Old style vegetables

Runnerduck

do parsnip mash on a cottage pie, cauliflower cheese is another one my parents love, i also make a cheese and potato pie for my fussy husband and mash cauliflower with the potato, he dosen't seem to notice!

another lovely veg is red cabbage with apple ,and if you make too much of any of these i keep them a few days in the fridge and reheat

Floss

My in-laws are ageing, MiL is diabetic & has vascular dementia as well as being unsteady on her feet, so FiL is chief cook & DW-loader.

They are luckily in a position to be able to shop at M&S and he buys prepped veg - as he says: "no mess, no faffing with a knife, stab the packet with a fork & ping it". Is this an option for your parents OP?

I'm not sure he pays much attention to the dietician, but MiL is 81 and he's 87 (and not in 100% health himself with COPD & asthma) so maybe its time for them to have a bit of what they fancy for their meals!

Honey_Bear

Cherry tomatoes can be eaten like sweets. I absolutely love them, and if you buy them in Ald! or L!dl they aren't refrigerated, so they taste fabulous.

And how about veggie soups? Roast veggies make fabulous soup, or something like curried parsnip soup.

Sweet potato mash - another favourite in this house.

Coleslaw made with green or red cabbage, grated carrot, a dash of lemon juice, a swirl of low fat mayonaise and/or yoghurt. Fab.

Lizling

Potato and celeriac is another nice mash combination, especially with a bit of mustard in it.

How about green beans of some sort? French, runner, or broad. I could be wrong, but I don't think they're particularly high in potassium, unlike the green leafy veg. All available frozen, so minimal prep. I don't think they need anything much doing to them. I know a few things they could do, but unfortunately they'd definitely fall into the 'too interesting' category!

scaredy_cat

what about arranging a veg box to be delivered to them - from Riverford or Abel and Cole? you can also get recipes off their site.

Eenymeeny

I would second the frozen veg option, maybe they find it hard to stand and prepare veg?
A quick scan of the frozen food cabinets should give some good ideas. There are loads of quick and easy options like potato croquettes, hash browns, cauliflower bake, which could make a nice easy meal for them. Also, have you thought of tinned veg like tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, potatoes? Easy to store and handy if they don't go shopping often. Tins were used much more years ago, and your parents might feel more comfortable using them. Things like bacon egg and beans or beans on toast with cheese or an egg on top are easy to prepare if they don't feel like 'fussing'

Fruball

There are few vegetables that cannot be improved by pouring a cheese sauce over them and baking in the oven!

PasturesNew

It's all a faff - and with just two of them, with varying tastes, it's most likely they'd not get round to using raw veggies.

There are many bagged/frozen veggies - some bad, some good, some fabulous. e.g. Lidl frozen mixed veg - carrots are like bullets. Birds Eye Steam Fresh bags - bl00dy lovely.

Take a look round some supermarket frozen sections and see what would work - it's much easier for them to pulll out a portion of frozen than to remember, then stand and peel and faff, then boil, proper veggies.