I HATE vegetables!

Try fresh veggies dipped in hummus. Use celery it's crunchy and can easily take the place of chips. If you make your own hummus you can throw a red pepper in the food processor or a cup or two of baby spinach. As for the brussel sprouts, I don't know how you've prepared them before but, my two favorite ways are to either cut into qtrs, steam them until tender but still bright green, then make a dressing of 1/2 squeezed lemon juice, and two tbsp olive oil, fresh garlic and fresh or dried dill. drizzle the lemon dressing over the steamed veggies and voila! The second way, cut in half put in a glass baking dish, toss with olive oil and chopped garlic. Cover the glass dish with foil and roast @ 450-475 for 15-20 minutes. Take the foil off, stir around and test. If you want them softer toss them in with out the foil for about 5 minutes.

For prep time, roasting always seems easiest. Just chop veggies toss with olive oil and put in a glass baking dish, cover with foil throw in the oven 20-45 minutes depending on size of vegetable and while they are roasting you can cook whatever else you are planning.

Maybe try grilling some. We love grilled red bell peppers, Zuchini and squash are good this way too. Corn on the cobb too, but, its more of a carb, I guess.. I eat it because we love it so!

A stir fry is a good way to cook onions, peppers, zuchini, mushrooms, etc. I just slice up some chicken breast, add veggies and saute (I use low sodium soy sauce.. I know it's still high in sodium, but we use it sparingly)

What about in soup. I make veggie soup in the crock pot with lean ground beef, a bag of frozen vegetables, canned tomatoes, and a little broth. My whole family loves it that way!

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I love to roast veggies and it is insanely easy.

One of my favorites to roast is zucchini. chop, put it a pan with a little bit of oil salt pepper and roast in oven at around 350 (or higher)... I also like to add cherry tomatoes, and onions in there. you can add whatever!

Some times I put some pasta sauce and mozzarella cheese on the veggies and put it back in the oven to melt the cheese. yum!

I"m not a fan of theirs either. But, I am getting at least 3 cups a day by hiding them. Here are my go-to's:

* Baby Spinach- It has no taste when you put it in a smoothie. I stuff 2 cups of baby spinach, with half banana,and maybe some berries, into a blender, and it's yummy w/o the taste of veggies. Look up "Green Monster" recipes online. Some people add yogurt, etc.


*Buy, look up online, or go to your library and find books for children that are "fussy" eaters, etc. They show you how to make all sorts of foods packed with veggies that a child (or you) won't detect. I like "The Sneaky Chef" she has a book, and a fabulous website.


Good luck!

I find vegetables are more appealing when they are fresh and high quality. Have you tried going to a farmer's market for fresh, natural produce? It tastes better than what is in the supermarket. I usually have mine plain, but I get the produce from a farm co-op. Also, I grow my own herbs and a few vegetables. Food processor helps with the prep. I use mine several times a week.

I buy frozen cauliflower and I like it with spaghetti sauce and Parmesan cheese. I copied it from one of my friends diaries. I'll try anything once. But this I like.

That actually sounds like it will taste very good. I just bought some cauliflower and I am going to give that a whirl.!
Thanks.

Also, try pinterest for recipes. You can do a lot. Zucchini chips (and sweet potato). Zucchini and carrot fries. Oven roasted broccoli and asparagus, etc.

I used to hate them to but I learned to like them over time.Ive been bbqing mine.I put them in some tin foil with a little olive oil and some spices and wrap itup and toss on the grill.

Roasting makes almost anything tast amazing! Mix your veggies with a bit of olive oil, a little salt, maybe some red pepper flakes, thrown them in the oven and enjoy.

This! ^^^

I wasn't much of a fan of vegetables, either, but I wanted to learn to like them. I started going to the farmers' market, and now go every week. Veggies are SO much better when you eat them fresh.

When we moved into our house six years ago, we started a vegetable garden. There's something so satisfying about eating what you grow. Now I throw veggies in wherever I can - especially tomatoes and yellow squash. I love to saute them with chicken in a little white wine and chicken broth, and serve over a tiny bit of pasta (about 1/2 cup) that's been mixed with fresh spinach.

Green beans and carrots are two other favorites, and again, are much better when fresh.

Everyone who has recommended roasting is absolutely right. I even like brussels sprouts when they've been roasted with olive oil.

someone mentioned above but i will repeat--roasting veggies is to me, the tastiest way to eat them. DO NOT use frozen--they will turn to mush. chop up your veg (any root vegetable like beets, carrots, squash, and brocolli, cauliflower, kale), mix with a little bit of olive oil, S&P and whatever seasoning you like (i usually like chili flake, cumin and coriander) and put them on a cookie sheet for up to half an hour in a HOT oven--like at least 400 degrees F. shake them a few times while they're cooking so they don't burn in one place. to me, this is like veggie candy!

I hate veges too

But I found a recipe on here somewhere for a pizza using cauliflower in the base and I love it.

I do a small bowl full of frozen cauliflower and broccoli in the microwave for 6 minutes.

Put it in the food processor and munch it up. Into a tea towel and squeeze out as much water as I can. Then an egg white and 1/2 a cup of mozzarella cheese. Mix it up and then spread as thin as you can on baking paper, and bake until it is golden brown.

Then top with pizza sauce, I put baby spinach leaves, lean salami and a tiny bit of feta cheese, then lightly sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake in the oven until every thing is melty

Works out -depending on cheese etc 300-400 cal I have it for dinner and I'm not hungry later

LOL, when my daughter was little she used to dip cooked broccoli in ketchup!

Point is you gotta find your thing, so try some of these wonderful suggestions, even if is seems weird to you, something may click for you.

I am not a big vegetable person. (Not including spuds of course!)
I've tried a few different recipes now, where veggies are the main ingredient and was shocked when I loved them.
A few things I've tried:
Zucchini Pizza- Slice a courgette/zucchini in half, coat with a little oil and grill both sides until soft. Spread with tomato paste, season with some dried oregano and basil. Add toppings : ham, peppers, mushroom, pepperoni, cheese - anything you would put on a normal pizza. Cook in oven until cheese is melted. Really filling, simple and quick. I was surprised at how good this was- I hate Zucchini!
Stuffed Portobello mushrooms- Broiled/ Cooked under a grill , stuffed with cooked sausage (take the sausage out of the casing and brown in a pan), onion, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, spinach, basil, parsley and cheese. So good, also quick and easy.
Sweet Potato fries- I wouldn't eat these all the time, but much better than eating white potato fries. You can find tons of recipes by googling. My favourite is adding paprika, garlic powder, pinch of cayenne and mixed herbs.
There are so many ways to dress veggies up and make them more exciting. I really look forward to my veggie dinners now.