Veggi help.

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  • bobbichristine
    bobbichristine Posts: 31 Member
    Loving your responses! I'm not afraid to try and eat things I do not like, I just wanted a way to make them enjoyable. I think sneaking them in will be one of the easiest ways. But i'll be trying many of your suggestions.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    i love having roasted veggies. here's how i do it:
    get broccoli & cauliflower & carrots and chop into small bite-sized pieces.
    put into a large bowl and add salt & ground red pepper (you can do any seasoning you like)
    add olive oil or melted coconut oil. (generous amount, enough to thoroughly coat veggies)
    bake at 400F for about 45 minutes or until they almost burn and crisp on the edges.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    Sauce 'em. Make 'em taste wonderful by putting stuff on them. For example, melt a little 35 calorie cheese spread wedge on them or try this from my MFP blog: green beans with honey, mustard and cornichons

    melted cheese on veggies is a great idea! <3

  • bobbichristine
    bobbichristine Posts: 31 Member
    La5Vega5Girl wrote: »
    i love having roasted veggies. here's how i do it:
    get broccoli & cauliflower & carrots and chop into small bite-sized pieces.
    put into a large bowl and add salt & ground red pepper (you can do any seasoning you like)
    add olive oil or melted coconut oil. (generous amount, enough to thoroughly coat veggies)
    bake at 400F for about 45 minutes or until they almost burn and crisp on the edges.

    This. I shall try this.
    I would try the cheese ideas you all keep posting, except I am lactose intolerant. So. My life sucks. Thanks though!
  • chaines7169
    chaines7169 Posts: 25 Member
    It sounds like you want something salty and quick and easy. Cucumbers dipped in salt is my go to. cold,salty,crunchy. fresh spinach on sandwiches, in tacos, with strawberries or rolled up with hummus inside, cold, crunch, fresh. I purchased that spaggatti gadget that turns zucchini into spaggatti which I stir fry, add alittle onion, parmasen cheese, garlic, yum. and roasting vegetables is my wonderful winter time treat. all kinds with olive oil and a little salt. warm,soft,salty.
  • ToniaH75
    ToniaH75 Posts: 73
    Thank you for starting this first of all. Im not a big fan of vegetables either but i am open to trying new things. I only know one way to cook veggies where i like them and that is with lots of butter and boiling..Thank you all for the great ideas.
  • redpandora56
    redpandora56 Posts: 289 Member
    another vote for oven roasted, you can put just about any veg in the oven with some olive oil and get great results. and to mix it up, try different seasonings and spices - roasting the same veg with garlic, salt,pepper, or instead with cajun spices, or ground cumin and coriander with chili powder, will all give you different experiences of them, so mix it up until you find combinations you like!
    also spiralizers are good to experiment with, you can make 'noodles' out of sweet potato or zucchini(courgette) to use with pasta sauces or stir fries, or chopped up with egg/flour to make sweet potato pancakes, that sort of thing. there's an entire website called inspiralized.com where she has tons of recipes using a spiralizer and different vegetables.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    I'll add to the voices recommending roasting them with seasonings. My current favorite is cauliflower with smoked paprika. It doesn't take a lot of olive oil to coat a whole head of cauliflower florets... just 2 teaspoons or so, but be generous with the paprika! Add some garlic powder and it is delicious.
  • libbydoodle11
    libbydoodle11 Posts: 1,351 Member
    edited January 2015
    Use 4 to 6 cups of broth or stock of your choice

    Use whatever seasonings you like

    Use whatever veggies you think you can stand. Maybe start with 3 carrots, 1 small onion and 3 stalks of celery and some garlic.

    Cook veggies in the broth till tender.

    Puree in blender or food processor.

    Pour puree back into the pot.

    Add frozen corn and cut up baked potatoes.

    Stir till corn is heated through.

    Serve and eat.


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