| Eat more vegetables when you want to lose | | | | shredded carrots or broccoli. Just a small amount |
| weight. You've heard it before and you know the | | | | will blend right into a red sauce and boost the |
| benefits: | | | | nutritional value of any dish. While you've got the |
| Hard to overeat. You can eat potato chips all day | | | | shredder out, shred more vegetables and |
| and night, but you quickly feel stuffed on carrot | | | | package them in zip-lock bags or air-tight |
| and celery sticks. | | | | containers for the next meal.In beef stew, cut |
| Feel fuller faster. | | | | the meat in half and double the vegetables. Try |
| Decrease meat content by adding more | | | | adding another vegetable along with the traditional |
| vegetables. | | | | carrots and potatoes. You'll still have the meaty |
| But eating more vegetables is often easier said | | | | taste, but with lower fat and calorie content. |
| than done. Try these painless ways to sneak | | | | Traditional nori seaweed wraps form the outer |
| more vegetables into your diet: | | | | casing of sushi. You can buy nori made from |
| | | | vegetables or fruits and use it in place of tortillas |
| Precut vegetables into serving-size portions and | | | | or sandwich bread. Asian grocers or health food |
| place in the refrigerator for easy access. Make | | | | stores carry this product, or you can order on-line. |
| your vegetables as convenient to eat as any | | | | Hide vegetables in chocolate cake. Add tomato |
| other snack food and you will eat more of them. | | | | juice or pureed spinach to the batter. You won't |
| Serve your vegetables on a beautiful plate or | | | | be able to taste the veggies after the cake is |
| bowl. Break out the china or treat yourself to a | | | | baked!Learn to cook spaghetti squash. A 4-ounce |
| funky new serving platter.Serve vegetables in | | | | serving has less than 40 calories! Spaghetti squash |
| fancy shapes. Use cookie cutters or learn how to | | | | can be boiled, baked, slow cooked, or |
| make roses, palm trees, birds, and other creations | | | | microwaved. Once tender, pull a fork through |
| with vegetables. You have fun decorating cakes | | | | squash to tear out spaghetti-like shreds. Ladle on |
| and cookies, why not vegetables? There are | | | | tomato sauce perked up with shredded carrots, |
| simple courses on the market teaching vegetable | | | | mushrooms, and sliced broccoli. Nutritious and |
| garnishing. This web site offers books, videos, and | | | | delicious!Try grilled kabobs. Cut bite-size pieces of |
| other tools for decorating with food: Create a | | | | vegetables and grill them on skewers or alternate |
| salad bar with healthy dips and those vegetable | | | | with chunks of meat. Add a tasty marinade. |
| decorations you learned to make. Dips include low | | | | |
| fat salad dressing, peanut butter, cottage cheese, | | | | ======= |
| and salsa.Slice vegetables thin and layer them in | | | | Looking for diet and weight loss tips? Kathy |
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| parsnips, beets, whatever strikes your fancy. | | | | Click here: |
| Shred them together and top with your favorite | | | | Get a free smoothie recipe e-book just for |
| dressing. When serving hamburgers, sloppy joes, | | | | visiting! |
| pizza or any other kid-pleasing fare, toss in some | | | | |