Hey there,
Do any of you struggle to eat your greens and veggies? I
mean we all know it’s healthy and we should eat them every day, but argh they
just don’t taste as good as pasta and pizza. Personally I do not LOVE the taste
of broccoli or carrots or cauliflower – but I have found a few ways to make it
easier & tastier to eat your veggies on a daily basis so I thought I would
share those with you!
THROW IT IN A SMOOTHIE
Easiest way to get some extra greens in, is by throwing them
in your favourite smoothie. If you have never tried this before you will be
really hesitant, but I promise you – you do not taste the hand full of spinach
you are adding to your smoothie. Plus it makes your smoothie green which looks
pretty cool ;) Little Pro-Tip don’t mix spinach and blueberries it will make
your smoothie go a weird-looking brown.
1 banana
1 handful of fresh baby spinach
A handful of cut up mango
Almond milk/water/coconut water
Sweetener if needed
MAKE IT INTO A SOUP
Is it just me? Or do veggies magically taste better when
they are blended, warmed and in a bowl? All of a sudden I love broccoli soup
and can’t get enough of my mum’s carrot & orange soup, even though it’s
only veggies & a little seasoning! Having soup for lunch or dinner is
obviously more of a winter thing, but hey who says you can’t have some soup in
the spring? I don’t have a specific recipe for you, but if I ask my mum really
nicely I can probably upload the recipe of my mums Carrot & Orange soup in
the near future! (And yes carrot and orange works incredible well together, a
must-try)
THROW IT IN THE OVEN
Oven-bake your veggies! Cut your veggies into pieces, add
seasoning, a little olive oil and throw them in the oven. Carrots, peppers,
parsnip, zucchini, potato, eggplant, sweet potato, cauliflower – anything works!
Get creative and find new favourite. I am sure you will enjoy your veggies a
lot more after they have been in the oven for a bit. My personal favourite is
zucchini & eggplant.
ADD TINNED TOMATOES
Add some oil, onion and garlic to the bottom of saucepan and
let it sauté a little. Cut up your veggies into smaller pieces and gradually
add them to the saucepan until all the veggies are as soft as you would like
them. Make sure you add veg that is harder first, and the softer ones last so
that they are all roughly the same consistency. Then just add in a tin of
tomatoes & spices – you have basically just made “ratatouille”. I love
having these kinds of veggies with chicken as you get a sauce with the veggies
too, two in one! Who doesn’t like a little extra sauce?
WOK IT UP
My last tip would be; make a wok dish out of it. Cut your
chosen veggies & protein into small pieces and gradually add them into your
wok with some oil (if you don’t have a wok, just use a frying-pan, works just
as well!). Add spices and herbs to your taste. You could even add some coconut
milk or soya sauce, if that’s what you like. Finally you can add in your chosen
carb – rice/noodles. TADA your veggies
taste delicious and are part of a nutritious dish.
There you have it, 5 ways of making your veggies more
interesting! I hope you found some of these tips useful – give them a try. How
do you usually prepare your veggies? Let me know so I can learn from you too.
Leave a comment here or on my Instagram @debbieariella – I would love to hear
what you have to say. Have a wonderful day.
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