More Veggies Please… it’s good for you!
DOUBLE-UP VEGGIES
Make a new rule — two or more vegetables at your main meal. Serve them on the side, or add extra fresh, frozen or canned vegetables into recipes.
VEGETABLES HAVE HEALING POWER
Eat vegetables of various colors to help manage diabetes and its complications. Each vegetable has its own blend of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
MAKE A VEGETABLE STOCK
Use extra vegetables from the garden and vegetables from your fridge before they go bad. Boil until mushy, then discard the vegetables. Cool the stock and freeze in containers to use later in soups, gravies and sauces.
MAKE THE VEGETABLES THE STAR OF THE MEAL
Cut a bell pepper or squash in half and remove the seeds. Stuff it with a vegetarian or meat sauce, or beans and rice, and bake it in the oven. Instead of a taco or tortilla shell, use a large piece of iceberg or romaine lettuce and make a lettuce wrap.
INCLUDE A VEGETABLE AT BREAKFAST!
Before cooking, grate raw carrots into oatmeal. Have sliced cucumbers or tomatoes on the side with your egg. Make a vegetable omelet.
VEGETABLE-BASED SMOOTHIES, OCCASIONALLY
Blended vegetables lose much of their healthful whole fiber, but they keep all their vitamins and minerals. An easy recipe is:
1⁄2 to 1 cup of raw spinach
1⁄4 small avocado
1⁄3 cup milk
1⁄3 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Blend till smooth
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