Posted by kathryn in A Balanced Diet and Vegetables

Almost Vegetarian posts on a subject very close to my heart . . . yep, how to eat more vegetables. They’re nice suggestions, I particularly like:

Make fruit and veg easy to snack on.When we bring home celery, for example, I trim the ends, rinse the stalks, and drop them into a drinking glass with a plastic bag loosely dropped on top. Then, whenever anyone wants a munch, there they are, all ready to eat. The same trick works with fruit. Berries, I store in the fridge. Apples and hardier fruits are washed and put in a bowl on the counter, all ready for the munching.

This mirrors advice I’ve linked to before from Connie Evers Nutrition for Kids site, on ways to promote vegies to kids :

Placing vegetables up-front-and-center increases the likelihood that they will be eaten. Always keep plenty of cleaned, ready-to-eat vegetables at eye level in the frig. In the late afternoon (when kids are super hungry), set out a bowl of pea pods, baby carrots, grape tomatoes or broccoli florets on a table or area nearby the children. It won’t take long for the veggies to disappear!

If it’s easy and it’s there, you (and your kids) are more likely to eat it. Prepping your fruit and vegies as soon as you get home from the shops takes about 10 minutes. However this extra bit of time may just mean you eat more healthily.

For more info on why and how to eat more vegies, check out my pictorial guide .

16 February, 2007