How do you eat your veggies?

abbynormalartist
abbynormalartist Posts: 318 Member
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I like vegetables but I need some new ideas. I'm in a rut with steamed broccoli and zoodles.
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  • TrevorJSanders
    TrevorJSanders Posts: 5 Member
    Roast them! Personally, I like air frying brussel sprouts and broccoli
  • amyjeaninga
    amyjeaninga Posts: 36 Member
    Mine are usually steamed in the instant pot or roasted in the oven, or sauteed/stir fried in a skillet with a little olive oil(like green been almondine or sauteed asparagus). I've learned I like things like broccoli and brussel sprouts and asparagus best with a squeeze of lemon or lime. Add new flavors. Rosemary is good on veggies, or fresh basil. Make new and different salads.
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    I'm big on soup. And have mostly been subsisting on it this winter. It's also helpful for calorie cutters because it's filling and hot. I swim a lot, and many swimmers have trouble losing weight because the cold chill they sometimes get from swimming and then walking out in freezing temps increases their appetite by a lot more than they burned. So it's nice to walk home and have a nice bowl of very hot soup to warm up your insides when a hot shower isn't enough :)

    Here is a guide on making soup in general

    https://cooking.nytimes.com/guides/40-how-to-make-soup?utm_source=sharetools&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=website

    What I basically do is is start with a little oil in the pot and add sliced or chopped onion and whatever spices and aromatics I want for that particular soup. Then I deglaze, with whatever I have on hand - a bit of beer or wine, stock, just plain old water, whatever. Then I add all my stuff and simmer. I recently invested in an Instapot, which has been great, but this can all be done over the stove too.


    For example, last night I was cleaning out my fridge and noticed there were several veggies I had forgotten about that had to be eaten soon. So I made a soup by sauteeing onions and garlic, deglazing with some leftover belgian beer and allowing the alcohol to evaporate, and then adding chopped daikon (which I had bought to make kimchi but never got around to doing), chopped cauliflower, and one whole cabbage. An hour later it was all great. Last week I made mushroom soup with white beans in it.

    Sometimes I like something a little starchier and fattier, which is when bacon added with the onions or sausage and sweet potatoes come into play.

    The possibilities are endless! Just use whatever you have on hand.
  • emcclure013
    emcclure013 Posts: 231 Member
    I roast basically everything in the oven. Put a little olive oil on it, throw it in a super hot oven until it's a little crisp. Works for any kind of potatoes, squash, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, asparagus, onions, zucchini, carrots... whatever you have around! I like using garlic and balsamic vinegar on just about everything once it comes out. Maybe a little lemon juice too. Tasty!
  • Inspirationalwaterjug
    Inspirationalwaterjug Posts: 384 Member
    Usually a blend with peppers on a corn meddly. Some people call it chips and salsa but whatever.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    One way I have veg is to stir-fry them from fresh. Another way I have veg is to microwave from frozen. Sometimes I have them baked from fresh on a pizza. Sometimes I have them pickled. Occasionally, popped. Insofar as rice is a veg I've even been known to have it snapped, crackled, and popped.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I rarely steam veggies...usually roasted or sauteed. The only thing I really steam is broccoli at work.

    There's a whole world of veggies out there beyond broccoli.
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    Roasted or in curries, soup or egg/veggie scramble. I eat a lot of raw veggies in salads and for snacks, as well.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    I love sauteed green beans in a splash of olive oil with slivered almonds, or tomatoes and onions. Delicious.

    I also love salads.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Green beans roasted with dijon mustard and a splash of ACV

    Brussels sprouts quartered and roasted in bacon fat with some shallots and salt & pepper

    Raw carrots or bell peppers with hummus

    Broccoli steamed or roasted with garlic chili sauce

    Cauliflower roasted with a mix of olive oil, garlic, paprika, ginger, black pepper, dried mustard, chili powder & cayenne pepper

    Curried vegetable soup: https://www.bhg.com/recipe/soups/curried-vegetable-soup/

    Edamame succotash (I often skip the seared salmon in this recipe): http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/seared-salmon-fillets-with-edamame-succotash

    Picnic Caviar (no caviar involved, just a corn & bean salad with a fancy name): https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/picnic-caviar

    Mostly, I just end up on pinterest or all recipes or somewhere looking for new things to try.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    Stir-fried. In a fritatta. In recipes. Tonight, I'm having a quinoa pilaf with zucchini, for example.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Any way other than steamed? I can't remember the last time I ate a steamed vegetable!
    Roasting is a favourite - it adds great flavour
  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,199 Member
    edited January 2018
    always steamed with a hint of lemon juice in the water and some sliced mushrooms easy peazy
  • spilledmilk
    spilledmilk Posts: 83 Member
    Most often roasted with a little olive oil, plenty of salt & pepper and dried herbs.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    There was a recent thread with many ideas.
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634263/picky-eater-alert-veggies-are-a-problem#latest
  • alicebhsia
    alicebhsia Posts: 178 Member
    stir fried, sauteed; in soups. i have a great low fat recipe for zuchinni corn soup if you're interested. (with a hint of jalapeno) i think it's really good!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Pick up a new vegetable every week and google a recipe. Veggies in the Bok Choy family are a bit like cabbage and a bit like celery. Try them in a stir fry or a frittata.
  • hroderick
    hroderick Posts: 756 Member
    raw with my fingers or cooked with a fork
  • LaurenD63
    LaurenD63 Posts: 57 Member
    Mainly steamed with Mrs. Dash no salt seasoning and pepper
  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    Roasting is my go to
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Didn't read every post in this thread, but RAW is another option.
  • tomasart
    tomasart Posts: 306 Member
    I use chopsticks.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Just straight to the face. With salt and hot sauce.
  • liz5225
    liz5225 Posts: 1 Member
    Oven to 400....wash and cut broccoli and cauliflower into florets...spread on baking sheet, add some sea salt...roast 10-15 minutes once out of the over, squeeze fresh lemon over the top!
  • alcc23
    alcc23 Posts: 28 Member
    Love roasting sweet potatoes or butternut squash with a drizzle of olive oil and maple syrup...doubles as a sweet treat!
  • abbynormalartist
    abbynormalartist Posts: 318 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    abbynormalartist wrote: »
    I like vegetables but I need some new ideas. I'm in a rut with steamed broccoli and zoodles.

    Roast, saute, pure, rice and the list goes on and on. I love the taste of each individual veggie so I try not to kill that with sauces and seasonings. Just like with meat, there is 1000s of ways to flavour, cook and serve.

    Thanks! I think I've been drowning my veggies in sauces lately so they were all starting to taste the same. Tried roasting them on a sheet pan tonight and they were great!
  • fatvegan88
    fatvegan88 Posts: 71 Member
    With a fork.
  • maryjennifer
    maryjennifer Posts: 124 Member
    Mainly raw in salads

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