It can be a challenge to eat five fruits and vegetables a day! I have been making a conscious effort to serve my family more vegetables and to try vegetables that we are less familiar with. I am afraid that soon I will have a rebellion on my hands.
Our standby favorite is still broccoli. I love to have steamed in chicken broth. It gives it great flavor without having to add butter and salt.
My family will tolerate green beans. I steam them as well in broth, or just serve them raw in salad - nice and crunchy.
Last night we tried swiss chard sauteed in olive oil with a little garlic and salt. Very nice! The red color is very striking. The trick is to not overcook it or it loses its nutrional value.
Baby bok choy is another nice addition to our menu. Chop it up and add to a spinach salad. Saute with your eggs for breakfast, or add it to your top ramen.
I came upon a very interesting website: http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php. The world's healthiest foods site lists 100+ foods which should be a part of our diet in order to get our vitamins and minerals from food sources rather than pills. The foods are chosen because they are nutrionally dense, familiar, whole foods, affordable, and taste good, They offer suggestions on how to prepare a variety of foods, the nutrional makeup and recommended amounts of each. There is also a survey that you can take to analyze your own diet and see what is missing.
Check it out!
