It sounds so much like your mom, but eating vegetables is one of the best things you can do to lose weight, reduce illness, and be healthier this year...and always!
Eat one serving (or more) at every meal - that's my fitness tip #14 for you. Try spinach, asparagus, mushrooms, tomatoes or peppers at breakfast, like in an omelette or egg scramble. For lunch have a salad of veggies (not iceberg lettuce!) and protein, or do stir fry on a bed of riced cauliflower with soy sauce or coconut aminos. For dinner, things like steak, fish, or chicken are great with a side of any type of vegetable - broccoli, peas, a melange of various sorts.
Read more details and tips on how to make vegetables more appealing and ways to include them in your diet on my blog here: http://renewalfitcoach.com/blog/fitness-tips-to-get-healthy-eat-veggies-at-every-meal/