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Originally Posted by Lauxa  * they don't keep very long in the refrigerator
* I have trouble remembering what's in season. If I buy out-of-season, they are very expensive. If I buy what's cheap without a plan they end up going bad.
* green salads can get boring
* they take a long time to wash, chop, and prepare
* I usually need to eat something else as well to fill me up (a protein or carb), so when I'm short on time the veggie gets skipped
* I'm not sure how to work them into breakfast
* my 3-year-old usually won't eat them |
Some winter veggies can stay good for quite some time when stored in a dark and not to warm place (potatoes, carrots, onions).
If you don't know which vegetables are cheap when, just look at the prices when you're in your supermarket, but planning meals beforehand might be a problem then.
Instead of salads I make a lot of Indian curry style vegetable dishes, they're great and I love the spicyness. Also mashed potatoes with mildy baked vegetables is great (think carrots, peppers, some nuts, onion, garlic, some cheese if you eat that).
I'm a vegetarian myself and for filler I use nuts a lot, you can use them in quite a lot of dishes.
I suggest buying a couple of really good knives and a big and practical cutting board and then reading about cutting techniques. I've seen some cooks chop vegetables at an alarmingly fast rate
For breakfast I eat sandwiches, my favorite is whole weat bread with peanutbutter and cucumber slices.
Good luck!