In the United States, only 23.4% of adults eat fruits and vegetables more than 5 times a day. Vegetables add a lot of vitamins and minerals to your diet, without being calorie dense (which means you can eat a lot of carrots without adding a lot of calories). This week, we’re giving you some tips to increase your vegetable consumption that don’t involve a boring iceberg side salad.
- Add shredded zucchini and carrot to your spaghetti sauce. As the vegetables cook down they’ll be less noticeable.
- Go meatless one day a week and replace the meat with vegetables. For instance, instead of beef fajitas try making fajitas with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini and broccoli.
- Use spaghetti squash in place of pasta. When spaghetti squash is cooked, it can be pulled into spaghetti-like strands using a fork.
- Instead of ordering plain ol’ pepperoni pizza, top your pizza with lots of extra vegetables.
- Add vegetables to your scrambled eggs in the morning, this is a great way to use up leftover vegetables sitting in the fridge.
Here are a few recipes that’ll add veggies to your meals:
Spaghetti Squash & Meatballs from Paleo Pot
Cauliflower Crust Pizza from Tasty Kitchen
Veggie Fajitas from The Live-In Kitchen
