We all know we should eat more vegetables – you don’t need a degree in nutrition to understand that. Despite that, a lot of us don’t get anywhere near enough vegetables into our diet.
Here’s five easy ways to eat more vegetables. Practical advice that won’t make it seem like a chore to get vegetables into your diet.
Add vegetables to smoothies
Even if you don’t like the taste of vegetables, throwing them in a smoothie is a perfect solution because it completely masks the taste of them. They’ll be easily hidden amongst the other ingredients that you put into the mix.
Vegetables such as carrots, spinach, cucumbers and beetroot can add amazing colour to a smoothie without dominating the flavour of the whole drink. They dramatically boost the nutrient profile, adding all kinds of vitamins, minerals and fibre to the smoothie. It’s a quick and easy way to up your vegetable intake.
You can make your own smoothies in seconds, so there’s no excuse. Pick up a blender and you can make healthy food in literally seconds!
Blender Suggestion!Buy pre-prepared vegetables
A lot of people like the taste of vegetables, but they can’t face the faff of having to wash them, peel them, chop them, prep them etc. That’s understandable (lazy too, but whatever!)
If you fall into this category then pick up some prepared vegetables. Most supermarkets will sell pre-cut veg, some even sell packets with a mixture of vegetables ready prepared for a dish – you can get a stir fry pack of pre-prepared vegetables, which are washed, chopped and ready to throw into the wok. I’ve also a casserole pack where the veg is ready to add to the pot.
Buy a Salad for Lunch
One of the great things about living here in London is that we are literally surrounded by food and places to eat. You don’t have to travel far in any direction to get yourself some good quality food.
Take advantage of the great cafes and delis around us and pick up a salad from them for your lunch. It’ll be freshly-made, packed with all the veg you want and will taste great. Additionally, you haven’t had to do any of the work on it either so you’ll benefit twice – you’ll eat great food and wouldn’t have to do any of the prep work!
Use a Meal Prep Service
The purpose of this article is to give you easy ways to eat more vegetables. The easiest of all (but the most expensive, admittedly) is to use a meal prep service. Essentially you pick from their menu and they will prepare the food for you, then deliver it to your home.
The benefits are that the meal options are usually really good, they’re portion and calorie controlled and they’re also usually really vegetable heavy, which allows them to maintain volume of food whilst keeping calories low. You can also specifically pick the vegetable-heavy options so you can get more vegetables into your diet.
Identify the ‘Easy’ Vegetable Intakes
If you broaden your horizons on vegetables you’re likely to spot new ideas. Think of it like this – some ready meals will contain 1-2 portions of vegetables. Your standard Heinz baked beans are a vegetable. Lots of pre-prepared soups will count as a portion of vegetables.
If you are a pretty lazy or even time-pressured cook, look for the easy wins such as those. They are ways of adding to your vegetable intake without having to go through the process of preparing and cooking them. If you’re not a big fan of vegetables in their ‘normal’ forms then these easy wins could be perfect for you.
Five Easy Ways to Eat More Vegetables: Concluded
We could all do with eating more vegetables, but it shouldn’t be the source of a lot of stress. Take these tips and use them in your daily food planning and you’ll be eating more vegetables in no time.
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