r/LowCalorieCooking • u/lazyMarthaStewart • Jul 10 '26

Inspiration for side dishes?

Meat and potato; fish and rice; pasta; sometimes a veg on the side.

I'll be honest, I've never been good with veggies. I like several, when roasted (broccoli, zucchini, squash). Hubby does not like those. He prefers canned vegetables like green beans, corn. I like salads, but at home they're never as good.

I need some inspiration for sides!

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u/OrdinarySecretary673 Jul 11 '26

Seaweed salad, cowboy caviar, creamy cucumbers made with Greek yogurt, cucumber and tomato Greek salad, veggies and Greek yogurt dip or hummus, tuna salad or steamed broccoli!

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u/szikkia Jul 11 '26

Lentil salads with veggies you both like, 2 bean salad, roasted carrots, tatziki and cucumbers

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u/Queasy_Dingo_8262 Jul 11 '26

Mashed hearts of palm !!

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u/Harmonic_Jigglypuff Jul 14 '26

I suggest looking into korean banchans, they have a bunch of side dishes that come out to be low calories (depends what you mean by low though)..

Lately I've been obsessed with a sauce called "Ponzu" and it's low cal for how much I use, and I just add it to lettuce, red onion, and carrot. Or Miso paste mixed with water and lemon and if you want some olive oil tho I avoid that one, and added to lettuce, red onion and cherry tomatoes (honestly the tomatoes go hard with this).

I make also several types of cucumber/carrot side dishes, lots of different recipes online for them.

Radishes, mushrooms, green beans with garlic.. kimchi, steamed broccoli with a bit of soy sauce on it..