veggies, salads, etc

I always eat a huge salad at lunch. I make a "salad box" every week, and I try to include a different variety of veggies each week so I don't get bored. And, I vary the protein weekly too. The "salad box" is a large tray in my fridge filled with little boxes of veggies I've already washed and chopped. Got the idea from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NUwm_gv0l7U

And, for dinner I plan on always eating at least two veggies--one dark green and leafy and the other whatever I'd like. My husband is Asian, so I mostly stir-fry my veggies. It's quick and easy and tastes great. I usually stir-fry with either ginger or garlic and sometimes both. I also really love to steam veggies (carrots, broccoli) in our rice-cooker while I prepare the protein, and then toss with a bit of melted garlic butter.

For me, the best veggies are the ones I don't need a recipe to prep. The less complicated, the better.

I like filling a salad up with baby spinach leaves- it tastes better than lettuce!

I have a big salad every day for lunch. For breakfast every day, I do a fruit smoothie and if I have some fresh spinach, I add it to the smoothie. You can't taste it, though it makes the smoothie a horrible color. LOL. Between breakfast, lunch and my morning snack (an orange or an apple), I get my fruits and veggies in for the day.

Try roasting veggies. I can get myself to eat almost any veggie if it's roasted. Although, I do love almost all veggies and fruits (even brussel sprouts) I don't like tomatoes or onions.

You can really roast any type of veggie. I say roast, but I basically mean bake it in the oven. Fresh Broccoli is AMAZING when you chop it up, add about a tablespoon of olive oil (maybe 2 tablespoons depending on the amount) add pepper, a little bit of salt (skip this if watching sodium), a bit of onion powder and a large amount of garlic powder. That's how I like to do it!