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