Help me eat more veggies

[3for3]

You mentioned you make burritos. We love breakfast burritos at our house and sometimes even have them for dinner! They're super simple and fast.

I sautee chopped veggies - usually yellow squash, zucchini, onions, bell peppers of any color, and finely chopped potato. Then I beat some eggs with a little milk and add them. On the side I usually make a little turkey bacon (It gives the good flavor with WAY less fat!), then crumble that and add it in the end. Serve up the filling in a whole wheat tortilla, sprinkle with cheese, add some salsa on top, wrap up and enjoy!

[tulip]

These are great...now if I just had a kitchen!

My kitchen renovation is just about to start, so it looks like I'll have a kitchen in a few months. I decided to buy a fridge with a bottom freezer because the veggie bin will be more accessible, I won't forget about them, and I'll eat more of them.

[andtckrtoo]

You mentioned you make pasta. I like to add some zucchini and squash to pasta sauce. I also add spinach. I tell the family it's basil (which I also add) and no one complains.

Stir fry is also great to make during the week because as long as the veggies are pre-chopped (buy them that way, or chop them up over the weekend), it takes nothing to toss some olive oil with a touch os seasame oil, shrimp, soy sauce and broccoli, squash, pea pods, scallions, etc and serve it up quickly. Trader Joe's also has some really good frozen veggie mixes for stir fry - that's even quicker. Brown rice takes a while to cook - so cook up a big batch over the weekend and put a little water in it then microwave to warm up.

I've also been known to assemble zucchini lasagna over the weekend, then I simply have to pop it into the oven for an hour then serve it. Soups also store well - and are usually better the next day anyway. I love a hearty Minestrone soup served with a green salad and a good dense bread.

[Dogmama]

Trader Joe's also has some really good frozen veggie mixes for stir fry - that's even quicker. Brown rice takes a while to cook - so cook up a big batch over the weekend and put a little water in it then microwave to warm up.

TJ's frozen brocolli is really good. It's the actual tips, not the woody stems. Also, they sell brown rice that goes into the microwave for 3 minutes. It's $$ compared to making your own, but convenient.

[withm]

These are great...now if I just had a kitchen!

My kitchen renovation is just about to start, so it looks like I'll have a kitchen in a few months. I decided to buy a fridge with a bottom freezer because the veggie bin will be more accessible, I won't forget about them, and I'll eat more of them.

Tulip - you need your builder to lend you one of these during your remodeling project.

http://www.dwyerkitchens.com/tempkit...s/default.aspx

Everything you need (assuming you can stash the fridge in the dining room or somewhere accessible).

Good luck!

[tulip]

Tulip - you need your builder to lend you one of these during your remodeling project.

http://www.dwyerkitchens.com/tempkit...s/default.aspx

Everything you need (assuming you can stash the fridge in the dining room or somewhere accessible).

Good luck!

Very cool! I have a homemade version of that: a microwave and dorm fridge (the SAME fridge I had in college 20+ years ago--it still works!) on a table. It'll do.

[chutch]

I've been working on incorporating some of these ideas. My husband has jumped on the bandwagon with me too and we've been making more dinners together which is a pleasant side effect.

Thanks so much for the suggestions!

[Pedal Wench]

For dinner last night -- can of Healthy Choice soup mixed with entire bag of shredded cabbage (coleslaw) cooked together. Prep time: 30 seconds, cook time: 15 minutes, nutritional value: through the roof!