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7 Sneaky Ways to Add More Vegetables to Your Day

Eating vegetables should be an important part of every person’s day. Veggies include nutrients, fiber and are naturally low in fat and calories. Most people don’t eat nearly enough…

Canada’s food guide suggests that veggies should take up half your plate with whole grains taking up one quarter and meat/meat alternatives completing the picture. Eating more vegetables can help protect you from some diseases and maintain a healthy body weight.

Knowing how important it is to eat veggies, how do we add more vegetables to our plates?

Searching for ways to include more veggies in your day? Try these 7 Sneaky ways to add more vegetables to your day from The Professional Mom Project

 

7 Sneaky Ways to Add More Vegetables to Your Day

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Add spinach to your smoothie

This is one of my favourite ways to add vegetables to my morning. By putting spinach or kale into my smoothie I get an extra burst of vitamins, fiber and nutrients but don’t taste a thing. I usually add about a cup of leafy greens to my smoothie and then add in my fruit, nut milk etc.

This sneaky method even gets my very picky 5 year old to eat his greens.

Start your dinner with a salad

No matter what type of meal we’re having, E and I always start with a salad. It’s usually pretty simple with romaine lettuce or spinach (better for you than iceberg), tomatoes, carrots, peppers and cucumbers. Easy to throw in a bowl and eat. Adding these definitely increases our veggie intake for the day.

Choose a new veggie every week at the grocery store

I really enjoy trying new foods including new vegetables. I challenge you to try a new veggie each week. If you’re not sure how to make it, search Pinterest for ideas. Most vegetables are great roasted in the oven with some olive oil, herbs and a bit of salt. I’ve made root vegetables, zucchini, summer squash, butternut squash, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and many other types of vegetables using this simple method.

Make sure you have at least one veggie on your plate at each meal

This is one that I’m working on for sure. At dinner I always add an extra veggie to our plates but lunch is a challenge. I’ve been trying to make more chopped veggie salads for lunch or bringing sliced peppers, cucumbers and peppers in a baggie as a snack.

Cut up your veggies when you first buy them

This tip goes with the tip above. I find that it’s much easier to eat more vegetables if I chop them up when I first bring them home. Then I can just pull out the Tupperware with veggies inside, put some in a Ziplock baggie and take them to work.

Put veggies in new places

This is where your creativity comes into play. Try adding more vegetables in interesting places. I’ve added all kinds of different veggies to my mac and cheese – broccoli, roasted squash, peas and cauliflower to name a few. You can try adding pureed squash or carrots to the egg mixture when making french toast and experiment by adding veggies to baked goods.

If you’re making something like tomato sauce, soup or chili include some additional veggies. You’ll be adding nutrients and healthy benefits and no one will even notice…

Have one meal per week that is vegetable based

One day per week, put veggies in the spotlight. Instead of having steak, chicken or fish, try a vegetable stir fry, a vegetarian pasta with loads of veggies or try having big salad for dinner.

I hope these tips make incorporating more vegetables into your life easier. I’d love to hear how you include veggies in your day!

PMP

Here are some great healthy recipes to try:

  • Sushi bowls
  • Fresh tomato sauce
  • Honey chicken and roasted veggies
  • The best roasted root veggies
  • Vegan superfood smoothie

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Comments

  1. Gayle | The Ever Simple Mom says

    January 5, 2018 at 6:07 am

    Too bad veggies can`t taste like chocolate, right? I like these tips though, and I always make sure there’s a veggie on my plate (and somehow, making it part of a regular routine really make you enjoy them more!)

    Reply
  2. Charlotte Burkholder says

    March 27, 2017 at 7:56 pm

    I know I could eat more vegetables. But they need to taste more like carbs 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Family Joy Blog linkup.

    Reply
  3. Christine says

    October 17, 2016 at 9:23 am

    You are so right, veggies need to be the main part of the dish. Coming from a family that used to serve fresh cucumbers ad tomatoes with every meal….I totaly get this and love it!

    Thanks so much for joining the DI & DI Link party.

    Reply
  4. Jenny @ Unremarkable Files says

    September 21, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Occasionally we do salad and serve it first when we’re hungriest. When we’re mostly finished we bring out the main dish, and people eat less of that and more salad.

    Reply
  5. Jess says

    September 15, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    Great ideas you have here! 🙂

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    Reply
  6. Someone's Mum (Danielle) says

    September 10, 2016 at 11:40 am

    I love vegetables and these are great tips. Sorry my comments is short but you have a box that pops up and I can’t see what I am writing. Thanks for linking with #KCACOLS. We hope you come back next time

    Reply
  7. Sarah@teamomlife says

    September 9, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    These are some great ideas! I really need to start making more salads. #KCACAOLS

    Reply
  8. Sonia says

    September 9, 2016 at 12:51 pm

    Some great tips! We always add either spinach or kale to morning smoothies. Our kids actually think that all smoothies are green no matter what they have in them! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  9. Michelle says

    September 9, 2016 at 8:25 am

    Great ideas! Getting the vegetables in is always a challenge!

    Reply
  10. Melissa Ruddy says

    September 8, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    Great idea to try a new veggie each week. I always go with the same ones and it can get boring. Great tips

    Reply
  11. Savannah says

    September 8, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    We need to eat more salads!!! Adding greens to our juices is like the number one way we get our greens, because you really can’t notice them at all. Even my toddler drinks a handful or two of spinach every day! Thanks for sharing <3 #KCACOLS

    Reply
  12. Kim~madeinaday says

    September 6, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    I need to start picking a new veggie a week! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Sharing on Twitter! Have a great week!
    Kim

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:05 pm

      Thanks for sharing on Twitter Kim!

      Reply
  13. Elle says

    September 5, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    Great tips! I tweeted this – you can never have too many veggies in a day <3

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:05 pm

      Agreed! Thanks for sharing and commenting Elle

      Reply
  14. Erin @ Stay at Home Yogi says

    September 5, 2016 at 5:36 am

    Great tips! 🙂 Adding spinach or kale to my smoothies is my favorite way to sneak in veggies too! I also agree that almost any veggie is going to taste good roasted! Yum! 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:12 pm

      Thanks Erin!

      Reply
  15. Rosemerry Blash says

    September 4, 2016 at 9:09 pm

    I love the roasting veggies idea. My family and I have also gotten into grilling the veggies. So yummy! I’m actually due to juice some veggies right now. Need to get the ginger! Great article!

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks Rosemary – I love grilling veggies as well especially peppers and corn yum!

      Reply
  16. Mari says

    September 4, 2016 at 7:23 pm

    Great share found you over at Small V just g+ share 🙂

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks for sharing my post Mari!

      Reply
  17. Kate Eccles says

    September 4, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Great ideas, thank you for sharing #KCACOLS

    Reply
  18. Claire says

    September 4, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    I really love the idea for trying something new each week, also the one on chopping them up right away, I think I’ll give those a try for sure 😀 #SmallVictoriesSundaylinkup

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:10 pm

      Thanks Claire! I have to work on the chopping one this week with back to school etc

      Reply
  19. Leigh Powell Hines says

    September 4, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    I love your idea of choosing a new vegetable at the grocery store. Thank you for linking up with SmallVictories Linkup

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      Thanks for your comment Leigh. Have fun trying new veggies!

      Reply
  20. Michelle says

    September 3, 2016 at 11:54 am

    I love to put spinach in the smoothie! You are right- the kids don’t notice a Thing!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Michelle

    Reply
  21. Janet Trieschman says

    September 2, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Great ideas. Our grocery store has a Culinary Kitchen with classes each day. This would be another way to try new foods. Thanks for sharing your post with us at Creatively Crafty #CCBG http://tryit-likeit.com/link-party-it

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:08 pm

      Thanks Janet I’ve been meaning to try the cooking classes at our local store. I’m sure I’d learn lots from the chefs and dietitian there.

      Reply
  22. GiGi Eats says

    September 1, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    I definitely don’t need sneaky ways to add more veggies as I ADORE THEM SO SO SO much! haha! In fact, I think I over eat them! 😮

    Reply
    • Nicole Salama says

      September 6, 2016 at 9:07 pm

      Lol GiGi – I’m not sure if you can over eat veggies 😉

      Reply

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