly. Let sit about a minute to soften feta, then OM NOM NOM!

Really satisfying post workout..It took me longer to type the recipe than it did to cook it.

Forgot to mention---397 cals, 13 gr fat. I did not count the olive oil, because it was literally a trace. I use an atomizer for olive oil, so it's just like using PAM.