New Year's Resolution: Eat More Veggies (Photos)

One of the easiest ways to fulfill your New Year's resolution of healthy eating is to add more veggies to your daily diet. And really, that is not such a difficult task. Vegetables are a delightful part of every meal -- even if we moaned and groaned about them when we were children. They are extremely diverse in their natural flavors, ranging from incredibly sweet to invitingly earthy.

Vegetables can be prepared in a multitude of ways. You can roast them, braise them or saute them -- the possibilities are endless. And there are so many veggie dishes to choose from, you will never tire of incorporating them into your meals. We have put together a handful of recipes to assist you in your goal. From a rich and naturally creamy cauliflower puree to Indian-spiced spinach sauteed in yogurt, you will find keeping to this New Year's resolution a breeze.

Comments

[Mary Thompson]

01:15 PM on 12/29/2011

You can keep your sauteed broccoli rabe. Tastes awful!

[Carole Oney Weinrich]

09:13 AM on 12/29/2011

Great info but NOT for everybody. Not all of us can eat all the green stuff. I have to totally limit my intake. Green things are very high in Vitamin K. Vitamin K is a killer for people with pulmonary embolism. So if you have it and have a death wish, chow down. Bring on the blood clots. How about just once having an article for people with special needs. Healthy isn't a blanket for everybody.

[margarita518054]

09:46 AM on 12/29/2011

I understand your point, but I disagree that this article is not applicable for everybody. Everyone can benefit from eating lots of vegetables, even those on restricted diets. You do have to choose wisely when on a low vitamin K diet but it is possible to eat a great meal that includes some of the recipes above. Although you will not be able to eat the yummy looking spinach, the cauliflower ones look very good and the squash looks excellent. You can't eat many green things, but you can partake of a few of them (sort of) like cucumber without the peel and the pale inner leaves of iceberg lettuce (these have the most crunch and taste anyway). I would also like to see some articles for people on special diets so that people don't get stuck in an eating rut and I'm always interested in seeing new recipes no matter who they are intended for (I'm always surprised at what gluten-free or vegan recipe becomes my next favorite dish).

[GrandmaG]

12:33 PM on 01/03/2012

Agreed. I eat low carb and my husband likes vegetarian dishes mostly. Combining those two can be really challenging, but we make it work.

[Paul Bottine]

10:51 AM on 12/29/2011

Nor is any other diet. If you are looking for something specific to you than go see a dietitian. Don't jump all over the writer for posting what looks like a number of tasty dishes. The writer doesn't know your specific needs and really shouldn't care. You could have just as easily typed "Special K diet"... I mean "Low Vitamin K Diet" in Google and gotten something more specific to your needs. How can you justify chastising the writer for the choice of dishes. How self absorbed could you possibly be? Do you want the writer to flip the bill for a chef to come over and make it for you too? If you think it is that important why don't you work your ass off, become a writer and then you can write the articles that you want to see. I agree with Margarita, I am on a strict diet as well and can not eat some of this stuff but can have a few of these dishes and even more if I modify a few. Some I won't even make but just because they were posted here and I took the time to read them they gave me ideas as to how to get creative with other foods. Bottom line, get off the writer's back.

[Carole Oney Weinrich]

09:12 AM on 12/30/2011

BOTTOM LINE: GET OFF MY BACK.

[ragdolly]

09:22 PM on 01/02/2012

I agree. If a person has special needs, it is really important to ask their doctor to refer them to a good dietician who can teach a person to eat well for the rest of their life.As in all things it takes discipline and determination.

[mater]

09:08 AM on 12/29/2011

NOT cauliflower or Brussel sprouts, unless they have alot of gooey cheese on them! Yum, healthy!

[jarjax1632b]

10:58 AM on 12/29/2011

Lol, follow the recipe above, then dump them in a bowl and mix with mayonaise and shredded cheese. Bake 'till melted then cover with flour and deep fry 'till crisp.

[mater]

12:02 PM on 12/29/2011

Silly duck--I really didn't mean I'd eat them, even then!

[slavemaster]

07:47 AM on 12/29/2011

veggies suck Eat more meat

[Rachel Crockett]

09:42 AM on 12/27/2011

Nice! I have a few new dishes to try!

Thanks!

[hilarioledbetter]

10:54 PM on 12/23/2011

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