Veggies Can Taste Good!

Wednesday a reader responded to my blog on the challenges of eating vegetables. Jordan actually made two really good points which are: 1. Veggies are not as pleasurable to eat compared to other food sources.  2. It is simply easier to snack on nuts compared to veggies. Today I will comment on the first challenge and work on making veggies taste a little better!

"Vegetables are boring, they don'€™t taste as good," etc. etc. Some of you may have been fed canned vegetables or simply overcooked mushy vegetables. Yuk! Also I think many of us have grown up with very simply prepared vegetables.  I can see why there's not a lot of excitement around eating our vegetables. So what to do?

• Really fresh vegetables can make a huge difference in how they taste.  Shop at the farmers markets and eat your most perishable veggies early in the week.
• Be creative. Check recipes out periodically and prepare some different vegetables entirely or prepare a different combination of vegetables.(If a veggie recipe seems too high in fat, say over 5 grams of fat per serving, simply reduce the amount used; you will still retain the flavor.) Utilize some spices to zip them up a bit.

Start collecting veggie recipes and them save them in the Pantry so they are convenient. And remember, opting for healthier foods such as veggies is frequently about developing the habit of deliberately choosing them. It truly is what you get used to. Tomorrow I'll address the challenge of easy prep with vegetables.