Have a V8 or tomato juice instead of a Diet Coke at 3 pm.

Doctor your veggies to make them delicious: Dribble maple syrup over carrots, and sprinkle chopped nuts on green beans.

Mix three different cans of beans and some diet Italian dressing. Eat this three-bean salad all week.

Don't forget that vegetable soup counts as a vegetable.

Rediscover the sweet potato.

Use prebagged baby spinach everywhere: as "lettuce" in sandwiches, heated in soups, wilted in hot pasta, and added to salads.

Spend the extra few dollars to buy vegetables that are already washed and cut up.

Really hate veggies? Relax. If you love fruits, eat plenty of them; they are just as healthy (especially colorful ones such as oranges, mangoes, and melons).

Keep seven bags of your favorite frozen vegetables on hand. Mix any combination, microwave, and top with your favorite low-fat dressing. Enjoy 3 to 4 cups a day. Makes a great quick dinner.