How do you get in your veggies?

sierrasun1 · Jul 6th, 2008, 06:45 PM

Hi,

I thought this thread might be helpful to anyone trying to eat healthier.....

The only way I know of how to do veggies is either "stir-fry" them or bake them. (of course, raw too)

Any ideas very welcome.....

mh21 · Jul 6th, 2008, 07:11 PM

May be this should go in the Kitchen forum?

sierrasun1 · Jul 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM

We can move it to the kitchen forum; I had just put it here to kind of go along with the compulsive eating thread (healthier home eating efforts).... wherever it's the most helpful is good with me.

effinhaute · Jul 6th, 2008, 09:38 PM

I usually like to eat salads to have my veggies. A nice light fat free dressing really helps and some good wholesome grilled chicken!

Pursegrrl · Jul 7th, 2008, 01:37 AM

I love the veggie wrap at the deli down the street from me. They are raw veggies in a wrap of your choice with a little cheese and guacamole if you like. Great alternative to a salad!

QueenMaa · Jul 7th, 2008, 03:24 PM

I have vegetables everytime I eat dinner. Be it broccoli, salad, greens, squash, or zucchini. I make sure I have a vegetable with my dinner.

Pinkdancer · Jul 7th, 2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Pursegrrl

I love the veggie wrap at the deli down the street from me. They are raw veggies in a wrap of your choice with a little cheese and guacamole if you like. Great alternative to a salad!

That sounds delicious. I love guacamole. I'm borderline obsessed with it.

I get my veggies either through eating a salad or as a side item with my lunch (baby carrots or cucumber slices or something). I'll warm up some frozen vegetables and eat those with dinner, too. It's a quick and easy way to get them in my diet!

Kam7185 · Jul 7th, 2008, 04:29 PM

Deep fried or sprinkled with cheese would be my favorite answer......

But realistically, I love them steamed, oven roasted, and stir-fried. I like to also make low-cal veggie "bakes" or casseroles~

HauteMama · Jul 7th, 2008, 04:34 PM

Because I have young children, I'm hiding veggies in everything! Of course, I also serve a vegetable with almost every meal to get them used to eating their vegetables, but then I add carrots to smoothies, make muffins with grated veggies, add blended or very finely chopped veggies to chili (they cook in and no one can tell they are in there), etc. I figure they more they eat, whether it is straight or hidden, the better.

For myself, I eat the same things the kids eat, but I also really like salads, V-8 low sodium, and just steamed or stir fried fresh veggies. I try to get at least 5 servings a day, though I don't always succeed.

may3545 · Jul 7th, 2008, 07:32 PM

I stir fry them also! I make fried rice and throw in tons of veggies. I also make soups and put a lot of veggies too. Or curry with carrots, potatoes, celery, mushrooms, onions, etc. Veggies are good-- just slowly incorporate them and add a lot of good healhty flavors!

Lanier · Jul 7th, 2008, 08:05 PM

Soups and salads! I also love dipping various veggies in lite ranch dressing- YUM!

amanda · Jul 7th, 2008, 08:16 PM

stir fry seems to be the best way for me, and i've been experimenting with it over the past couple of days. veggies retain their nutrient value best if they stay crisp, and i'm southern (which means i come from a culture that cooks their veggies until they're hardly recognizable), so it's been a struggle for me to include them in healthful ways.

jello_1955 · Jul 7th, 2008, 09:05 PM

V8 juice

mh21 · Jul 8th, 2008, 01:03 AM

I serve veg with lunch and dinner and it's always some sort of veg curry. When I'm in a hurry I sometimes steam the veg like broccoli, cauliflower etc. but my older son doesn't like it. It's too plain for him but younger son doesn't seem too fussed. When I make curry I do mild veg for the kids and hot and spicy for the adults. I find the hot and spicy veg more satisfying and I eat tons of veg to fill me up because it's low cal.

CRYLATER3 · Jul 8th, 2008, 01:17 AM

We eat veggies with everything. Steamed veggies, salads, soups. creams, ect.

Jul 7th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#10
may3545 Happy living Joined: Mar 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,959	I stir fry them also! I make fried rice and throw in tons of veggies. I also make soups and put a lot of veggies too. Or curry with carrots, potatoes, celery, mushrooms, onions, etc. Veggies are good-- just slowly incorporate them and add a lot of good healhty flavors! __________________ Visit my website at www.TheConsciousSnob.com for a fun and mindful outlook about conscious living!

Jul 7th, 2008, 08:05 PM	#11
Lanier Go 'Dawgs! ♥ Joined: Jul 2006 Location: The Southeast Posts: 1,375	Soups and salads! I also love dipping various veggies in lite ranch dressing- YUM! __________________ My blog: http://purselove.blogspot.com Atlanta tPF meetup on 09.14 - Click here for more info! Wishlist: 03, 04, or 05 black city (please let me know if you see one!)

Jul 7th, 2008, 08:16 PM	#12
amanda I Bleed Georgia Red Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 8,902	stir fry seems to be the best way for me, and i've been experimenting with it over the past couple of days. veggies retain their nutrient value best if they stay crisp, and i'm southern (which means i come from a culture that cooks their veggies until they're hardly recognizable), so it's been a struggle for me to include them in healthful ways. __________________ PROUD TO BE A UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BULLDOG! Read my blog: http://graduationday.wordpress.com

Jul 8th, 2008, 01:17 AM	#15
CRYLATER3 ♥ Double Strength ♥ Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,976	We eat veggies with everything. Steamed veggies, salads, soups. creams, ect. __________________

Jul 6th, 2008, 06:45 PM	#1
sierrasun1 Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 264	Hi, I thought this thread might be helpful to anyone trying to eat healthier..... The only way I know of how to do veggies is either "stir-fry" them or bake them. (of course, raw too) Any ideas very welcome.....

Jul 6th, 2008, 07:11 PM	#2
mh21 Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,148	May be this should go in the Kitchen forum?

Jul 6th, 2008, 07:46 PM	#3
sierrasun1 Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 264	We can move it to the kitchen forum; I had just put it here to kind of go along with the compulsive eating thread (healthier home eating efforts).... wherever it's the most helpful is good with me.

Jul 6th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#4
effinhaute Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Manhattan, NY Posts: 1,117	I usually like to eat salads to have my veggies. A nice light fat free dressing really helps and some good wholesome grilled chicken!

Jul 7th, 2008, 01:37 AM	#5
Pursegrrl Oh no she di-int!! Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 13,527	I love the veggie wrap at the deli down the street from me. They are raw veggies in a wrap of your choice with a little cheese and guacamole if you like. Great alternative to a salad!

Jul 7th, 2008, 03:24 PM	#6
QueenMaa Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 250	I have vegetables everytime I eat dinner. Be it broccoli, salad, greens, squash, or zucchini. I make sure I have a vegetable with my dinner.

Jul 7th, 2008, 04:29 PM	#8
Kam7185 Member Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Arizona*~ Posts: 342	Deep fried or sprinkled with cheese would be my favorite answer...... But realistically, I love them steamed, oven roasted, and stir-fried. I like to also make low-cal veggie "bakes" or casseroles~

Jul 7th, 2008, 04:34 PM	#9
HauteMama Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,840	Because I have young children, I'm hiding veggies in everything! Of course, I also serve a vegetable with almost every meal to get them used to eating their vegetables, but then I add carrots to smoothies, make muffins with grated veggies, add blended or very finely chopped veggies to chili (they cook in and no one can tell they are in there), etc. I figure they more they eat, whether it is straight or hidden, the better. For myself, I eat the same things the kids eat, but I also really like salads, V-8 low sodium, and just steamed or stir fried fresh veggies. I try to get at least 5 servings a day, though I don't always succeed.

Jul 7th, 2008, 09:05 PM	#13
jello_1955 Member Joined: Jun 2006 Location: California Posts: 501	V8 juice

Jul 8th, 2008, 01:03 AM	#14
mh21 Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,148	I serve veg with lunch and dinner and it's always some sort of veg curry. When I'm in a hurry I sometimes steam the veg like broccoli, cauliflower etc. but my older son doesn't like it. It's too plain for him but younger son doesn't seem too fussed. When I make curry I do mild veg for the kids and hot and spicy for the adults. I find the hot and spicy veg more satisfying and I eat tons of veg to fill me up because it's low cal.