Cauliflower is delicious if prepared the right way! Small florets stir-fried with garlic and spices and an egg or two! 
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Well, now you folks are “forcing” me to buy the brocoli AND cauliflower floret bags when I’m buying the groceries.
My husband does not like cauliflower or broccoli. He still eats them - as “medicinal plant” 
The egg added during stir fry makes cauliflower much tastier according to him. He does like cabbage in all sorts of preparations, especially in the form of ground turkey stuffed cabbage rolls.
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It’s in a bag in the frozen vegetables area. I eat it hot.
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I actually probably prefer most vegetables over fruit. I like fruit but besides Bing Cherries (bought some today even though it’s January - didn’t think $3.99 was outrageous for a tasty treat!) I just want fruit in small amounts. I’ll eat a bowl of leftover roasted vegetables and rice for breakfast no problem!
One thing I try to do when it’s NOT garden season is make one intentional grocery PRODUCE stop a week. Really look over the vegetables and pick a few or more to have for the weekend. Happy to change it up. Usually I get broccoli OR cauliflower. I love to roast peppers and serve them as a side. Salad greens of course. Kale which I do love but sometimes to again just oil and salt it and roast for a crispy treat. Mushrooms that I can add to stuff or stuff. Cabbage to stir fry. Zucchini to throw in the oven when something else is cooking. Snap peas which take just a couple minutes in a hot pan with a little olive oil, salt, garlic. 
Of course many soups are a great way to get extra vegetables. And I’ll eat that for breakfast too!
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Amen. I feel the same about brussel sprouts, beets, zucchini (any form of squash). Just no. There is no “delicious” way to prepare any of these.
I also view fruit suspiciously. Maybe if you cut it up for me…
We do eat a ton of veggies, though, and living in a warm climate across the street from a Sprouts makes it seem like farmer’s market season all year long. I’m always up for new plant-based recipes, especially soups, grain-based salads, and interesting ways to grill vegetables. Add fish to the mix and that pretty much covers the recipes I look for.
My one food wish—that potatoes and corn did not count more heavily as carbs than veggies. Who decided that?
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I have a lot of frozen fruit in my freezer (for morning smoothies).
A new thing I’ve been doing for the past few months as a semi-sweet treat in the evening is putting about 3/4 cup frozen blueberries in a dish, microwave for about 15-20 seconds, add a generous squirt from can of whipped cream (about 15 calories) - and sometimes a tiny sprinkle on the berries of organic sugar (like, 1/4 teaspoon).
It’s such a nice yummy treat that it has replaced my desire for evening chocolate or other sweets!
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I have done this for breakfast for fresh berries that are starting to go south. Another rif on this is a sliced banana, some milk and a squirt of whipped cream. Sprinkle of coarse sugar or cinnamon sugar. You are right you only need a very tiny sprinkle of sugar - it provides a great texture.
I admit to being a whipped cream lover. Not Cool Whip, not artificial squirt stuff but real dairy squirt stuff from the can. Recently I purchased an amazing frother - the froth from about 1/4 whole milk is so nicely thick and delicious that I find I can sub it in for the whipped cream. Just feels a little more healthy and while not the same texture, it’s a good sub.
You’re still going to ALWAYS find a squirt can of good stuff in my refrigerator though!
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When we have leftover ReddiWhip from holidays, I use it on berries. It’s been a surprise how few calories when entered into food log. Maybe I will try adding a bit of sugar too.
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For those who enjoy reading about various food ingredients…
Coincidentally I purchased a seaweed snack at Trader Joe’s this weekend.
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The only items on that list that I don’t regularly purchase and eat is seaweed. Although the spouse and I do eat sushi semi-regularly.
Keep posting!
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We found this seaweed salad at a local Euro deli. Much tastier than any seaweed salads we’ve had at sushi places.
The dry seaweed snacks? Those are disgusting.
Costco has a type of seaweed salad in their refrigerated section. Anyone try it??
I mean, if you should buy these things in January I’m guessing you should also keep them in your rotation year around as long as they are accessible!
I do buy citrus more this time of year. Always have Costco fresh mushrooms in the refrig. I like kale more than spinach. Haven’t tried seaweed yet besides when it’s in very occasional sushi.
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D likes seaweed salad so I bought some of the Costco variety for her to try. She was not a fan.
That problem that I typically see with seaweed salad is the dressing or whatever the producer uses to “bath” their seaweed in. While I never hunt for it, it would nice to find “raw” seaweed, or at least a seaweed product that’s less “oily.”
Some of you know me already, I’d gnaw on a tree for its bark, if it was the fountain of youth. 
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I wouldn’t likely buy it because H would not touch it with a ten foot pole. But I was curious and was hoping they’d have it as a sample!
I have seen several moms with young kids buying dried seaweed as a snack. Often the TJ’s or Costco one. It must SOMEHOW taste decent if kids are wanting to eat it! I wonder if it’s like eating crispy roasted kale???
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I’ve had the dried seaweed snacks - they are a little similar to the roasted kale, but more fragile - almost dissolve in your mouth. They were salty, so I think that made them more tasty than they would have ever been otherwise! Definitely not to be mistaken for a potato chip, though!
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Their list:
pistachios, eggs, lentils, chicken, greek yogurt, fish, quinoa, tofu
Perhaps on my next to the bulk food store I’ll get some quinoa. I’ve had it and liked it, but it’s been a while.
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