Sick of plain veggies help??
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The packets of make-your-own Italian Dressing (just add oil and vinegar) - those are quite tasty used in their powder form (don't make the dressing). Just sprinkle over your favorite veggies and voila: tasty Italian treat with very few added calories.
About 5 calories a shot (1/8th packet).
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Garlic, ginger and soy sauce ...spray oil and stir fry veggies with chicken
Garlic, basil, oregano, rosemary, olive oil....chopped root vegetables plus onion and cherry tomatoes in oven
Chop butternut squash into fry shapes, olive oil salt and pepper and roast
Onion and red pepper in non stick fry pan, little oil, garlic, bay leaf till blackened
Thai green curry and coconut milk ...brocolli, cauliflower, onion, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chicken
Mash em with butter and salt
Eat them raw in salads with olive oil and balsamic
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Add seasonings...DUH!!!0
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Hummus0
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Chief_Rocka wrote: »cheese
This. Oh, so good.0 -
Cheese and butter. It really doesn't add as many cals as you think for a nice amount for flavor
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I buy those boxes of potatoes from the Little Potato Company and they give you a packet of garlic parsley seasoning that's to die for. I put about 3/4 of it on my potatoes and then I save the other 1/4 for whatever vegetable I'm having. I steam the vegetables and then sprinkle on the seasoning with a couple of squirts of spray butter and it really makes them flavorful and keeps the calories low. Also when I have a steak I pour some of the juice from the steak on top of my broccoli. It's yummy.0
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Garlic powder and pepper.0
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Unless you absolutely hate it, just start making it different ways. Steam, roast, etc. Combine veggies. Add herbs and spices. Fresh herbs, if you can afford them - there is a huge difference between fresh thyme and that dried stuff in the jar.
If you hate it, you'll always hate it. There is no way of preparing broccoli that would make me like it. Carrots, though...I don't love them, but drizzled with the right stuff or tossed into a soup or even roasted with some meat - ding! I like them well enough! They're orange, too, so they help with the whole "eat a variety of colors" thing.
Be creative. Try new things. Sometimes it won't be good. On very rare occasions, it will suck and you'll toss it. But it will almost always be edible and you will find ways of making things that you love.
And always try new foods. You never know what you'll like!!0 -
Steam them, then drizzle with tahini, garlic, and lemon juice.0
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I'm lazy, so I just use lemon juice (over boiled, not steamed veg, that's how lazy I am. I like that with green beans, asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts).
For other veg, roasted or sauteed in olive oil with garlic is about as far as I'm willing to go.0 -
All of the above
I cook with a lot of spices and herbs
But i love also to stir fry them, add water and cream cheese..yummie over pasta and rice that way.
Or add to that fresh herbs or mustard or lemon juice..or....
well and so on and so on.
Green beans in (thai) peanut butter sauce...so good!
Be adventurous try something out! Cooking dont have to be boring.0 -
My favorite is half a serving (14g) of bleu cheese crumbles, reduced fat. 40 calories. It's worth it to me.0
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I love veggies roasted or grilled. I LOVE roasted broccoli with some soy sauce. I like to roast lightly oiled and lightly salted asparagus at 425 for 10 minutes, then sprinkle sesame seeds on it. I like to stir fry green beans with garlic, and then add a bit of shaved parm cheese. I LOVVVVVEEEEEEEE brussel sprouts. I boil them really quick, then toss them in a pan until they get crispy with some olive oil. I add a teensy bit of sugar to carmalize them, then add balsamic vinegar. A lot of times, we will do veggie shish kabobs, and I will brush them with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and paprika, then place right on the grill
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Butter. Sometimes a sprinkle of parm or french fried onion bits. Sometimes a little marinade or a drizzle of ranch dressing. Sometimes mixed in with rice or pasta dishes.0
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I think veggie stir-fry is very good. Maybe you just need to switch up how you cook them in general for something different every once in awhile.0
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Stir fry, roasted, tossed with dressing, herbs, seasoning, dukkah... I love veg.0
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Cook veggie with meat or tofu, they taste so much better cause of the meat juice and such. You could stir fry them with garlic and for me soy sauce and a pint of sugar. Or just use salt and a bit of sugar and oh yeah a lot of chili or pepper xD0
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