How to be a veggie lover

I have no problem eating veggies. I love them and I always have. However, when my trainer told me I need more and to have them in every meal, I started to wonder if I would get sick of them and how I could incorporate them into every meal.

It should be said that if you conver your veggies in cheese or butter or boil them to the point where they are soggy, you are losing most of the nutrients in vegetables. Vegetables should maintain a little crunchiness.

So friends, I bring you an array of ways I add veggies to meals. You'll get ideas from what I write, form your own meal ideas and pretty soon, you'll be helping others fill their lives with veggies. Don't worry, you can thank me later.

Breakfast.
    Almost every morning, I eat this 3 egg whites, 1 egg with yolk, chopped spinach, tomato, baby bella mushrooms and green pepper. I sautee the veggies and 'shrooms first with pepper (NO SALT) and garlic powder. Then I add the eggs and scramble it up! On the weekends, sometimes I'll eat it on whole grain toast or add cheese to it. What can I say, I live on the edge.

If you hate some of the veggies I listed above, that's ok..put in your own! Remember, color is key! The more your food resembles a rainbow, the better. Put jalapenos, other peppers, onion, even broccoli in your eggs! I promise you'll look forward to it.

Lunch.
   As of late, I've been enjoying Shakeology shakes as my lunch. I love these and they really fill me up. However, let's go back to the days before that and remember my choices.

I love sandwiches. They are delicious and represent all things wonderful about food. Carb, cheese, meat, vegetables. Delish. However, stay away from red meat (I mostly do turkey. Chicken's a good choice too.), subtract the cheese and add more vegetables. Tomato, avocado, spinach, and cucumber are all solid choices. Don't be shy...keep adding veggies! Put it all on a whole grain bread (or even  just one piece to reduce carbs). Add some celery or carrots on the side instead of chips (they fulfill the crunch factor) with some Greek yogurt veggie dip and co crazy. SO good... I promise you'll be full.

Dinner.


Asparagus Goat Cheese Galette

   There are so many things I love about eating any meal, but dinner is probably my favorite. You have so many options! Some of these I've tried, others are "wait til I get married and use my husband as a guinea pig" recipes, but all have high veg factors.

1. Asparagus Goat Cheese Galette. To replace pizza. Excuse me, but there's nothing about the TITLE I don't love, so I'm sure I'll love this when I try it. I mean, just LOOK at it. And, if you've never given goat cheese a try, this may be ambitious for your first experience. Sample it at a farmer's market or something.. it's amazing. Tomatoes on this would rock



SW Stuffed Spaghetti Squash

Zucchini Noodles

2. Southwestern Stuffed Spaghetti Squash. (say THAT three times fast!) To replace tacos. Click on the title or the caption for all of these to get the recipe, but this just looks incredible. I love me some black beans. I woul even go as far as to add avocado and tomato to this recipe. Bam.

3. Zucchini Noodles. To replace pasta. I love zucchini. To make noodles out of them blows my mind. Then you can add regular spaghetti stuff to the top (the meat I'd use would be ground turkey). And voila!

Enjoy friends... spend some time in your grocer's produce aisle and get creative!