Vegetable ideas?

Zucchini or sweet potato baked chips

Roast
Sautée with evoo & garlic
Stir fry - experiment with making different sauces
If you like Indian flavors, I eat raw veggies with a squeeze of lemon, black salt, cracked pepper, & cumin. Cucumbers, radishes and tomatoes are good like this

I make bbq skewers with - peppers, mushrooms and tamoatoes

-Blend spinach or kale in smoothies
-Make guacamole with kale in it to dip raw veggies in
-Hummus and salsa also make great dippers
-Almond butter with carrots or celery
-Roast up a few trays of veggies on the weekend - such as brussel sprouts, diced squash, sweet potatoes - mix and match to your preference
-Veggie soup as a snack or side dish

I love roasted veggies.

Preheat overn to 400 degrees.

Wash green asparagus and cut of the dry part of the bottoms.

Line them up in a baking dish that will hold all of them without overlapping. Toss with enough olive oil to coat, salt and pepper.

Slice lemons thin and lay them on top of the asparagus.

Cook for 10 minutes or until tender.

NOM NOM.

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- Grilled with a little evoo and some seasoned salt
- Steamed
- Saute'd with a little evoo and garlic
- Saute'd with Land O Lakes Saute Express
- Fresh tomatoes just sliced with a little salt.
- Corn on the cob is great in the microwave - quick and easy. Leave it in the shuck, microwave for about 3 1/2 to 4 mins per ear. Cut off the top and bottom and just squeeze it out the bottom, and it comes out with very little silk. I use the spray I-can't-believe-it's-not-butter, and a little salt.

If you got a grill throw them on that, after marinade them or some olive oil and seasoning. You can also throw some fruits on the grill too, peaches are in season now and they are spectacular grilled, pineapple does great on a grill too. Grill is usually outside and does not heat up the house in the summer too.

You might want to try and grill over a wood fire too, to me it adds a little extra something to the food.

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One of my favorite raw veggie snacks is a celery stalk with a slice of lowfat cheese stuffed in the middle. I like smoked provolone the best but use whatever cheese you prefer.

Hummus is a really good dip for veggies and it's very healthy.

Try different kinds of salad dressings too. Don't just stick with the standard ranch or bleu cheese. Honey mustard, raspberry vinaigrette, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, buttermilk, Green Goddess - there are all kinds of interesting flavors. Some of them can be high in fat and sugar, but unless you use more than one or two tablespoons, they're generally not bad. You can get pretty much anything in stores these days or you can make your own.

Kalyn's Kitchen has some awesome veggie recipes, both raw and cooked. There are quite a few Kalyn's fans on MFP and you can even find nutrition counts for some of her recipes in the Food database. If any are missing, they're not hard to figure out and you can add them yourself. She does lots of South Beach Diet friendly meals too, if that matters. I used to hate Brussels sprouts until I tried her "Shredded and Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Almonds and Parmesan," and now I actually crave them! I substitute toasted pine nuts for the almonds though - just my preference.

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2005/04/vegetables-and-vegetarian-dishes.html

I love to grill them on the BBQ. I just brush them with a little olive oil and add a little salt and pepper to them. Yum!

Bell peppers, red onions, mushrooms and zucchini are my usual choices.

Love roasted Brussels sprouts.

Cut raw sprouts into quarters
Toss in olive oil
Sprinkle with salt and pepper
Roast in oven at 400 until they start to crisp.

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I like them burnt and crunchy.

I like to steam them slightly then saute them in stainless/cast iron, then add minced Pancetta and crushed minced garlic and maybe some chili's to add a little heat to mine or some lemon juice to keep it bright also brings out the flavors keeps it from getting heavy.

i slice them pretty thin and wrap in nori sheets. veggie Sushi rolls!!! i use very little soy sauce if at all i also add avocado fresh jalapenos. or vietnamese spring rolls with only veggies and use the brown rice wrap paper for less calories and gluten free. these little wraps/rolls are heaven just add whatever sauce or dressing you like.