That's funny! Sometimes I'll use a spoon for veggies, but it's hard to overcome a lifetime of using etiquette.....my parents taught me NEVER to use a spoon to scoop up food like that. It wasn't ladylike. So most of the time I just chase the veggies around the plate till they get tired and then try to stab them with my fork. That doesn't mean they'll stay on it once they're there, but dear me, let us be elegant or die! Lol!!