Over the summer, I decided to do a makeover to my families diet. My objective was to cut down on processed foods and increase the fruits and veggies. I thought this would be easy... boy was I wrong. The length of each meal increased by at least 20 minutes, and the whining and complaining almost made me looney. I am going to share some ways that have made eating vegetables a little more tolerable for everyone in my family. The first is to add veggies to a smoothie. My kids love eating smoothies with their breakfast, so this a great way to get a serving of vegetables first thing in the morning! This is one of our favorites: The Green Machine Smoothie:
1 overflowing cup of fresh spinach leaves
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 banana
6 oz of french vanilla yogurt
3-5 ice cubes
6 oz of liquid ( I use green tea or lemonade)
I will be back tomorrow with another great way to make veggies more enticing!
