Starting this week i am allowed to have up to 3 oz of non-starch vegetables. Does anyone have interesting cooking tips. I find that i am not interested in any of the choices i have, except pumpkin and green beans. Thoughts?

I love veggies but I really didn't have room for much after eating my Protein. So I bought frozen and just shook out a little and cooked it with whatever protein I had. Most often a stir fry type of dish. Few ounces of chicken, beef, or fish, and some green Beans, onions, peppers, or carrot coins, and then a little sauce, such as soy sauce and a splash of sesame oil or tomato paste and a splash of olive oil. I like to add a little frozen basil if using the tomato sauce.

I also liked zucchini and yellow squash. I used a mandolin slicer to shave off a few slices and used it like the frozen veggies.

Sometimes I bought the broccoli florets. Some stores have them so you can just buy a couple, instead of getting a whole head, which will go to waste if you don't have a family to cook for. They are nice with soy sauce and sesame oil.

Cherry tomatoes are nice too. I cut them in half or quarters and cooked the same as the frozen above. They go great with the zucchini and yellow squash.

Lynda

I'm the same way at lynda above me. After getting my Protein in, I rarely have room for much but maybe 3 bites of a veggie or fruit.

I was told to avoid the starchy stuff until I hit goal.

My choices for veggies are usually salad, or avocado, fruit I stick with strawberries or cherries.

A few of my veggie favs...

Spinach mini quiche squares with eggs, spinach, turkey sausage and cheese.

Baby corn, Broccoli, Zucchini and yellow squash...just steamed with a little salt and pepper or maybe a bit of soy sauce.

Asparagus spears or artichoke with lemon butter or hollandaise sauce ( I've never really restricted my fat intake)

Crab meat stuffed tomato

Homemade guacamole with avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and lime.

Mmmmmm... I do guacamole, quiche with veggies, meat coked up with onions, mushrooms and peppers (think fajitas or steak and cheese), stuffed mini peppers...

I don't have room for many veggies, so they are usually in my food, not as a side.

Thank you everyone for the tips on vegetables. I think the trick on everything I eat is the spices and flavoring involved in the cooking process. The soy and the avocado will do the trick.