Eating more veggies

[NoReturn]

Raw veggies suck, cooked veggies rule.

 

[Jimmy Hopkins]

My mom loves this recipe and I'm a big fan of it too.

White onion cut into salad sized bites, grape tomatoes cut in half, engrish cucumbers cut into salad sized bites (normal slice off the cucumber then cut into halves or fourths) mozzarella cheese cut off the log then into salad size bites, half a jar of kalamata olives (approx. 5 oz) no liquid, tiny bit of salt and a good bit of pepper, drizzle the nizzle with olive oil.

Mix it up with a spoon or your fucking hand and leave it in the fridge for an hour or more.

Works great as a side or a standalone vegetarian meal if you're dedicated.

 

[Big Miss Steak]

Several times a week, my dinner will consist of a yellow or orange bell pepper cut into potato chip sized pieces that I scoop through both mustard and cottage cheese. I'll throw in other random non-meat things as well, like nuts, apple, banana, carrots, olives, clementine, pickled onion, etc. Not literally throwing this stuff into the cottage cheese or mustard, but having it on the side.

 

[rabbitgay]

There are a lot of solid, specific suggestions in this thread, so I will only give a few unspecific ones.
- Replace your regular "snack" food (if you're a snacker) with fresh veggies, even just the basics like baby carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, snap peas, cauliflower, etc. Find a veggie dip you enjoy, preferably not a low-fat one. Even just a few baby carrots here and there is going to serve you well, but the key to getting maximum nutrition is to switch up the type of foods you eat, so you can get a variety of nutrients.
- Cooked veggies are always good, and in fact some veggies are more nutritious when cooked (like spinach, carrots, asparagus, mushrooms although technically not a vegetable, etc) but keep in mind vitamin C becomes less absorbable, and even lost, after cooking. Crunch on a few raw bell peppers or a floret of broccoli here and there, is what I'm saying.
- Also, if you wanna maximize your nutrients per meal, look into nutrient "pairings". For example, vitamin C, although water-soluble, becomes more absorbable when paired with fats (and likely fiber). Plant-based iron (non-heme iron, like in spinach) is better absorbed with vitamin C as well. Vitamin D improves the absorption of calcium. When you do eat plant-based proteins, try eating a variety of them at once to ensure you are consuming the full spectrum of amino acids (fun fact: quinoa is one of the only plant sources that is a complete protein, although it is not particularly high in protein). Vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K are all fat-soluble and therefore NEED a fat source to be properly absorbed by your intestines.
- And even more importantly: there is evidence that eating food you actually enjoy and find tasty improves your ability to absorb the nutrients in it - digestion starts with the enzymes in your saliva, after all. So be adventurous, but don't just force it down for the sake of eating veggies. You gotta feel it in your soul

 

[Breahna]

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

 

[Rango Dango]

buy an air fryer
you'll be able to get an easy tasty meal just by putting a bunch of random veggies into an air fryer
basically always good choices to add are potatoes and broccoli

if you want you can add something like soy sauce after cooking, maybe eat it with pasta or rice

if you want a salad, i really like lettuce + tomatoes + something called "salad cheese" (basically feta)

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

don't forget to season it (in white man's definition, just salt maybe pepper) and preferably add butter

 

[RollerGator]

When I'm lazy I'll just oil and season a veggie medley and toss it in the oven.

But soups like these are easy to make and really good.

https://thegreekfoodie.com/greek-lentil-soup-recipe/

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

You could try making the Chinese takeout style chicken and broccoli.

 

[Otterly]

I'm looking for filling dinners rather than the usual side salad.

Tacos - just fry up some meat if you want and then loads of chopped raw veg and salads stuff it in a taco. Dead easy.
Soups - portion out and freeze
Veggie lasagne - replace the mince with mixed beans and veg chopped into 1cm cubes
Fritters - loads of recipes online
Quiche - I love mushroom and broccoli and courgette

You can also just add veg to stuff. Look up cocoa and courgette muffins for example (lots of iron in them which you need right now.) if you make spaghetti bolognaise, just grate a carrot and a courgette into it as well and that is two extra veg. Add berries to breakfast. Snack on sticks of carrot. Don’t forget the meat though, you do need protein
There’s a very good book called feeding the bump which is fantastic and has loads of pregnancy specific recipes that are tailored for various stages of pregnancy. Loads of them i still make now (the salmon mini quiches are excellent.)

 

[Soggy paper straw]

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

Salt, EVO oil, black pepper, some paprika as well. You can add some bacon bits on top
I roast in the oven sine I don't have an air fryer. Steaming it is probably the worst way to eat it.

If you like mac & cheese, add it to that.

Start eating it in ways that cover the taste as much as possible, and once you start liking it, reduce the quantity of the covering taste thing. Following this method I started to like broccoli, cauliflower, brussell sprouts, and other veggies


@Jimmy Hopkins A small thing, but I generally never see white onion to be eaten raw, it is red onions. I prefer it cut into very thin slices

 

[WhoDaresWhoCaresWhoKnows]

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

If it feels like a chore try to not eat it on its own, pair it with salt and seasonings like other have said or with meals with nice sauces/dips. Also, if you are just boiling it, try steaming it instead or adding it cut into small pieces to stir fries or stews and casseroles. The bushy heads of broccoli tends to absorb most sauces or dips well.

On the more extreme and delicious end, you can steam it, run it in a blender/food processor, and make a "Broccoli cheese soup", it usually will not take much cheese and milk/cream to make it very pleasant as long as you add a bit of chicken stock/chicken bouillon cube, finely ground white and black pepper and perhaps a little cayenne and some butter.

 

[BigBadBastich]

Butternut Squash is a pretty damn good vegetable to me. Peel it, cut out the seeds/flesh, dice it up and put it in an oven safe pan maybe with cinnamon or brown sugar.

 

[TheLostMarxBrotherFucko]

I like to make a dish and just add one or two veggies to it to see what happens. Added bell peppers and zucchini squash to marry me chicken once and turned out pretty good. Don't be afraid to experiment.

 

[vomitusdeux]

I found out that boiling your veggies doesn't have to suck. You can add stock to that shit, doesn't need to be a meat stock if that's not what you're going for. Throw some herbs in that shit, it'll come out god tier and you'll stop hating something so simple to do.

 

[Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown]

I found out that boiling your veggies doesn't have to suck. You can add stock to that shit, doesn't need to be a meat stock if that's not what you're going for. Throw some herbs in that shit, it'll come out god tier and you'll stop hating something so simple to do.

If you are using cheap frozen veggies or are just a poorfag, nuking them in the microwave in a closed plexiglass dish with a dab of butter, liberal salt & pepper and a sprinkling of garlic salt for certain varieties (namely frozen green beans and peas) really makes them more edible as a side dish.

It also requires essentially no cooking skills and anything doused in a little bit of butter magically becomes more delicious.

 

[vomitusdeux]

If you are using cheap frozen veggies or are just a poorfag, nuking them in the microwave in a closed plexiglass dish with a dab of butter, liberal salt & pepper and a sprinkling of garlic salt for certain varieties (namely frozen green beans and peas) really makes them more edible as a side dish.

It also requires essentially no cooking skills and anything doused in a little bit of butter magically becomes more delicious.

I have eaten frozen ones the way mentioned in a pinch and it really does work to get your veggie count in for the day.

 

[PositiveMonk]

Anyone have good recipes to make broccoli nice? I'm trying to eat more of it for the insane amount of nutrients it has, I like veggies generally but broccoli feels kind of like a chore to eat. Started sprinkling it with parmesan, any other ideas?

Toss with olive oil, salt and roast it till it starts to brown. Toss the cooked broccoli with pepper and Parmesan then sprinkle with lemon juice. The lemon juice is what brings it together for me.

 

[Cake Farts]

I was at this Pakistani restaurant once and they had an appetizer of mostly raw veggies (tomatoes, olives, red onion, pickled banana peppers) with lemon juice and advieh spice sprinkled on top and I shit you not, it was so damn decadent I order it every time I go back there.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Spinach is a pretty tasty and versatile green, it goes amazing with cheeses.

If you get your hands on some arugula and pair it with baby spinach, red onions, olives, whatever you prefer in a salad you can't go wrong.

 

[Lycalopex]

Smashing up tofu isn't a bad way to make ground meat go further, if you're okay with using it as a filler. Otherwise something as simple as cubed tofu in a light broth makes a good snack on its own, or add stuff to it to make a worthy meal.

I also really love broccoli and as a kid found the best way to stomach it was with some sort of sauce-- a bit of mayo when I was growing up, these days something more like a cheese sauce or salad dressing. It's really good in a broccoli cheddar soup.

Don't be scared to lightly fry things if it helps texture or taste. Fried zucchini is fantastic. Similarly, if you're not being super health conscious, some veggies are really good drowned in butter; green beans are my favorite this way.

Mixing veggies in with something else as a casserole, filling, etc also works in a pinch. Like texmex? Try throwing something new in your taco. Like hot dishes? A basic casserole or pot pie with a mixed ingredient list is deceptively simple and filling. Corn, peas, carrots, etc are great for these.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

I have a lot of vegetarian and vegan meals in my repertoire because I have traveled a lot and often to places with no kosher restaurants or access to kosher, fresh meat or fish (canned kosher fish is usually easy to find).

I don’t really work from recipes so this is just general inspo:

• Quiches or baked egg casseroles full of your favorite vegetables. Favorites include springtime quiche (peas, feta, fresh mint) and pizza quiche (mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, pizza seasoning)
• Combine vegetables (chunks of eggplant, zucchini, peppers, mushrooms, red onion) with pesto sauce and roast then combine with pasta or rice.
• Burrito bowls with your favorite beans, rice and vegetables (caramelized onions really make all the difference here IMO)
• Stuffed peppers full of rice and veggies or a mixture of ground meat and rice (making in bulk in a large slow cooker works well)
• Stuffed cabbage
• Eggplant parmigiana
• Sauté zucchini, yellow squash, peppers and mushrooms, then add to a tomato sauce and combine with pasta or rice
• If you have an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker, you can have soups made from dried beans on the table in less than 30 minutes (split pea is a particular favorite year-round)
• Brownies made with black or pinto beans are seriously good, low in calories and high in fiber and nutrients (ChatGPT can talk you through it)

These are all pretty easy and on fairly heavy rotation around here:

Hearts of Palm Salad

1 can hearts of palm (sliced into coins)
2 punnets cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)
Avocado cut into chunks (the packs of mashed avocado also work well here)
2 or 3 mayonnaise packets (if on the road) or mayo to taste
Salt and pepper

Mix vegetables until well combined. Use as much mayo as you think it needs to bind everything nicely. Season to taste.


Avocado, Tomato & Mozzarella Salad

3 punnets cherry or grape tomatoes (halved)
3 avocadoes (chunked)
½ pound mozzarella (torn into pieces)
1 cup Spanish green olives (stoned and halved)
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 T balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh basil if you’ve got it

Gently combine vegetables and cheese with the olive oil and vinegar, seasoning to taste.


Sesame Broccoli

12 cups broccoli
2 T soy sauce
2 T rice vinegar
2 T sesame oil
2 T honey (optional)
1/2 cup sesame seeds (optional)

Whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and honey in a large bowl until well blended. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Steam broccoli until crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Strain immediately. Cool. Toast sesame seeds in a heavy skillet over medium heat, about 5 minutes.

Mix broccoli and half of the sesame seeds into dressing. Let marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining sesame seeds just before serving.

Combine the broccoli with noodles for a pretty bomb meal.