My Favorite Vegetables

<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">I am going to share my favorite low calorie vegetables - my favorites because they are satisfying, almost "meaty" in a sense. I will make a list and then you can click on the you tube link where I have made a vegetable playlist because how you cook them also matters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">I think the reasons that these veggies come out so well is either because of their innate properties or the spices and such I use to cook them. There is this food idea or concept out there called umami - I believe. It refers to a food's savoriness and the foods that have the most umami properties are also satiating ones.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Think mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, tomatoes, soy based foods or Asian foods. I am adding green beans and brussels sprouts because they hit the same spot for me. So these veggies are my favorites for their nutritional make up - high nutrient, low calories and / or also for their umami flair.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Roasted green or yellow beans</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Roasted or Baked brussels sprouts</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Chard</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Broccoli Rabe</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Summer Squashes</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Mushrooms</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Kabuki Squash</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Spaghetti Squash</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Cauliflower</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Onions</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Yellow, green, orange and red bell peppers</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#330000;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">Here is the</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=BD27F58356F916D9"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;"> link </span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#330000;">which provides video cooking ideas for some of these veggies...</span>

My Favorite Vegetables

I am going to share my favorite low calorie vegetables - my favorites because they are satisfying, almost "meaty" in a sense. I wi...

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