Why is it that we have such a hard time including vegetables in our daily diet when it is so easy to bulk our meals up with them!?
Some of my favorite ways lately are:
1) A large salad or pile of fresh or steamed veggies to fill at least half the plate. We were having spaghetti this particular evening and I knew i didn't want to use too many points on the pasta. It was very filling to crunch on some broccoli and cauliflower - and good for me, too!
2) Lettuce leaves in place of bread is a fantastic way to incorporate green leafy veggies and save some points. For lunch a few days ago I had some leftover turkey burger patties and I wanted an alternative to bread. I put a little spicy mustard and the turkey in green leaf lettuce and rolled it up. It was so tasty!
3) The easiest incorporating plan for veggies is also my favorite. I heat them through in the pan and then add an egg white. Essentially I have a little scrambled egg with my veggies. I love zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, peppers, onions, tomatoes... Just so many yummy choices! It is a super fast breakfast (or dinner) packed with easy, nutritious yumminess! (Oh, and those aren't pancakes - it's deli thin sandwich slices with 1 tsp of syrup on top. YUM!)
My challenge for you is to incorporate veggies in a meal this week intentionally that you wouldn't have before, and then tell me what you did!
