How do you get your vegetables?

I love vegetables so I can't be of much help for sneaking them in, but I can share some of my favorite ways to eat them besides salads.

Sautee fresh tomatoes and garlic in olive oil. Take off heat and stir in some fresh spinach and basil. Toss this with some cooked spaghetti squash or lightly steamed thinly sliced zucchini. This is a great side for grilled chops, fish or steak.

Stews are a great way to eat root vegetables. Soups are great for any kind of vegetable. Greens and sausage are wonderful together. Add vegetables to pasta sauces, puree them if you don't want to see them. Make vegetarian lasanga, or just add more vegetables along with the meat. Substitute thinly sliced zucchini or eggplant for the noodles in lasanga.

Make stir fry! Most vegetables are good grilled or roasted. Salsas are good.

I pay the animal to eat them for me. I do like spinach salads and jalapenos on nachos.

I pay the animal to eat them for me. I do like spinach salads and jalapenos on nachos.

Too funny!!

My boyfriend and I freakin' love veggies. Can't get enough of them.

Pick any (firm) veggie, toss it in oil, salt, pepper, and spices and roast in the oven at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Our favourites are broccoli, cauliflower, beets, sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, onions, peppers.... I could go on forever! We also like to chop fresh herbs into the mixture (in lieu of jarred spices) like dill, oregano, basil, or cilantro.

I drink my vegetables. I blend celery, kale, cucumber, and parsley with a hint of chia seeds, pulp included. Although it is not delicious like other juices, I know I am getting my veggies in for the morning.

We all know that you can eat a TON of vegetables for very little calories. I currently eat a ton of broccoli, zucchini, spinach and carrots. I sneak it into omlettes or make a low cal sauce or make zucchini noodles. I need some fresh, new ideas on how to get other veggies into my diet. Thanks everyone!

In these past 8 months I have learned to like lets of new veggies. I like baby Brussels sprouts in the steamer package from green giant. I can eat the whole package for 150 calories! Green giant also makes other steamer veggies and they are great to take fir lunch and add your left over protein. I love the teriyaki steamers and take it at least once a week with leftover chicken.
Stir fry is big in our house, everyone likes stir fry night, bell peppers, bean sprouts, snow peas, water chestnuts, broccoli, and some raw spinach, add teriyaki or soy or szchaun sauce and put over brown rice. Don't use too much of any of the sauces though because very high in sodium.

I usually try to have a different veggie every day with dinner and veggie sticks for lunch. And forget the boring celery, carrot and cucumber veggie sticks, that got old really fast. I have bell pepper of every color in my fridge, I keep the stem of the broccoli and after you remove the tougher exterior the inside is really good and taste yet have a better texture than raw broccoli floret. Sugar snaps are very good raw as well. Just find what you like to munch on raw and always bring 2 or 3 kind with you to work.

And then for dinner I make sure to make my veggie differently as often as possible. Cauliflower rice is a household favorite. I often cut zucchini in 2 on the longer side, salt, pepper and sharp grated cheese (that's maybe 50 cals for half of the zucchini), oven at 400 for 20 min or less. Depends how soft you like the zucchini.

Aubergine pizza is very good. Cut 1/2 inch thick slice of aubergine, pile on your favorite pizze style veggie like pepper, mushroom, onion, add about 1 tsp of cheese, oven for 20-30 minute, again depends how soft you like your veggie.

Sugar snap sautéed in olive oil, salt and pepper and high heat are delicious.

Brussel sprout in aluminum foil, a bit of olive oil, garlic and onion, in the oven for 45 minute. very tasty!

I always like frozen peas just cooked in water for a minute or two. I like them crunchy.

Otherwise, just sneak them in your everyday food. Add more in your quiche, meat loaf, sauces, etc... throw spinach in everything. Add veggies in your sandwich. Cucumber, pepper, spinach and the traditional tomato are always a favorite of mine piled in any type of sandwich.

Any tomato-based sauce can have a TONNE of veggies steamed & pureed into it. I've pureed carrots, roasted onions, peppers & peas and put them into meat sauces for pasta dishes, and I've also turned them into a delicious curry with just a bit of tomato paste and chicken stock (and the right seasonings of course)! I have also done cauliflower mashed potatoes (with cheese and garlic). I like sweet potato fries & asparagus as a side to black bean burgers, it's a delicious veggie-packed meal!

I love love love grilling my veggies: zucchini, bell peppers, portabellos, onions and asparagus. A little bit of olive oil, salt, pepper and even some cayanne. I know olive oil has calories, but you only need a teeny tiny bit to coat the veggies. I grill these at least twice a week with my roommates (who are NOT dieting) and they love it too. Then there is plenty for leftovers.

I like roasting them. Don't like the extra oil calories though... Honestly I buy a lot of frozen veggies, steam them in the bag, and add some seasoning.

I also loved mashed cauliflower and mashed carrots (can mix them with potatoes too).