Adding vegetables into your diet is extremely important. They are incredibly rich in nutrients and antioxidants, which boost your health and help fight off disease. Moreover, due to their low calorie content, they are great for those looking to lose or maintain their weight. It is recommended that adults consume around 5 portions of vegetables each day, but we know this can be difficult as you may not be aware of how to do this without feeling like you’re eating your whole garden! (We don’t recommend this). Furthermore, there are some who are unsure of how to prepare them in an appetising way.

This is where we come in to show you that it can be done in the easiest and effective way! Below is a selection of different ways to add vegetables into your current diet.

Add Vegetables To Sauces

Adding vegetables to your sauces is a great way to increase your vegetable intake. While you are cooking your sauce, you can add some veggies of your choice to the mix! Some vegetables that go well with sauces are; chopped onions, tomatoes, carrots, spinach, aubergines, and bell peppers. You can also puree certain vegetables with seasonings and make them into a sauce on their own.

Blend Vegetables With Smoothies

Good news! You can also add vegetables to smoothies! And the best part is, you can add vegetables to smoothies without compromising flavour. In particular, leafy greens such as spinach and kale are perfect additions and are also a fantastic way to add vegetables into your diet as well as get more nutrients.

Make A Vegetable Omelette

Vegetable omelettes are a delicious way to increase your veggie intake. Classic omelettes are made by frying beaten eggs, however, any vegetable can be added to omelettes. The most common additions being garlic, onions, spinach, and tomatoes.

Make Vegetable Noodles or Cauliflower Rice

These are easy to make, and a great way to get more veggies in your diet as they act as a low-carb substitute for pasta. If you have a spiralizer at home – courgettes, carrots and sweet potatoes are good substitute choices!

Furthermore, cauliflower rice is perfect for those who want to lose weight. They can be eaten raw or cooked and are very low in carbohydrates than regular rice, and extremely high in nutrients such as potassium, vitamin C, vitamin K and folate.

Make A Vegetable Burger

Another unique way to increase your vegetable intake is to make a vegetable burger. Vegetable burgers usually consist of beans (which are an excellent source of protein), sweet potatoe (which are rich in vitamin A and antioxidants), or by combining a range of vegetables with eggs, nuts, or nut flours and seasonings.

Make Vegetable Based Soups

Soups are an easy way not only to incorporate vegetables, but it is a perfect way to consume multiple vegetables at once. Making vegetables the ‘base’ and then adding spices is a delicious way to enjoy soup and an excellent way to increase your intake of fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Make A Lettuce Wrap or Have A Vegetable Bun

The good thing about lettuce wraps is that they can be part of several types of dishes. They are often used to make low-carb sandwiches and bunless burgers and is an easy way to eat more vegetables and reduce your carb intake, whilst consuming lots of healthy nutrients. In addition, many types of veggies such as portobello mushroom tops, sliced sweet potatoes and sliced aubergines make excellent buns.

Lettuce wraps and veggie buns are an easy way to reduce your calorie intake, as one lettuce leaf contains only one calorie!

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