If there is one simple thing I wish all people would start doing to make an immediate impact on their health and waistline would be to incorporate vegetables into almost every meal or snack. Here are 10 very simple ways to fit a variety of veggies in...and make then delicious!
1. Handful of
raw spinach blended into a smoothie –
you will never taste it so ignore the green tint and devour a delicious shake
like this one: 1 scoop simply B Natural chocolate Whey protein, 1 handful raw
spinach, ¾ cup almond or flax milk, 1/5 frozen banana and 1 TBSP natural almond
or peanut butter. This is the easiest thing I have my clients start doing right
away – they love it!
2. Cauliflower
mash? Skip the potatoes and opt to low
carb high nutrient cauliflower. 3 cups frozen or fresh cauliflower – steam or
nuke until soft, add 2 tsp. oil or canola oil butter, grated Parmesan to taste
and mash with a potato masher. Delicious the next day too!
3. Muscle up
that Sammy! Add spinach,
cucumber slices and shredded carrots to your typical sandwich
4. Replace
Pasta -Pass on the pasta but don’t miss the texture with spaghetti squash – cut spaghetti squash lengthwise in
half. Scape out sides like you would in a pumpkin. Place a moist paper towel
over the one half and nuke until soft on the inside. Take a fork and rake out
the “meat” into noodles for your dish. Add some low sugar tomato sauce and
chopped broccoli or mushrooms to your sauce. (Try also cutting zucchini into
1/8 thick lengthwise slices and sauteing in ½ cup broth or seasoned water – add
to a pasta dish for volume and cut back on the carbs!)
5. Drink your
veggies! Whether you own a juicer or a
blender, drinking your veggies can be simple and delicious. Start with a green
veggie base then add fruits, avocado, almond or flax milk, whatever your heart
desires to make it a sweet and healthy drink. (see recipes below). Limited on
time? Grab a low-sodium tomato juice or V-8.
Green Guru
1/4
avocado
2
handfuls spinach or romaine leaves
1/2
cucumber
1/2
cup coconut water - no sugar added (or filtered water)
1/2
banana or 1 pear
optional
1 packet stevia
Blend
all until smooth.
Apple Sprout Smoothie
1
green apple
1
bunch romaine or kale
1
cucumber
1/2
tbsp coconut oil
1
cup broccoli sprouts or sunflower sprouts
purified
water or coconut water
Blue-Green Smoothie
1
cup frozen blueberries
1
handful spinach
1/4
frozen banana
1 celery stalk
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 peeled and seeded lemon
1 dash cayenne pepper powder (optional)
water
1 packet stevia or 1 tsp. agave nectar
(Get more great veggie recipes with the Simply B Transformed Super Starter Kit!)
6. Pizza
galore! Don’t just indulge in a plain cheese
pizza, make it worthy of your consumption by adding spinach, mushrooms, fresh
tomatoes, green peppers, onion, broccoli and cauliflower. Pile it high and you
will fill up on fiber before you over do the extra calories and fat.
7. Substitute raw vegetables
for crackers, pita, tortillas, and other breads. Like hummus and other dips? Ditch the “fillers” as I
call them (the crackers and breads) and opt for nutrient packed raw veggies –
the crunch is oh so satisfying and takes longer to chew. So slow down and
enjoy.
8.
Feeling like Soup tonight?
Crack open a low-sodium natural can of
soup, but add bulk by throwing in some frozen veggies when you are cooking it.
9.
Keep prepared salads on hand.
If you have to wash, slice, dice and chop
each time you want a salad you might be less incline to partake. Instead make a
big batch and seal in individual serving air tight containers without dressing.
When you go to grab a snack or make a meal… start with one of those salads
first. Or throw on some deli meat, tofu, hard boiled eggs, nuts etc for protein.
10. Grill out! Grill a bunch of veggies at the beginning of the week and store in air tight containers in the fridge. Add to other entrees or a scoop or tomato or tzatziki sauce as a side dish. mmm....delicious!
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