Some
people love vegetables, while others despise them. Is your favorite vegetable
French Fries?!? I actually heard that once upon a time.
It can be an uphill battle to get children to consume enough
vegetables, even if you make a work of art out of a plate of vegetables (think
animal faces, smiley faces, etc.) or douse them in cheese sauce or ranch dip.
The challenge can be a difficult one, so I wanted to offer
up 3 simple ways you can incorporate more vegetables into your day.
1. Incorporate veggies into your breakfast
You can do this is a couple different ways. First, smoothies
can be a quick option and a great place to add in green vegetables like spinach
and kale. Of course you can add some fruit as well, but let the vegetables be
the star. Lower sugar fruit choices such as berries are an excellent choice. A
second option for slipping some veggies into your breakfast is to throw them
into an omelet or egg scramble. Choose whatever you like: spinach, peppers,
onion, tomato, mushrooms, and avocado work well.
2. Add veggies where least expected
You shouldn’t have to hide all of the vegetables that you
intend for your kids to eat, but putting some in foods where they will never be
detected is by no means a bad thing. Boosting the nutritional value of muffins
and other baked goods by having some vegetables in the ingredients list is
fantastic! (sweet potato, zucchini, carrot, avocado)
3. Eat your veggies before
the main course
Prepare a salad and have that prior to your meal or much on
something like carrots or cucumber beforehand, or even while you are preparing
the main dish. Make this a habit and you may even find that your kids start asking for the veggie appetizer!
You may not reach your vegetable intake goal everyday, but
by keeping in mind how and where you can add more into your daily routine can
get you closer. Try one or all of the above tips and let me know how it goes!
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