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Tips to eat more vegetables

User Profile: vivelespatates
vivelespatates February 25th, 2017

Do your good intentions rot in the vegetable drawer? :)
Or do you have tips to share on how eat more vegetables?

I think the main problem with the vegetable drawer, it's the fact that the vegetables are hiden there, then not in view. so my first tip would be to keep vegetables well in view.
Tell us your tips for adding more vegetables to your food ! laugh

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User Profile: PoliteOcean
PoliteOcean February 25th, 2017

Some ways I find vegetable useful, is using things like "Spinach" inside protein or health shakes...... I used to be a big fan of these shakes in the morning when I worked outside the house. So I would use 2 cups of spinach and blend it in my shake. Its not something that you can detect inside a shake (especially if you are not a big veggie eater, but need to obtain more)....

Also, what I like to do now, that I can make a decent, healthy breakfast daily, is use that same spinach (as well as things like mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.. to add into my egg whites......I also use spinach to add to my "Turkey or Chicken" wraps that I make for lunch. Or if you are a vegetarian, you can also just make it a Veggie Wrap (without the Meat)~

I also love squash both 'winter and summer varieties'... as well as corn. I tend to eat both of these as a side dish to my dinners in the evenings. And with Summer squash I like to use my spiralizer and make them into noodles, which I tend to add a variety of things to this as well......

User Profile: ChromeLotus
ChromeLotus February 25th, 2017

Vegetables are edible? I may hav to try one. LoL

User Profile: angelinaHope19
angelinaHope19 February 26th, 2017

mix veges with your favorite food.:D

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User Profile: vivelespatates
vivelespatates OP February 26th, 2017

@angelinaHope19 sounds good !!

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February 28th, 2017

@vivelespatates

If you find fresh veggies go bad before you can eat them, you might want to consider going for the frozen option instead! Much cheaper and have a longer shelf life. I always prep my veggies when I get them home from the market, so they are ready and waiting for me in the fridge to grab when I want them. You can always throw in a handful or two of veggies when you're preparing something savory!

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User Profile: vivelespatates
vivelespatates OP February 28th, 2017

@AlfalfaSproutDeux good tip ! Frozen vegetables accessible and no waste. i love it!

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User Profile: colourfulWatermelon53
colourfulWatermelon53 March 14th, 2017

I am not a big fan of vegatables, it's not that I dislike them in any way but I am not that one person that can snack on a carrot :p I try to work vegtables into my diet by having it in smothies! :)
Also it's great to put through things like lasanga or put some spinage on top of a pizza even hahahah :p It's easy to get some vegtables mixed in with your favorite snack

User Profile: philosophicalShip9444
philosophicalShip9444 March 16th, 2017

@vivelespatates really enjoyed this tip. Thank you for sharing

User Profile: Keola
Keola April 12th, 2017

I started to use Cauliflower instead of rice, it looks the same. plus I use squashes for pasta. I do what @PoliteOcean does with spinach, I blend some spinach in my shake, you cannot taste the spinach but its in there

User Profile: BlindFaith
BlindFaith August 8th, 2017

If the vegetables go south in your vegetables bins, then it is better they are put on the top shelp in the refrigerator.

This may sounds weird, but sometimes I make mutli-whole grain sandwichi with peanut butter (no salt, oil, sugar or other ingredient version) and spinach for breakfast.

I add kales mixed with lemon juice into any meals of the day, sometimes just eat them as snacks. I often just grab and eat a tomato, carrot, celery.

I general get a mix of vegetables in color, textures etc to add to my salad. Salad is not only iceberg lettuce, tomato and onion.

August 8th, 2017

Juice your veggies instead of just fruit@vivelespatates

User Profile: ambitiousPomegranate2363
ambitiousPomegranate2363 December 22nd, 2017

Hi there, I think you can eat vegetables in the form of salad.